ACA wanted Justice to expand conditions, but this was not the case, although the head of antitrust legislation, Makan Delrahim, indicated that one of the reasons he favored the benefits rather than the conditions of such as those implicated in the merger is difficult to apply. He also said that justice would monitor society now that the conditions were obsolete. But ACA suggests doing more than watching to keep the company online. In addition, monitoring alone may not be enough to protect competitors with information about the business practices of the company they wish to share.
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ACA has long complained that large program providers force bundling and impose unfair conditions because of their size and market power over the smaller entities it represents.
"By opening a formal investigation, the GM will demonstrate the seriousness of his objectives and give him the ability to gather enough information to determine whether Comcast-NBC is acting in an anti-competitive manner," ACA said.
"NBCU has shown its willingness to harm its rivals even under the terms of the DOJ and FCC 2011," said ACA President Matt Polka. "In light of these concerns, which have also been expressed by members of Congress and a wide range of stakeholders, the antitrust division should immediately open an investigation into the behavior of the company."
"In 2011, the GM and FCC acknowledged that the combination of programming and distribution assets within Comcast-NBCU created such competition concerns that the transaction could only be approved with solid solutions. Since then, as demonstrated, the dominant position of Comcast-NBCU in the market has not diminished and, in fact, it is even larger, and the 2011 remedies are no longer in effect. -NBCU is unleashed, and the consumer and his rivals may be harmed. "
"The video programming and distribution markets are incredibly competitive," Comcast said in a statement. "New programmers and distribution platforms are giving consumers more and more choices about what to watch and where to watch – at Comcast NBCUniversal, we compete in this dynamic environment as we have always summer – by continuing to innovate and operating in accordance with antitrust and other laws, Comcast Cable included Netflix and YouTube on our X1 platform, and NBCUniversal provided content to Hulu, Netflix and others. hundreds of other traditional and over-the-top suppliers. "
