FCC Asks DirecTV for Information for Comcast/TWC Merger Review
The FCC asked DirecTV to turn over information about its VOD and TV Everywhere services and how they interact with other ISPs, as part of the commission’s review of the Comcast/Time Warner Cable transaction, said a letter to DirecTV from…
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Wireline Bureau Chief Julie Veach. “In order for the Commission to complete its review of the applications and make the necessary public interest findings under section 310(d) of the Communications Act, we require information and data from other commercial wireline carriers against which the applicants compete,” said the letter. The 19-page information request asks DirecTV to turn over by Jan. 30 information including its interconnects with numerous ISPS, the effect of cord-cutters on the business, its negotiations for video programming, and the download speed needed to view its content. DirecTV’s response will be treated as confidential under the protective orders already issued in docket 14-57, the letter said.