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[ NNSquad ] Tasty Treats, Bribes, or Both? How AT&T Cajoles and Bullies to Power 

Tasty Treats, Bribes, or Both? How AT&T Cajoles and Bullies to Power

http://j.mp/e9u4k7  (New York Times)

     Like many other big corporations, AT&T annually blankets power brokers
     with token holiday gifts, but the cupcake campaign was notable for its
     military precision. A three-page spreadsheet, stamped "AT&T
     Proprietary (Internal Use Only)," detailed how the desserts were to be
     deployed to each of the 63 commission offices: four dozen were
     assigned to the enforcement bureau, 10 dozen to the wireless
     divisions, 12 cupcakes to each of four commissioners, and 18 to the
     chairman, and so on.

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AT&T's *proprietary* FCC cupcake delivery spreadsheet:

http://j.mp/e4lmcc  (Public Knowledge)

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--Lauren--
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Co-Founder: People For Internet Responsibility: http://www.pfir.org
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