Broadband companies submitted fake comments to derail net neutrality

According to an investigation by the New York Attorney General, millions of comments submitted during the 2017 net neutrality proceeding were fake. What you need to know New York Attorney General says millions of comments to FCC proceeding on net neutrality were fake. Broadband companies initiated the campaign to generate fake comments. Three firms that help generate comments were charged $4.9 million. The nation's largest broadband companies, which includes some of the best wireless carriers in the U.S., funded a secret campaign to generate millions of fake comments to the Federal Communications Commission during its repeal of net neutrality rules in 2017, according to the New York Attorney General's office (NYAGO). The investigation, which was released today, indicated that many of the comments provided "cover" for the repeal of the rules. The investigation indicated that the broadband companies engaged "commercial lead generators" that would use prizes, like gift cards or sw...
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