This report is authored by the Progress & Freedom people that have been
widely outed as "Astroturf" outfit. Astroturf is new use of the term to
describe fake consumer groups and think tanks that are just funded with
money from Verizon and the like. These firms are nothing but a new form
of lobbying by the incumbents meant to look like real research. If you
like to get a list of firms that produced industry funded papers and
research. Check out this article in which Progress & Freedom is
specifically outed. Now that Jim Henry has shown his true colors nothing
he says can be taken seriously. He is a mouthpiece for the telecom lobby
and supporter of telecom monopolies. I thought the quick turn to
shouting about socialism made him suspect in the first place.
*Bell SkunkWorks* *101*
*/What is Astroturf? Skunk Works?/*
<http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Astroturf>*/ ---/*/The
secret workings to deceive the public./
http://www.newnetworks.com/skunkworks101.html
http://muniwireless.com/municipal/504
"Sascha Meinrath posted <http://www.saschameinrath.com/?q=node/view/57>
a list of members of the boards of directors of two other “astroturf
organizations”, groups that claim to be looking out for the best
interests of the average consumer — but a quick look at their boards of
directors tells you everything you need to know about them:
Progress & Freedom Foundation
*George A. (Jay) Keyworth II — Hewlett Packard Company and General
Atomics * Raymond L. Gifford — President PFF * Jeffrey Eisenach — PFF
and CapAnalysis * Mark Grady — George Mason Law School * Larry Harlow —
Timmons & Company, Inc. * Peter Harter — ZG VEntures LLC"
- Dustin -
Jim Henry wrote:
Here's an interesting study on government going into the telecom business.
http://www.pff.org/issues-pubs/pops/pop11.3govtownership.pdf
Jim
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