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Perspective

Feb. 19, 2014

What Comcast-Time Warner merger really means

Won't this mega-merger just knock out another competitor and further exacerbate the already deplorable cable service we receive? The truth of the matter is, probably not. By Babette Boliek


By Babette Boliek


The reaction to the Comcast-Time Warner merger announcement highlights an all-American pastime - we love to hate our cable provider. We constantly complain about our cable - from the high prices the providers charge to the interminable wait for the cable guy to arrive. So won't this mega-merger just knock out another competitor and further exacerbate the already deplorable cable service we receive? The truth of the matter is, probably not. A...

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