Stop Mega Cable Continues Lobbying Push Against Charter/TWC/BHN
The Stop Mega Cable coalition opposed to Charter Communications' proposed buys of Bright House Networks and Time Warner Cable is continuing lobbying efforts at the FCC. Representatives from beIN Sports, Consumers Union, Dish Network, ITTA and the Sports Fan Coalition…
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met Tuesday with Commissioner Mike O'Rielly's Chief of Staff Robin Colwell, said a filing Wednesday in docket 15-149. Stop Mega Cable said it reiterated its oft-repeated arguments (see 1602110045 and 1602090019) of the broadband, online video distribution and programming market harms that would come from consolidation of market power in New Charter's hands, as well as the likelihood of coordinated actions with Comcast. Charter has been trying to rebut some of those assertions via its company blog. Last week, it said that the New Charter business model is pro-OVD: "Simply put, we want our customers to use as much broadband as they want. If our customers want to stream their content from online sources beyond the cable box, they can do so. Our competitors don’t always feel this way, which is why some of them are trying to block this merger.”