Consumer Advocates Collect 90,000 Signatures on Petition Against Comcast/TWC
A coalition of consumer advocates said they collected 90,000 signatures on a petition urging the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) to reject the Comcast's planned buy of Time Warner Cable. The entities -- Common Cause, Consumers Union, Courage Campaign, Credo,…
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Daily Kos, Greenlining Institute, Media Alliance, Presente, The Utility Reform Network and Writers Guild of America, West -- said they planned to deliver the signatures to the CPUC San Francisco headquarters Wednesday in advance of an all-party meeting on the deal. The meeting is seen as likely to be crucial to the outcome of the CPUC review given that the commission is now considering a draft decision that would approve Comcast/TWC with significant conditions. Public advocates and the telcos involved in Comcast/TWC appeared likely to criticize portions of the proposed decision during the meeting (see 1502190054).