NY State Regulators Delay Comcast Merger Decision For Third Time New York State regulators have put off a decision on Comcast's $45 billion acquisition of Time Warner Cable for a third time. "Because of the proposed merger's potential impact on consumers, and the complexity of the issues raised in the proceeding, Gov. Cuomo has asked the PSC to do a full and complete review of all of the issues surrounding the transaction," the NY PSC tells the Albany Times Union . "This is a complex matter and requires consideration of numerous facts that can affect millions of New Yorkers." A merger most thought would see guaranteed approval is now being seen as much less of a sure thing







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Flyonthewall

@teksavvy.com Flyonthewall Anon Translation: Give us something. "We want moar before giving the green light."



Useless politicos, trying to twist this into votes.

cork1958

Cork

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join:2000-02-26 cork1958 Premium Member Re: Translation: Give us something. That's half of what this is all about!

KennyWest

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Anon to Flyonthewall

This is true. Especially since TWC is already moving key departments around and introducing partners to new contacts that were with either Charter or Comcast. TWC knows this is going forward or has plans to sell the entire company off in chunks to whom ever wants it

YukonHawk

join:2001-01-07

Patterson, NY YukonHawk to Flyonthewall

Member to Flyonthewall

POCKETicians lining their pockets!!!

n2jtx

join:2001-01-13

Glen Head, NY n2jtx Member Sheldon Silver With the Assembly Speaker having been arrested and under indictment for corruption, they need time to identify the new bag man. Nothing really shocking as the next Speaker will be just as corrupt. Even the Feds seems to admit that it will be business as usual. Maggs

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join:2002-11-29

Jackson Heights, NY Maggs Premium Member Re: Sheldon Silver It wouldn't be business as usual, if they hung Silver with a hangman's noose in the public square, like the guy needs to have done to him. $4 million is a huge sum of money. My friend met him once and shook his hand and she said he was slimy. Given he's a devout Orthodox Jew, that's quite sad. He probably just used that for cover.

PamelaTS

Digital Chick

join:2004-04-20

Dallas, TX PamelaTS Member No, no, no... Just say NO already!

caster

@198.41.85.x caster Anon sounds like the asshole name may cost comcast sounds like the asshole name may cost comcast

tito79

join:2010-03-14

Thornwood, NY tito79 Member Re: sounds like the asshole name may cost comcast Cable will be obsolete soon so what is the big deal.

rit56

join:2000-12-01

New York, NY rit56 Member Re: sounds like the asshole name may cost comcast They want to continue their thieving ways by controlling the internet. If they take over TWC our connections will be capped and throttled. They will ruin the internet. The entire internet will be packaged like cable television is now.

tito79

join:2010-03-14

Thornwood, NY tito79 Member Re: sounds like the asshole name may cost comcast They do that already AVonGauss

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join:2007-11-01

Boynton Beach, FL AVonGauss Premium Member ... Except Except, the NY PSC (or any other state PSC) cannot actually prevent the merger directly. This is just more political wrangling.

Flyonthewall

@teksavvy.com Flyonthewall Anon All Comcast Customers Should Request to see the notes on their accounts It's legal, and Comcast has to allow it.



Wonder what else is out there in the ether? tmc8080

join:2004-04-24

Brooklyn, NY tmc8080 Member new carrier the NYC PSC should identify the non-serviced communities and use the 500 million dollars to bring a new carrier such as Google to NY state! NYS is cutting red tape and offering tax incentive for other businesses to open up here.. why not Google?



or if that's too much trouble.. spend big on a small carrier like RCN to take a bigger chunk of NYS to allow them to offer docsis 3.1 at affordable rates. RCN expanding to the long island suburbs, taking more of NYC and upstate NY would go a long way to due justice to the incumbent carrier's neglect and taking for granted the consumers who pay high prices, high tax subsidies and get nothing in return.



all the big carriers seem focused on is more profit with less value

and 2015 has already started off that way with higher prices.. it's not wonder consumers are CUTTING BACK on services they now CAN NOT AFFORD!

annon

@rr.com annon Anon Re: new carrier I'm tired of TWC in the buffalo area. If you live in Niagara county you can't get fios. At least if the TWC-COMCAST merger is complete ill be able to get 100megs. I want to to see some type of speed increase somewhere i don't care from where at this point.

meeeeeeeeee

join:2003-07-13

Newburgh, NY meeeeeeeeee Member and for the THIRD time... Andy says, small, non-sequential, un-marked bills in a plain, brown wrapper... your comment..

