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Comcast Spent $3.1 Million Dollars in First Quarter Lobbying for NBC-Comcast Merger, Against Net Neutrality

Phillip Dampier June 9, 2010 Comcast/Xfinity, Public Policy & Gov't 2 Comments

Comcast spent $3.1 million dollars of its subscribers’ money in the first three months of 2010 lobbying elected officials to approve its proposed merger with NBC-Universal and putting a stop to Net Neutrality proposals, according to disclosure statements files in the House clerk’s office.

Comcast has spent over $10 million dollars a year trying to keep broadband reform, ownership limits, and oversight regulators at bay.  Most recently, it is dedicating considerable time and resources lobbying elected officials, with campaign contributions in hand, to get federal approval for its proposed 51 percent ownership stake in NBC-Universal, making the nation’s largest cable operator also the owner of a two major television networks, and a studio that produces movies and television shows.

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Stew
Stew
13 years ago

But can’t afford to upgrade service. No suprise there.

jr
jr
13 years ago

Comcast complains about bandwidth hogs draining resources but they have money to buy networks and lobby

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