There was huge turnout at today's public hearing in Boston on the future of the Internet. Hundreds of concerned citizens arrived to speak out on the importance of an open Internet. Many took the day off from work -- standing outside in the Boston cold -- to see the FCC Commissioners. But when they reach the door, they're told they couldn't come in.

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Comcast -- or someone who really, really likes Comcast -- evidently bused in its own crowd. These seat-warmers, were paid to fill the room, a move that kept others from taking part.

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More than 100 people who arrived at the appointed time for the hearing were turned away by campus police because the room was already full.

Local mirror of man explaining that he was told to hold a seat.