Comcast admitted to paying its employees to sit in at a F.C.C. hearing on net neutrality at the Harvard Law School today, depriving angry protesters from their right to sit in those folding chairs. Despite the venue being filled to over capacity, keeping some people from entering, not everyone inside seemed appreciative of their privilege. One Comcast employee admitted on tape, “I’m just getting paid to hold someone’s seat, I don’t even know what’s going on.” According to SaveTheInternet.com, the Comcast employees, “arrived en masse some 90 minutes before the hearing began and occupied almost every available seat, upon which many promptly fell asleep.” The stacked audience’s behavior was limited to wearing a yellow highlighter, sleeping during the proceedings, and loudly applauding when Comcast VP David Cohen got on the mic.
Comcast PR rep Jen Khoury told Portfolio, Comcast informed our local employees about the hearing and invited them to attend… Some employees did attend, along with many members of the general public,” adding that, “For the past week, the Free Press has engaged in a much more extensive campaign to lobby people to attend the hearing on its behalf.”
Whichever side you believe, one thing is for certain: Comcast employees are very tired (exhibit A, exhibit B).
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@CliffordManning I have had nothing but trouble with Cox including: their tech’s showing up 3 hours after a 4 hour window and leaving with my equipment prior to me signing anything, causing me to be charged for the equipment even after calling and being told that they would make a note not charge me.
Then when opening an account (it was the only option in my apartment building) they created 2 accounts (1 at the correct address and 1 at the wrong address) and then shipped all of my equipment to the wrong address. When I called to find out what was going on they had no idea how to close the account with the wrong address because I had equipment out on that account. Then they started sending me bills for the wrong account (but sending them to the correct address).
Plus I think I am forgetting a few things because I know they screwed up my bill a few other times.
Come on, really. They paid people to hold a place in line. That’s it. It happens all the time, especially at FCC hearings, which never start on time. Let’s get over it.