NBCU, Comcast Mega-Merger to Face Legislative Hurdles

There’s nothing like a $30 billion media mega-merger to get public policy watchers’ tongues wagging in the nation’s capitol. Nearly simultaneous with the announcement from Comcast and NBC Universal that they intended to merge operations, the Free Press and Consumer Federation of America released their own white paper analysis arguing the deal poses a major threat to competition that would harm the public interest.