Senators Weigh Verizon-Cable Spectrum Deals

Sen. Kohl holds out judgment on MSO pacts

Sen. Herb Kohl (D-Wis.), the influential lawmaker who blasted the AT&T and T-Mobile merger, remains undeclared about his intentions on Verizon's pending spectrum deal with four cable companies.

"We have strong concerns. We aren't passing on it, or we wouldn't have had this hearing. But there's no letter to the Department of Justice yet," Kohl told Adweek following a two-and-a-half-hour hearing before his Subcommittee on Antitrust, Competition Policy and Consumer Rights. "It's too soon. This was a time to listen," Kohl added. 

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