FCC staff “studied carefully the Commission’s past practices in reviewing...
FCC staff “studied carefully the Commission’s past practices in reviewing proposed transactions” to ensure that review of the Comcast-NBC Universal deal is “thorough, fair, and conducted in an expeditious manner,” Chairman Julius Genachowski said in letters released Tuesday. In a…
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letter Sept. 29 to House Communications Subcommittee Chairman Rick Boucher, D-Va., Genachowski said the commission will consider issues raised by Boucher, “including the potential benefits of a combined Comcast-NBC Universal to the American public.” Genachowski wrote Rep. Hank Johnson, D-Ga., that same day that the FCC won’t act too quickly. “We have stopped our clock on the review twice to allow the applicants to prepare and submit additional documentation that is critical to a comprehensive evaluation of the transaction and to ensure that interested parties would have adequate time to review and comment on the supplemental materials."