Report: AT&T sent cupcakes to the FCC

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producermatthew:

The largest land-line and mobile phone provider in the United States sent 1,500 Georgetown Cupcakes to the headquarters of the Federal Communications Commission, the New York Times reported over the weekend.

“Operation Cupcake” came at a time when the FCC debated whether or not internet service providers should be subject to so-called “net neutrality” regulations last December.

The Times reports the cupcakes were also dropped off at a time when AT&T was wooing competitor T-Mobile into a $39 billion cash-and-stock buyout.

The watchdog group Public Knowledge said the cupcakes cost about $3,700 before delivery charges. [TBD.com]

Beautiful. Way to sweeten them up, AT&T.

Man, that’s all it took? I’m totally disappointed in our federal officials. In Eisenhower’s day that would have cost at least 1,500 gallons of bourbon….

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  1. onaissues reblogged this from producermatthew and added:
    this story yesterday but producermatthew has a few more details for you here.
  2. govtoversight reblogged this from producermatthew and added:
    trump hookers and blow?
  3. perfectmarket reblogged this from producermatthew
  4. brephophagist reblogged this from robot-heart-politics and added:
    This in so many ways reminds me of distracting a child from an electrical outlet by dangling keys in front of them.
  5. sch1stocerca reblogged this from producermatthew and added:
    Isn’t this illegal? It walks, talks, sounds,...bribe. I really think it’s a bribe....
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  7. nox-aeris reblogged this from producermatthew and added:
    WTF? God damn it.
  8. roberto reblogged this from shawnblog
  9. iambothsadandsad reblogged this from yuhudit and added:
    Those cupcakes are fucking delicious. Love Georgetown Cupcake forever.
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  11. uhitsjayvee reblogged this from producermatthew and added:
    move of desperation?
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    shortformblog:producermatthew:
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  18. thebedheadblog reblogged this from markcoatney and added:
    Square cupcakes…called CubeCakes…the next big thing.
  19. likeandequal reblogged this from markcoatney and added:
    I really hope they show this on an episode of DC Cupcakes.
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  22. hairtrending reblogged this from shortformblog and added:
    It was the icing on their publicity campaign, obviously
  23. ayemadeulook reblogged this from shortformblog and added:
    The largest land-line and mobile phone provider in the United States sent 1,500 Georgetown Cupcakes
  24. isiawashere reblogged this from markcoatney and added:
    Considering that I am known (in the circles that know me) for my deep-seeded hatred of cupcakes… AT&T should be damn...
  25. figjewtons reblogged this from orbitingasupernova and added:
    this would absolutely work on me 110%
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    This is simultaneously disturbing and INCREDIBLE!
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