Comcast to FCC: We're Complying with Merger Rules -- Bloomberg's Playing Games
paidContent.org, July 27, 2011
By Joe Mullin
Comcast officially responded to Bloomberg's allegations that it's in violation of merger rules because of where it has placed Bloomberg's channel, calling Bloomberg's tactic of repeatedly going to the FCC over its channel placement "regulatory gamesmanship." Comcast explains that it didn't position Bloomberg TV in the upper reaches of its channel lineup in order to punish it, but simply because channel real estate in the 1-99 block is scarce.
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