Stop Mega Comcast Arguments Based on Inaccuracies, Comcast Says
Stop Mega Comcast Coalition’s arguments against the Comcast/TWC deal in recent press conferences and FCC filings contain many “factual inaccuracies,” Comcast said in a blog post Thursday. The coalition’s frequent reference to Comcast’s neighborhooding dispute with Bloomberg doesn’t take into…
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account Bloomberg’s recent request that the “FCC excuse Comcast from the fully-satisfied neighborhooding requirements so that Comcast could fulfill Bloomberg’s specific channel placement priorities,” Comcast said. Bloomberg CEO Michael Bloomberg, “is one of the many respected third parties who have come out in favor of this transaction, “ Comcast said. The blog also challenged the Coalition’s references to issues with PlayStation 4s being able to authenticate HBO Go on Comcast broadband. “Comcast’s authentication of HBO Go isn’t remotely related to the Open Internet requirements, which address how Comcast provides broadband Internet access service to its retail customers, not whether Comcast shares its cable customers’ credentials with third parties,” Comcast said. The post also challenged Coalition assertions that Comcast doesn’t sufficiently distribute works of independent programmers or that it violated requirements for stand-alone broadband offerings. “While there are legitimate issues that the FCC and the DOJ are reviewing related to this transaction, the ones raised here aren’t among them,” Comcast said.