AT&T Suggests To 300K Employees To Lobby the FCC

Posted by kdawson on Tuesday October 20, 2009 @09:26AM from the call-your-uncle-sam dept.

Several readers sent in the news that AT&T's top lobbyist sent a letter to all 300,000 employees urging them to give feedback to the FCC as it gears up for rulemaking on net neutrality. He even supplied talking points approved by the PR department. The lobbyist, Jim Cicconi, suggested that employees use their personal email accounts when they weigh in with the FCC. Pro-net-neutrality group Free Press has now likened Cicconi's letter to astroturfing: "Coming from one of the company’s most senior executives, it’s hard to imagine AT&T employees thinking the memo was merely a suggestion."

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So? by HeyLaughingBoy · 2009-10-20 09:32 · Score: 1, Troll

What's the big deal? I also work in a regulated industry and recently our CEO sent out a memo suggesting employees write their Congressman about a proposed law that could seriously hurt our business. It doesn't matter where the urging comes from since it's not like the CEO can tell that you've followed his suggestion or not.
Is this a real problem? by TheSync · 2009-10-20 16:51 · Score: 1, Troll

So can someone point to a real problem that has actually occurred that "Net Neutrality" would fix?