How can New Media Rights help you?
New Media Rights answers questions from the public and takes media inquiries regarding the law and technology. Please contact us if you have a question and we'll be glad to assist you. Our free legal and how-to resources, as well as our free public media studio and equipment, are supported by donations by individuals like you, so please consider donating today! Contact us for legal assistance at (619) 591-8870.
| Original content from Public Knowledge-Policy Blog reproduced under a CC Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported license. |
Crowdsourcing AT&T's Anti-Net Neutrality Campaign
Feed: Public Knowledge-Policy Blog -
It’s one thing to read about the massive lobbying power that industries have. It’s in the news every day. There are stories about how much money the big pharmaceutical companies are spending, and certainly there are tales about the heavy pressure the health insurance lobby is bringing during the current health care debate.
It’s all minor league compared to the telephone industry. Read on and you will get a first-hand look at the power of a real major league lobbying organization. It’s not only the money and influence they generate in Washington, although they certainly do that.. So do many other special interest groups, like big pharma and insurance. The power of the telephone lobby lies in the power and influence they generate outside of Washington.
Telephone company representatives are in every Congressional district. They are in or around most communities.
Post to Twitter
Post new comment