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Republicans Push NBC/Comcast Merger

Multichannel News, Sunday, June 20, 2010 10:21 PM

Almost two dozen, mostly Republican, representatives told the FCC June 17 that they were concerned about "any further delay" in the FCC's review of the proposed Comcast-NBC Universal joint venture. Led by Energy & Commerce Committee ranking member Joe Barton (R-Tex.) and Communications Subcommittee ranking member Cliff Stearns (R-Fla.), the reps said in a letter to FCC chairman Julius Genachowski that they believed the voluntary public-interest commitments the two companies have made should be sufficient.

"The commission should act on this pro-consumer, pro-competition transaction without delay," they said, praising Genachowski for his handling of the review so far. The FCC has rejected a couple of requests to extend the comment deadline. Barton and Stearns were the same legislators who criticized Genachowski and the FCC for its proposal to reclassify broadband transmissions as a Title II service.

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