FCC Wants More From Comcast, NBCU

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Not so fast. The Federal Communications Commission has requested more information from Comcast and NBC Universal as it reviews the former’s unprecedented bid to gain control of 51 percent of NBCU. Comcast and NBCU have until Oct. 18 to submit the paperwork.

This marks the second time the FCC has made such an information request.

The commission is asking for details of the agreements between Comcast and several programmers including Time Warner Cable, DirecTV, Verizon and AT&T.

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