Did Comcast Fool the FCC?

Dispute with Bloomberg will test conditions regulator imposed on NBCU merger

Do the conditions that the Federal Communications Commission imposed on the merger of Comcast and NBC Universal have any real teeth? We may find out soon, thanks to a complaint against Comcast that Bloomberg LP is set to file with the FCC as early as this Friday.

In its complaint, Bloomberg will allege that Comcast is violating a condition regarding “neighborhooding”­—that is, grouping similar channels together on the dial so that viewers can find them more easily.

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