By Larry Downes, Contributor, The Hill
“With all that programming under its control, Comcast (CMCSA) will have every incentive to take its shows off of the Internet and force consumers to buy a cable subscription to get online access to that programming.”
So said Public Knowledge’s Gigi Sohn, railing against the recently announced deal to merge cable giant Comcast with GE’s (GE) NBC/Universal. The parties are already expecting a long regulatory battle, with either the Department of Justice or the Federal Trade Commission taking the lead, backed by the Federal Communications Commission.
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