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gerogie2

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15. This will create a monopoly

Reply to onehandle (Original post)

Thu Feb 13, 2014, 02:45 AM

Feb 2014

Your cable TV rates will go through the roof along with Internet broad band. Just last month in the State of Kansas Comcast lobbied the to have no other broad band common carrier service to be established.

I'm stuck with Comcast service for TV since my area has no local TV service, but I have cut the Internet broadband cable. I just have Comcast basic TV for $16 month. I wonder if that price will be doubled?

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Comcast to Buy Time Warner Cable in $44.2 Billion All-Stock Deal, Says CNBC [View all] onehandle Feb 2014 OP

oh goody... Veilex Feb 2014 #1

No limit to rate increases, either. dixiegrrrrl Feb 2014 #2

This is why it is essential that Aereo be allowed lostincalifornia Feb 2014 #3

You took the words out of my mouth. Congress needs to do something to stop JDPriestly Feb 2014 #4

That is some big money. nt Mojorabbit Feb 2014 #5

NOT father founding Feb 2014 #6

Great, now what my TWC bill soar when it goes to Comcast. Fearless Feb 2014 #7

There's no percentage of viewers cap on cable ownership? KamaAina Feb 2014 #8

Take it away George! geomon666 Feb 2014 #9

The problem here durablend Feb 2014 #21

Usually when we talk of cutting the cord geomon666 Feb 2014 #30

Horrible. SoapBox Feb 2014 #10

Yay! $300 cable bill for everyone. jsr Feb 2014 #11

I would love a conservative to explain how this is great for the economy to have less competititon davidn3600 Feb 2014 #12

Sheep get to bend over/empty their wallets durablend Feb 2014 #22

Why do we have antitrust laws? LittleBlue Feb 2014 #13

bump... nt Jesus Malverde Feb 2014 #14

This will create a monopoly gerogie2 Feb 2014 #15

I don't know many jurisdictions where these two compete. Jesus Malverde Feb 2014 #16

I'm eager to see how MSNBC covers this bigworld Feb 2014 #17

On Morning Joe there was a much sucking up to their bosses AngryAmish Feb 2014 #19

Today, TWC customers have a choice of one cable company... brooklynite Feb 2014 #18

Needs to be Stopped, Broken Up erpowers Feb 2014 #20

Oh good, 'cause there were just too many opinions being aired before ... Scuba Feb 2014 #23

Kick nt Agony Feb 2014 #33

There goes competition....... Swede Atlanta Feb 2014 #24

Pah, what monopoly? you can have any cable provider you want! Javaman Feb 2014 #25

"Plenty of choice in the marketplace" durablend Feb 2014 #28

Monopoly. Should NOT be approved. closeupready Feb 2014 #26

How long will it be before the real backlash starts PFunk Feb 2014 #27

Do we ever need Teddy Roosevelt. Faryn Balyncd Feb 2014 #29

Comcast is my only option Ruby the Liberal Feb 2014 #31

Monopolies work wonderfully, don't they? Kablooie Feb 2014 #32

Crapcastic! davidpdx Feb 2014 #34