Media Minutes for February 29, 2008
Producer: Stevie Converse, Candace Clement
Length: 5:03

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This week, the FCC held a public hearing in Boston to investigate allegations that Comcast has been blocking Internet traffic. Media Minutes traveled to the event to find that Comcast had paid people to fill the seats - leaving many interested citizens shut out in the cold.

Links:
FCC Meeting Announcement
Comcast Astroturfs the Old-Fashioned Way
Allegations Fly in FCC Hearing Aftermath
SaveTheInternet.com Event -- Boston Hearing
Comcast Blocking: First the Internet -- Now the Public

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