FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISS I ON 
W ASHINGTON 
OF"F"ICE OF" 
THE CHAI RMAN 
The Honorable Amy Klobuchar 
Chairwoman 
December 4, 2014 
Subcommittee on Antitrust, Competition, and Consumer Rights 
Committee on the Judiciary 
United States Senate 
224 Dirksen Senate Office Building 
Washington, D.C. 205 10 
Dear Chairwoman Klobuchar: 
Thank you for your letter regarding the proposed acquisition ofTime Warner Cable 
(TWC) by Comcast. I appreciate your interest in the Commission's review of the transaction and 
hearing your views on the matter. Your letter will be made part of the record . 
As you note in your letter, you seek an examination of the impact of the merger on 
independent programmers in terms of their ability to enter the market, as well as whether a 
merged Comcast-TWC entity would have the incentive and abili ty to withhold carriage or 
di scriminate against independent programmers. Finally, you ask that the Commission rev iew 
whether online di stribution is a viable alternative and whether Comcast-TWC would have the 
abili ty to block online video. 
I can assure you that these issues are front and center in the Commission's proceeding. 
As I have expressed to you before, we wi ll continue to conduct an open and transparent process 
as we review the issues presented by the proposed transaction, including the concerns raised in 
your letter. 
I hope this info rmation is helpful. Sincerelyjtf_ 
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISS ION 
WASHINGTON 
OFFICE OF 
TH[. CHAIRM AN 
The 1 Ionorable Mike Lee 
Ranking Member 
December 4, 2014 
Subcommittee on Antitrust, Competition, and Consumer Rights 
Committee on the Judiciary 
United States Senate 
224 Dirksen Senate Office Building 
Washington, D.C. 20510 
Dear Senator Lee: 
Thank you for your letter regarding the proposed acquisition ofTime Warner Cable 
(TWC) by Comcast. I appreciate your interest in the Commission's review of the transaction and 
hearing your views on the matter. Your letter will be made part of the record. 
As you note in your letter, you seek an examination of the impact of the merger on 
independent programmers in terms of their ability to enter the market, as well as whether a 
merged Comcast-TWC entity would have the incentive and ability to withhold carriage or 
di scriminate against independent programmers. Finally, you ask that the Commission review 
whether online distribution is a viable alternative and whether Comcast-TWC would have the 
ability to block online video. 
I can assure you that these issues arc front and center in the Commission's proceeding. 
As I have expressed to you before, we will continue to conduct an open and transparent process 
as we review the issues presented by the proposed transaction, including the concerns raised in 
your letter 
1 hope this information is helpful.