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Old 04-25-2014, 03:25 PM   #4
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Originally Posted by Lakegeezer View Post
They have us over a barrel and if Comcast and TWC merge (seems likely with the the new FCC chair on board), the monopoly will be mostly complete, except for you lucky Metrocast folks.
In 2010 when Comcast was trying to acquire NBC/Universal, Comcast told the Senate that competition from TWC would prevent Comcast from arbitrarily increasing prices. Fast forward to today, and Comcast is telling the Senate that the merger with TWC is OK because they don't actually compete anywhere but in a few areas.

Makes your head spin...
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