PITTSBURGH, December 17, 2010 – “ACA strongly supports Sen. John Kerry’s letter yesterday to the Federal Communications Commission and the Department of Justice that regulators must ensure the Comcast-NBCU transaction works for consumers.
“The Comcast-NBCU merger will harm consumers and competition unless regulators apply durable and meaningful conditions that are a success not only for the largest pay-TV providers but also for smaller cable providers who connect hometown America to the broadband superhighway.
“ACA agrees with Sen. Kerry that the Comcast-NBCU merger ‘will create a unique company, with unique power in the market,’ justifying a close regulatory review that prevents Comcast-NBCU from extracting above-market fees for its key programming assets — such as NBC TV stations, Comcast regional sports networks and highly rated Comcast and NBCU national cable networks – from distributors.”
About the American Cable Association
Based in Pittsburgh, the American Cable Association is a trade organization representing nearly 900 smaller and medium-sized, independent cable companies who provide broadband services for more than 7.6 million cable subscribers primarily located in rural and smaller suburban markets across America. Through active participation in the regulatory and legislative process in Washington, D.C., ACA’s members work together to advance the interests of their customers and ensure the future competitiveness and viability of their business. For more information, visit https://acaconnects.org/