This is very bad news for americans. Comcast for years has tested rates and played with rates in an attempt to make everything a tiered price increase. They want teired broadband, starting at 3k for a price then 5k then 10 etc etc on up.
They want pricing through the roof and this is no secret theyve been trying it for years, but competition has stopped them.
They want to not only tier broadband but tier its use. In effect you pay more for your speed and more for how much you use.
I seriously hope this merger does not go through, this isnt partisan because Teaparty and progressives are going to get it stuck in their keister the same, this for once is an american issue.
Comcast’s $45 billion bid for Time Warner Cable would create a cable television behemoth in an industry that has steadily increased prices for bundles of channels and services that many consumers dislike but feel forced to buy.
But the merger would have far greater implications for the future of media and communications, with one firm controlling more fast Internet lines into American homes than any other company, along with a huge swath of content through its ownership of NBC Universal.
The combined company would have 33 million cable subscribers and nearly as many broadband users, giving it enormous power in negotiations with networks over licensing fees and in determining what shows reach consumers on mobile devices, laptops and television sets. It could influence whether the next Apple TV or Google device gets a fair shot at replacing cable set-top boxes. Without the second-biggest cable company to help keep pressure on prices for triple-play television, Internet and phone service, Comcast would have flexibility to set the market rates.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/busin...469-11e3-84e1-27626c5ef5fb_story.html?hpid=z2
They want pricing through the roof and this is no secret theyve been trying it for years, but competition has stopped them.
They want to not only tier broadband but tier its use. In effect you pay more for your speed and more for how much you use.
I seriously hope this merger does not go through, this isnt partisan because Teaparty and progressives are going to get it stuck in their keister the same, this for once is an american issue.
Comcast’s $45 billion bid for Time Warner Cable would create a cable television behemoth in an industry that has steadily increased prices for bundles of channels and services that many consumers dislike but feel forced to buy.
But the merger would have far greater implications for the future of media and communications, with one firm controlling more fast Internet lines into American homes than any other company, along with a huge swath of content through its ownership of NBC Universal.
The combined company would have 33 million cable subscribers and nearly as many broadband users, giving it enormous power in negotiations with networks over licensing fees and in determining what shows reach consumers on mobile devices, laptops and television sets. It could influence whether the next Apple TV or Google device gets a fair shot at replacing cable set-top boxes. Without the second-biggest cable company to help keep pressure on prices for triple-play television, Internet and phone service, Comcast would have flexibility to set the market rates.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/busin...469-11e3-84e1-27626c5ef5fb_story.html?hpid=z2
