Yesterday in downtown Los Angeles, two members of California's Public Utilities Commission heard arguments about the massive merger proposed by Comcast and Time Warner. Comcast is big in Northern California. Time Warner has about two million customers in the Southland.
Time Warner, Comcast and the Urge to Merge
More
- Johnson on the California hearing over the proposed merger
- Rosenfield on Time Warner holding Dodgers games hostage to anti-consumer merger
- Consumer Watchdog not buying Comcast/Time Warner claims
- American Antitrust Institute concerns over merger, exclusionary gatekeeping and emergent access
- Downes on California regulators overstepping on the Time Warner-Comcast merger
Credits
Guests:
- Ted Johnson - political editor at Deadline - @tedstew
- Harvey Rosenfield - Foundation for Taxpayer and Consumer Rights - @HarveRosenfield
- Larry Downes - Georgetown Center for Business and Public Policy - @larrydownes