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FCC: Internet providers can charge for ‘fast lane’ [Comcast Roundup]

"The Federal Communications Commission will propose new rules that allow Internet service providers to offer a faster lane through which to send video and other content to consumers, as long as a content company is willing to pay for it, according to people briefed on the proposals."

  • F.C.C., in ‘Net Neutrality’ Turnaround, Plans to Allow Fast Lane [New York Times] “The Federal Communications Commission will propose new rules that allow Internet service providers to offer a faster lane through which to send video and other content to consumers, as long as a content company is willing to pay for it, according to people briefed on the proposals.”
  • Comcast’s Real Repairman [New York Times] “David Cohen oversees Comcast’s robust lobbying operation and sets the strategies to shepherd its acquisitions past antitrust questions and other regulatory concerns. It’s a big job — and one that would fully occupy almost anyone else — because Comcast’s appetite for expansion is large, and it needs to be fed with a frequency that some find alarming.”
  • Charter Near Deal for Divested Comcast Subscribers [Bloomberg] “Charter will own about a 40 percent stake in the newly formed company, according to two of the people, who asked not to be identified discussing private information. Comcast has already said it plans to divest about 3 million subscribers as part of its $45.2 billion acquisition of Time Warner Cable Inc. (TWC), and the agreement is contingent on that deal closing.”
  • Netflix opposes Comcast’s merger with Time Warner Cable, calls it anticompetitive [Washington Post] “‘Comcast is already dominant enough to be able to capture unprecedented fees from transit providers and services as Netflix,’ the executives wrote. ‘The combined company would possess even more anti-competitive leverage to charge arbitrary interconnection tolls for access to their customers. For this reason, Netflix opposes this merger.'”
  • Meredith Baker Exits Comcast for Wireless Lobby [AdWeek] “With her appointment, Baker said she plans to pursue three initiatives to take the CTIA from “good to great” and make the organization the “‘go to’ organization on wireless issues for both industry and government.” Those initiatives are: to place more emphasis on technical and engineering expertise related to spectrum and wireless technologies; work with commercial and government users to produce a viable five-year plan for the future of spectrum usage; and begin to regularly assess how efficiently spectrum is being used.”
Companies: Comcast / Federal Communications Commission / Netflix / Time Warner Cable
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