Applications of Comcast Corp. and Time Warner Cable Inc. for Consent to Assign or Transfer Control of Licenses and Authorizations, MB Docket No. 14-57
On March 1 2, 2015, Angie Kronenberg and Mary Albert of COMPTEL, Jill Canfield of NTCA - The Rural Broadband Association ("NTCA"), Micah Caldwell of ITTA, Richard Schmalensee and Howard Chang of Global Economics Group, and Markham Erickson and Andrew Guhr of Steptoe & Johnson, LLP met with members of the Commission 's staff regarding the proposed transactions between Comcast Corporation ("Comcast"), Time Warner Cable, Inc. ("TWC") and Charter Communications, Inc. ("Charter").
In addition to the topics discussed in the Steptoe & Johnson ex parte letter which was also filed regarding this meeting, COMPTEL raised serious concerns of particular interest to its members regarding the effect of the merger on the wholesale access market and the continuing availability of wholesale inputs that are critical to broadband competition after the transactions are consummated.
03.12.15 Ex Parte-Meeting with FCC staff re Comptel concerns with Comcast/TWC merger, MB 14-57