Sen. Franken Questions Comcast-NBC Merger
Posted June 10th, 2010 by Jenn Ettinger
Sen. Al Franken (D-Minn.) vigorously questioned Christine Varney, assistant attorney general for antitrust, about the proposed Comcast-NBC merger during a Senate Antitrust Subcommittee meeting on Wednesday.
Franken was openly skeptical about the assurances being made by Comcast and NBC, particularly those about price increases, in-house production and program favoritism.
Varney addressed Franken’s concerns, saying: “Let me assure you, Senator, that we don’t rely on promises. If a transaction is anticompetitive and violates the prohibition on substantially lessening competition, we will block it. We will go to court, and we will block it.”
Here’s a full video of Franken’s questioning of Varney.
