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Monday, June 9, 2008 12:00 AM

Comcast censors criticisms of itself and Rep. Carney

The telecom and cable operator rejects an ad, run by numerous other stations and newspapers, bringing to light its lawbreaking and the actions of a congressman who receives substantial donations from Comcast.

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  • Monday, June 9, 2008 02:08 PM

    It's not that simple

    It's not a simple "I want" kind of thing. You have to build out an infrastructure that can do that. And no one will when the legality of it is mushy. I have 4 different vendors piggybacking on my cable - if one of them can allow me to prioritize then they're going to do it at the expense of the other 3 vendors. So If I let Vonage cut to the head of the line, AT&T Callvantage, Earthlink and Time Warner are all going to suffer. It's axiomatic. Otherwise you're going to force consumers into a lock-in scenario with a single vendor which is not where you want to go.

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