• Adweek, Tuesday, October 5, 2010 11:48 PM

The Federal Communications Commission has requested more information from Comcast and NBC Universal as it reviews the former's unprecedented bid to gain control of 51% of NBCU. Comcast and NBCU have until Oct. 18 to submit the paperwork. This marks the second time the FCC has made such an information request.

The commission is asking for details of the agreements between Comcast and several programmers, including Time Warner Cable, DirecTV, Verizon and AT&T. The FCC also asked for details about carriage agreements over the last two years, subscriber rate changes, channel lineups and ownership in local markets. It even details about the top 20 advertisers on each of the company's programming networks and the associated annual revenue.

The transaction has created opposition from public interest groups and industry organizations, as well as hearings on the Hill. Comcast and NBCU have spent tens of millions to lobby regulators.

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