Comcast Helps Pay For Fancy Dinner Honoring FCC Commissioner

[onehandle]

Source: Philadelphia Magazine

We are sure the following news has absolutely nothing, nothing at all to do with the fact that the Federal Communications Commission will review the proposed merger between Comcast and Time Warner, decide whether to approve that merger — and, if approved, decide what conditions to set on the merger.

But…

Comcast and Time Warner are apparently combining to spend more than $130,000 on a dinner to honor an FCC commissioner.

Read more: http://www.phillymag.com/news/2014/08/13/comcast-helps-pay-fancy-dinner-honoring-fcc-commissioner

[secondvariety]

1. Well,

that was nice of them...

[KansDem]

2. Guess the five "Supremes" weren't available...

You know, the ones who made Comcast into a person?

[dembotoz]

3. check out the luxary suites at any pro sports and many university stadiums

corporations shell out big buck on entertainment

this might be over the top but not as rare as one would think

take pretty much any trade show and check out the hospitality suites

big bucks

clean up the convention business in vegas and it turns into a sleep little town again

[JDPriestly]

4. Somehow, though, some people think the whole thing looks kind of fishy!

http://www.phillymag.com/news/2014/08/13/comcast-helps-pay-fancy-dinner-honoring-fcc-commissioner/

The commissioner should not accept the honor. This is outrageous! It has the appearance of corruption whether it is or not.