We have to stop this -- sign our petition today!
Thanks for all you do,
Todd O'Boyle
and the rest of the team at Common Cause
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Washington is awash in Kool-Aid this week. Cable giant Comcast is delivering a tasty but toxic new flavor on Capitol Hill and at regulatory agencies.
Already the nation’s largest Internet and home telephone service provider, Comcast wants to buy its top rival, Time Warner Cable. And Comcast’s executives want official Washington, along with the rest of the country, to believe this $45 billion, competition-killing deal will be good for consumers.
Say no to Comcast’s potion. Sign Common Cause's petition opposing the merger.
This deal would give Comcast what the Washington Post calls “enormous power” in determining what shows you can watch on your smartphone, tablet, laptop and TV sets. Comcast, which also owns NBC Television and Universal Studios, would gain leverage to choke off attempts by companies like Apple and Google to replace your cable set-top boxes with new and better Internet devices. And by joining forces with the nation’s second-biggest cable company, Comcast would have new power to set your rates for home telephone, cable and broadband service.
With so much to gain, Comcast and its lobbyists will serve up plenty of Kool-Aid to sell this deal to regulators at the Federal Communications Commission and Federal Trade Commission, and to members of Congress. Between 2009 and 2011, when it was pushing a merger with NBC/Universal, Comcast spent $45 million just on lobbying.
A vibrant democracy depends on the free flow of information from diverse sources. Sign our petition and stand with us against the merger.
Thanks for all you do,
Todd O'Boyle
and the rest of the team at Common Cause
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