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Colorado U.S. Reps. Jared Polis and Ed Perlmutter signed onto a letter to the Federal Communications Commission last week Thursday that was penned by New York Democratic U.S. Rep. Gregory Meeks. The letter was signed by 70 other members of Congress and appears to have been crafted by Meeks to cater to Verizon Communications, the second-largest employer in his New York district and also the second-largest contributor to his campaign coffers. Verizon donated as much as $43,000 to Meeks, according to campaign-cash tracking website Open Secrets.

The letter was sent in advance of meetings the FCC plans to hold Thursday on national broadband policy.

U.S. Rep. Jared Polis, the Boulder Democrat who made millions as an Internet entrepreneur, drafted a letter (pdf) and blogged at the Huffington Post Monday in favor of network neutrality. That makes sense. In addition to owing his fortune to the Internet, Polis has been a fan and beneficiary of the progressive “netroots” community throughout [...]

Media reform watchdog Free Press.net is soliciting public input into the appointment of President-elect Barack Obama’s Federal Communications Commission chair with a nifty poll that has already reached nearly 9,000 respondents.

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