Charter-Time Warner Cable-Bright House Networks Mergers : Overview and Issues.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. Resources, Science, and Industry Division.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Antitrust law.

Competition.

Telecommunication.

Television.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1 online resource (30 pages)) : digital, PDF file

monochrome

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2015.

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Summary:

Examines Charter Communications, Incorporated proposed merger with Time Warner Cable, Incorporated and proposed acquisition of Bright House Networks from Advance/Newhouse Partnership. Provides background on TV industry, technological developments, and competition between multichannel video programming distributors and online video distributors. Summarizes Department of Justice antitrust and FCC public interest review processes and potential issues for analysis during regulatory review of the proposed merger and acquisition. Includes graphs and tables.

Notes:

CRS Report.

Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed Aug. 2015). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC.

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Microfiche version: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. Resources, Science, and Industry Division. Charter-Time Warner Cable-Bright House Networks Mergers

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