• The Hollywood Reporter, Tuesday, January 5, 2010 10:29 PM

The Writers Guild of America, East is in favor of net neutrality and an open Internet. It also warned that the deal to would give Comcast a controlling stake in NBC Universal could restrict access of outside content creators.

The union filed comments on the topics to the FCC in response to the agency's recent Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on Net Neutrality. "We think it is critical that the extraordinary potential of the Internet not be stifled by corporate conglomerates that restrict access for their own commercial gain," the WGAE said.

The WGEA added: "We believe people would benefit from an Internet that offers a greater variety of options than what is currently available on television, radio and the movie theater."

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