The Federal Communications Commission has told the press that it will circulate a draft decision approving the union of Comcast and NBC Universal. The Wall Street Journal reports that the order will require the merged entity to make Comcast/NBCU video fare available to competitors at reasonable rates, and will also attach open Internet rules to the marriage—Comcast will agree to not prioritize its own network traffic over competitors like Netflix.
That second provision would presumably supplement the across-the-board net neutrality rules that the FCC released on Tuesday, for which Comcast offered cautious support. "While we look forward to reviewing the final order, the rules as described generally appear intended to strike a workable balance between the needs of the marketplace for certainty and everyone's desire that Internet openness be preserved," Comcast Vice President David Cohen declared in response to the announcement.
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