Put Comcast in the Hot Seat
Posted February 1st, 2010 by Josh Stearns
If you could ask Comcast CEO Brian Roberts one thing about their takeover of NBC, what would it be?
Are you worried about this deal raising your cable rates, giving you fewer video choices online, or setting off a wave of other mergers across the country? Would you ask about all the potential local jobs that will be lost, or Comcast’s plan to lock down online TV? Maybe you’re just afraid that Comcast will move 30 Rock to their headquarters in Philadelphia?
Now is your chance to find out.
On Thursday, Roberts is going to be in the hot seat in Washington, D.C. at a Congressional double header: hearings in both the House and Senate. Policymakers are taking a hard look at this merger, and they’ll be asking some tough questions.
We want some of those questions to come from you. Check out our new “Dear Comcast” Web site – www.DearComcast.com – where you can grill Brian Roberts yourself. We will forward your questions to key members on both committees and urge them to hold Comcast’s feat to the fire.
If this merger goes through, in some places Comcast will control your access to cable, to the Web and to your local NBC station. Even if you don’t have Comcast in your area, they could make your bills go up by charging more for NBC programming.
What does that mean for you? How’s that going to impact your ability to watch TV online with Hulu and Netflix? Who the heck does Brian Roberts think he is?
As they used to say in grade school – there is no such thing as a bad question!
Ask your question now, and stay tuned on Thursday to see if one of your questions is asked, and how Roberts answers it.
