Merger-hungry Comcast and Time Warner withdraw from FCC commissioner's dinner event

tens of thousands?

"members of Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) noted that the companies spending tens of thousands of dollars on an event honoring Clyburn might be a bit of a conflict of interest."

$110,000 I'd phrase more accurately as "over hundred thousand dollars" not tens of thousands.

Whaaaat?

Funny; came across this video about Comcast this morning.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9uoWzMOp8fQ

Almost everything in the video screams "typical large corporation, shitty customer service". I can't believe that any merger would do anything to fix the underlying problems.

Anti-Merger of Comcast and Time Warner!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Any Comcast and Time Warner merger will result in a monopoly position, further reducing scant competition and exacerbate already poor customer service, underprovisioning of bandwidth and general crap product.

There is no compelling reason to allow this merger to happen besides the rampant bribery of the FCC most likely in various future employment opportunities, if not outright cash.

We need the penalties changed for corporate influence of a public entity.

Minimum 20 years without parole and forfeiture of an entire years gross revenue would be a good start, followed by a ten year ban on former FCC employees being hired away by those that the FCC regulates.

Misunderstanding?

"To avoid any further misunderstanding, we are re-directing our giving from the Kaitz dinner to the Foundation’s unrestricted funds which largely supports their programs."

I'm pretty sure I didn't misunderstand at all. An attempt to bribe an FCC commissioner has been made public, and the corporation involved has had to back off.

Not much to misunderstand there really.