Comcast disputed the arguments the Computer & Communications...
Comcast disputed the arguments the Computer & Communications Industry Association made to Sen. Al Franken, D-Minn., earlier this week (CD June 10 p12) on the cable company’s proposed buy of Time Warner Cable. Comcast “actively competes” against certain CCIA members,…
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it said. “The size of this deal is not unprecedented -- in fact, after the deal [and its associated divestitures], Comcast will have the same [video] market share as it had throughout most of the first decade of the 21st Century,” Comcast told us Tuesday about CCIA’s concerns. “It is particularly disappointing that the association has gotten their facts wrong about Comcast’s share of the broadband market, which will actually only be about 20-40 percent, much lower than its inaccurate figures claim. We'll also be less than 30 percent of the video market -- a level the federal appellate courts have twice said is not too concentrated.” The deal would have “many benefits” for consumers, Comcast said.