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February 14, 2014 04:01 am GMT
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Two Cheers for the Comcast-Time Warner Deal
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Don't worry about the Comcast deal. Be happy
Yes, the cable giant's $45 billion bid to take over Time Warner makes an uncompetitive cable industry worse. Yes, Comcast will now have a disproportionate control of Internet service in major U.S. markets. And yes, Comcast appears as willing as anyone to begin heading down a path that has net neutrality advocates terrified
But in the media arms race, the acquisition of Time Warner Cable brings Comcast another step closer to what the media industry needs — a competitor that will push Google and the U.S government to get serious about broadband internet in the U.S. Read more...
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