The following statement is attributed to Harold
Feld, legal director for Public Knowledge:
“We are pleased that Verizon and Comcast
with its cable partners filed material today with the Federal Communications
Commission (FCC) explaining the details of their joint marketing and technical
arrangements.
“This voluntary filing will eliminate a
controversy that surely would have taken place had they not done so.
“At the same time, no one should accept the
companies’ claim that the arrangement are outside of the FCC’s
jurisdiction. They clearly are. We expect the Commission to evaluate these
arrangements in the context of the spectrum deal to determine how the entire
transaction will affect competition and the public interest.”
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