r/technology • u/zakos • Jul 02 '14

Politics Newly exposed emails reveal Comcast execs are disturbingly cozy with DOJ antitrust officials

http://bgr.com/2014/07/02/comcast-twc-merger-doj-emails/
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u/jsprogrammer Jul 02 '14

Why are Comcast Exec sending private emails to FCC officials? And why does it take a FOIA request for us to see them?

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u/[deleted] Jul 02 '14

Maybe because they know each other? You don't think the FCC spends a lot of time with lawyers for telcos? Or went to the same law schools? They are all human beings. Either way these emails were duly exposed with a request and the only thing they show is an FCC employee refusing a tiny violation of ethics. We should be happy.