The state Public Service Commission has started its review of the proposed Comcast-Time Warner Cable merger. The review should take about four months. Here’s the good news for New Yorkers who get cable, Internet, or phone services from either company: the PSC will examine some very important criteria in assessing the $45 billion deal. According […]
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Comcast-Time Warner merger probably not great news for consumers
Rochesterians have limited choices for high-speed Internet service — something that’s almost a modern necessity. And a pending merger between Comcast and Time Warner probably won’t help matters. The Washington Post reports that Comcast will pay $45 billion in stocks to take over Time Warner. The deal needs to clear federal anti-trust reviews, but those reviews tend to […]
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Changing channels
Time Warner Cable is not taking away PBS. Earlier this month, the cable company informed its Western New York subscribers via a letter that it’s changing how it carries public, educational, and government access television stations. These aren’t public stations in the PBS sense, even though some subscribers clearly believe they are. They’re better known […]
