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1. Better contact information for Comcast CEO
2. Too late - Bill Mims has been appointed to the Virginia Supreme Court
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1. Better contact information for Comcast CEO
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The phone number we supplied seems to be having problems. Use the following contact information:
Brian Roberts, CEO
Comcast Corporate Office
1500 Market Street
Philadelphia, PA 19102
215-286-8960
brian_roberts@comcast.com
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Also, I got this email from a member:
Hi Philip,
I agree that we should make our position clear to Comcast. However, I don't believe it will actually change their behaviour, and here's why.
I'm in the network/Internet business. Comcast's only interaction with "us little people" is through their cable service. Unfortunately, cable service tends to be a monopoly in most areas of the country. Wherever there's Cox, there's no Comcast, and vice-versa.
Because of this, Comcast actually gets away with mistreating their own customers, let alone someone who doesn't pay them any money for anything. The only folks they're really afraid of two-fold:
1.) CIO's and MIS Directors, because that one person's happiness with them means make-or-break on a multi-million-dollar leased-line contract, and
2.) government officials, for obvious reasons.
So, given that, what *will* help, then? That's easy. Those of us geeks who are in the IT business need to lobby inside our companies for Cox or Verizon or any other provider that doesn't attack our 2A rights like Comcast just did. That's really the only thing that'll get their attention, along with the standard lobbying of our elected officials. If there are any VCDL members that are IT managers, *those* phone calls will help greatly.
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2. Too late - Bill Mims has been appointed to the Virginia Supreme Court
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All we can do is hope he doesn't hurt our gun rights - I wish I felt better about this appointment:
Mims Appointed To Virginia Supreme CourtBy Erika Jacobson Moore
(Created: Wednesday, March 10, 2010 4:11 PM EST)
Loudoun's Bill Mims has become the newest member of Virginia's high court.
The House of Delegates and Senate today appointed Mims to replace Justice Barbara Keenan, who was appointed to the 4th Circuit Court of Appeals by the U.S. Senate last week. Mims had been tapped as the leading candidate to take Keenan's seat before the vote Wednesday.
Mims is only the second Virginian to serve in the General Assembly, as Attorney General and on the Supreme Court. Mims served as Attorney General until January, filling the seat when Bob McDonnell resigned the office to campaign full time for governor. He had served as deputy attorney general under McDonnell and represented Loudoun in the House of Delegates from 1992 to 1997 and the Senate from 1998 to 2005. He became the Deputy Attorney General in January 2006.
Sen. Mark Herring (D-33), who was elected to Mims' Senate seat, said the unanimous appointment is a positive step for the commonwealth.
"He has keen legal mind and brings a wealth of experience on a wide range of legal issues," Herring said Wednesday after the vote.
Mims has been a partner in the Hunton & Williams law firm in Richmond since he left the AG post.
A native of Harrisonburg, Mims received a degree in history from the College of William and Mary, where he served as president of the student body. He did graduate in public administration at the college and received law degrees from George Washington University and Georgetown University.
While in the General Assembly, Mims was an attorney in Leesburg. Before practicing law he served as chief of staff for Rep. Frank Wolf (R-VA-10) and as deputy legislative director to Sen. Paul Trible (R-VA). He served on the Board of Governors of the Virginia Bar Association from 2002 until 2004, and was an adjunct professor of law at George Mason University from 2002 to 2005.
Mims will serve a full 12-year term on the Virginia Supreme Court, as is dictated by the Virginia Constitution.