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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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  • Tuesday, June 10, 2008 06:29 AM

    Public? Airwaves

    Good point, Duderino. Perhaps the second round of ads could show a picture of Carney hiding behind Comcast along with details of this story. What image do you think would best represent Comcast? Darth Vader maybe?

    And a question: Did I miss something, or is it no longer true, at least in principle, that the airwaves belong to the public and the public permits companies to use them as long as the companies behave in whatever the public defines as its interest? The public unfortunately being represented by the federal government we have now, which makes this more theoretical than practical, but isn't the principle still valid? Or did I miss another decision by an activist court that changed that?

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