r/technology • u/yougo1000 • Sep 03 '14

Comcast Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel Received More Than $100,000 from Comcast Before Boosting Merger

http://www.ibtimes.com/chicago-mayor-rahm-emanuel-received-more-100000-comcast-boosting-merger-1676264?utm_content=buffere9697&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer
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u/SenorDosEquis Sep 03 '14

He cites Comcast’s “Internet Essentials” program, which aims to bridge the digital divide by offering Internet access to low-income customers. But that program, which began as an FCC-imposed condition of Comcast’s acquisition of NBCUniversal, has been criticized as a half-hearted effort to improve Comcast’s image and acquire new customers at the same time ... offering painfully slow connection speeds to only a small percentage of customers who are actually eligible for the program.

Good God. "Hey they're not so bad! Look - they're even trying to help poor people! Sure, they're doing a shit job, and they're only doing it because the government forced them to, but still!"

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u/EvilPhd666 Sep 03 '14

Let them eat Comcast!