Open Minds

摘要

The comcast/time warner cable deal last week was officially submitted to the FCC and got a semi-official sendoff in the form of the first Hill hearing on the acquisition. If questions at that hearing were any indication, it will not be a simple case of no overlapping geographic markets, so no problem. Key to the review of the deal will be the degree to which combining the country's top ISP and the No. 3 ISP creates any game-changing issues for either the Justice Department or the FCC.