Larry Downes

Georgetown Center for Business and Public Policy

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Project director at the Georgetown Center for Business and Public Policy

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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.

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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.

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