Comcast’s planned buy of control in NBC Universal has potential costs...
Comcast’s planned buy of control in NBC Universal has potential costs and benefits to customers, and some of the drawbacks “merit thorough review and careful consideration,” Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., wrote FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski last week. He pointed to…
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small Oregon cable operators’ concerns about prices charged by Comcast and other large content providers and the rising cable and broadband prices in the state and few pay-TV providers there carrying games of the Portland Trailblazers on Comcast’s regional sports network. “How will the FCC protect net neutrality for Comcast customers?” Merkley asked. A draft order on the deal would bar Comcast from prioritizing its broadband content over that of some rivals (CD Jan 7 p3).