Petition to Deny Of
The FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20554 In the Matter of ) ) Applications for Consent to the ) Transfer of Control of Licenses ) ) Comcast Corporation and AT&T Corp., ) Transferors, ) To ) AT&T Comcast Corporation, ) Transferee ) PETITION TO DENY OF ARIZONA CONSUMERS COUNCIL, ASSOCIATION OF INDEPENDENT VIDEO AND FILMMAKERS, CALPIRG, CENTER FOR DIGITAL DEMOCRACY, CENTER FOR PUBLIC REPRESENTATION, CHICAGO CONSUMER COALITION, CIVIL RIGHTS FORUM ON COMMUNICATIONS POLICY, CITIZEN ACTION OF ILLINOIS, CONSUMER ACTION, CONSUMER ASSISTANCE COUNCIL, CONSUMER FEDERATION OF AMERICA, CONSUMER FRAUD WATCH, CONSUMERS UNITED/MINNESOTANS FOR SAFE FOOD, CONSUMERS UNION, CONSUMERS’ VOICE, DEMOCRATIC PROCESS CENTER, EMPIRE STATE CONSUMER ASSOCIATION, FLORIDA CONSUMER ACTION NETWORK, IL (Illinois) PIRG MASSACHUSETTS CONSUMERS COALITION, MASSPIRG, MEDIA ACCESS PROJECT, MERCER COUNTY COMMUNITY ACTION, NATIONAL ALLIANCE FOR MEDIA ARTS AND CULTURE, MONTPIRG, NEW YORK CITIZENS UTILITY BOARD, NC PIRG, NORTH CAROLINA JUSTICE AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CENTER, OS PIRG (Oregon State), OREGON CITIZENS UTILITY BOARD, TEXAS CONSUMER ASSOCIATION, TEXAS WATCH, UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST, OFFICE OF COMMUNICATION, INC., US PIRG, VIRGINIA CITIZENS CONSUMER COUNCIL, WASHPIRG, WISCONSIN CONSUMERS LEAGUE Mark Cooper COUNSEL Director of Research Harold Feld CONSUMER FEDERATION OF Andrew Jay Schwartzman AMERICA Cheryl A. Leanza 1424 16th Street, NW MEDIA ACCESS PROJECT Suite 604 1625 K St., NW Washington DC Suite 1118 (202) 387-6121 Washington, DC 20006 (202) 232-4300 April 29, 2002 Counsel for CFA, et al. TABLE OF CONTENTS i SUMMARY RELIEF REQUESTED Because Applicants have not met their burden under Sections 214 and 310 of the Communications Act of 1934 and have not proven that grant of the Application would serve the public interest and, in fact, as Petitioners demonstrate, grant of the Application would harm the public interest, the Commission must deny the Application or designate the Application for hearing.
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