[UPDATE2] TV Adverts Against Network Neutrality? Looking for Info. More on TV4US Phone Calls.

A new coalition of megacorporations are funding a new misleading TV advertisement against Network Neutrality. This time it's a TV consortium (probably worried about people being able to get TV via the Internet, or, worse yet, pay for only the channels you actually want to watch). I've received several e-mails with bits and pieces of info, but have yet to track down info on who's responsible for the advertising campaign, or what the actual content of the advert is.

If you have any info, please drop me a line:

sascha@saschameinrath.com

[UPDATE1] Meanwhile, the AT&T sponsored astroturf group TV4US has begun calling residents across the United States to scare them into fighting against network neutrality. More info on this newest astroturf push-polling here.

The TV4US Coalition presents itself as, "advocating on behalf of American customers who deserve new choices, better service and lower costs in their television service." But, in actuality, its the same coalition of funders that were exposed to be behind HandsOffTheInternet.com -- to the point where they're registering their domains in the exact same way, and hiding information in the whois database behind the following:

registrant-lastname: Private Registration
admin-c-lastname: Private Registration
tech-c-lastname: Private Registration
bill-c-lastname: Private Registration

Clearly another attempt at misinforming the general populace and hiding the actual sponsors for yet another astroturf "non-profit."

[UPDATE2] I've also learned that just one day of advertising by this industry coalition in Washington, DC newspapers cost roughly $400,000. Obviously, the cost of the millions of dollars being spent by AT&T, BellSouth, et al. will be paid for by customers' -- begging the question, "Why are customers being forced to pay for misinformation campaigns that harm their own best interests?"