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Don't Let Comcast Kill Competition and Innovation

Today Comcast surprised everyone by coming to an agreement to buy Time Warner Cable.  This is bad for everyone. Comcast is already the nation's largest internet service provider, largest video provider and one of the largest home phone providers. If this merger is allowed to happen, Comcast would become even more powerful, harming everyone that depends on a well-functioning marketplace. If Comcast takes over Time Warner Cable, it would own roughly a third of the national cable market, giving it even more leverage over content creators, internet companies, and networks that must interconnect with it. This leads to price increases from their rivals and business partners, and ultimately for you, the consumer, who gets stuck paying the bill.   In addition, an increase in cost would keep others from innovating, while Comcast would face little pressure to improve its own service. But there's still hope. There are regulators and law enforcement agencies who must approve this deal and they are empowered to promote the public interest, not Comcast's interest in empire-building.  Public Knowledge will fight to stop this merger, but we can't do it alone. Please consider making a contribution to help us continue to fight the good fight. And follow us on Twitter @publicknowledge for updates.     Thanks for your support,  The Public Knowledge Team Tweet This: RT @publicknowledge: Don't let #ComcastTWC kill Competition and Innovation. http://bit.ly/1opDb58