Not only does Comcast want to block the Internet, they also want to block public opinion. At the public FCC hearing in Boston dealing with Comcast's selective blocking of Internet traffic, seats filled up quick. But some were paid to be there:

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.
[Update: Comcast admits to paying people to stack the deck in their favor. Read the report.]
They arrived en masse some 90 minutes before the hearing began and occupied almost every available seat, upon which many promptly fell asleep.
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Here’s why this is a problem. Comcast clearly paid disinterested people to fill seats. This barred interested citizens from entering.
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.

This is poor form, even for a faceless corporation. If you want to block internet traffic, fine, but at least have the balls to stand up and face public outcry when you do something this unpopular. Stepping on your customers is one thing, trying to step on free speech and public opinion is quite another.
Comcast, of course, denies any wrongdoing:

Khoury said the company didn't intend to block anyone from attending the hearing. "Comcast informed our local employees about the hearing and invited them to attend," she said. "Some employees did attend, along with many members of the general public."

Eyewitness reports, like the one cited above, say different.
Hopefully, even through the gerrymandering, the FCC will get the message that throttling the Internet is not acceptable. (Personally, I doubt it, however)
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