Hatch Wants Regulators to Approve Comcast/TWC
Sen. Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, wants federal regulators to approve Comcast’s proposed buy of Time Warner Cable, he told the FCC and Justice Department in a Wednesday three-page letter. The deal "does not raise sufficient competitive concerns to warrant blocking,” Hatch…
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said, urging “appropriate” conditions if necessary. He also pushed regulators not to impose any net neutrality obligations. “I urge the Commission and the Department of Justice to abide their statutory mandates and to not turn the merger review process into an opportunity to impose a controversial, unwise, and ultimately unnecessary regulatory agenda upon merging parties.” Hatch also penned a Forbes op-ed Thursday blasting Communications Act Title II rules for broadband. “The administration’s Internet power grab also completely ignores the fact that existing consumer protection laws provide all the tools necessary to ensure that the Internet remains free and open to all,” Hatch said. “Antitrust laws empower courts and the Federal Trade Commission to block business activities that harm consumers, including activities that restrict consumer choice.”