Cable TV, Internet and voice bundle provider Comcast also owns NBCUniversal. Therein lies the rub according to some lawmakers. That is a lot of power.
The Democrat Senator from Connecticutt, Richard Blumenthal, wants to keep the conditions Comcast had to agree to as part of the approval for their purchase of NBCUniversl in 2011. Blumenthal, along with FCC Commissioner Mignon Clyburn penned an op-ed about Comcast, the largest cable and Internet company, that was published in Bloomberg recently titled “It’s Too Soon to Unleash Comcast.”
Since Comcast provides bundles of TV, Internet and phone, in addition to the content of NBC and Universal studios, they do have a lot of power that they wouldn't have if they were smaller or didn't also own NBC. Senator wants to make sure that doesn't give them unfair advantage.
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