Sen. Mike Lee worries that a merger between Comcast and Time Warner Cable could lead to the silencing of already-rare conservative media voices.
Reports The Hill:
Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah) on Wednesday said he is worried that the proposed $45 billion merger between Comcast and Time Warner Cable could lead to a clampdown on conservative media.
The deal would put one massive cable and Internet provider in 27 of the top 30 markets in the country. But perhaps more importantly, that resulting cable giant would also own NBC Universal and its slew of subsidiary channels, which Comcast has owned since 2011.
That could lead to unfair treatment of some content, Lee warned, including shows appealing to the conservative right.
