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AN EXAMINATION OF THE PROPOSED COMBINATION OF COMCAST AND NBC UNIVERSAL HEARING BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON COMMUNICATIONS, TECHNOLOGY, AND THE INTERNET OF THE COMMITTEE ON ENERGY AND COMMERCE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ONE HUNDRED ELEVENTH CONGRESS SECOND SESSION FEBRUARY 4, 2010 Serial No. 111–94 ( Printed for the use of the Committee on Energy and Commerce energycommerce.house.gov U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE 76–006 WASHINGTON : 2012 For sale by the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office Internet: bookstore.gpo.gov Phone: toll free (866) 512–1800; DC area (202) 512–1800 Fax: (202) 512–2104 Mail: Stop IDCC, Washington, DC 20402–0001 VerDate Mar 15 2010 22:55 Nov 05, 2012 Jkt 076006 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 5011 Sfmt 5011 E:\HR\OC\B006.XXX B006 mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with HEARINGS COMMITTEE ON ENERGY AND COMMERCE HENRY A. WAXMAN, California Chairman JOHN D. DINGELL, Michigan JOE BARTON, Texas Chairman Emeritus Ranking Member EDWARD J. MARKEY, Massachusetts RALPH M. HALL, Texas RICK BOUCHER, Virginia FRED UPTON, Michigan FRANK PALLONE, JR., New Jersey CLIFF STEARNS, Florida BART GORDON, Tennessee NATHAN DEAL, Georgia BOBBY L. RUSH, Illinois ED WHITFIELD, Kentucky ANNA G. ESHOO, California JOHN SHIMKUS, Illinois BART STUPAK, Michigan JOHN B. SHADEGG, Arizona ELIOT L. ENGEL, New York ROY BLUNT, Missouri GENE GREEN, Texas STEVE BUYER, Indiana DIANA DEGETTE, Colorado GEORGE RADANOVICH, California Vice Chairman JOSEPH R. PITTS, Pennsylvania LOIS CAPPS, California MARY BONO MACK, California MICHAEL F. DOYLE, Pennsylvania GREG WALDEN, Oregon JANE HARMAN, California LEE TERRY, Nebraska TOM ALLEN, Maine MIKE ROGERS, Michigan JANICE D. SCHAKOWSKY, Illinois SUE WILKINS MYRICK, North Carolina HILDA L. SOLIS, California JOHN SULLIVAN, Oklahoma CHARLES A. GONZALEZ, Texas TIM MURPHY, Pennsylvania JAY INSLEE, Washington MICHAEL C. BURGESS, Texas TAMMY BALDWIN, Wisconsin MARSHA BLACKBURN, Tennessee MIKE ROSS, Arkansas PHIL GINGREY, Georgia ANTHONY D. WEINER, New York STEVE SCALISE, Louisiana JIM MATHESON, Utah G.K. BUTTERFIELD, North Carolina CHARLIE MELANCON, Louisiana JOHN BARROW, Georgia BARON P. HILL, Indiana DORIS O. MATSUI, California DONNA M. CHRISTENSEN, Virgin Islands KATHY CASTOR, Florida JOHN P. SARBANES, Maryland CHRISTOPHER S. MURPHY, Connecticut ZACHARY T. SPACE, Ohio JERRY MCNERNEY, California BETTY SUTTON, Ohio BRUCE L. BRALEY, Iowa PETER WELCH, Vermont (II) VerDate Mar 15 2010 22:55 Nov 05, 2012 Jkt 076006 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 8486 Sfmt 8486 E:\HR\OC\B006.XXX B006 mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with HEARINGS SUBCOMMITTEE ON COMMUNICATIONS, TECHNOLOGY, AND THE INTERNET RICK BOUCHER, Virginia Chairman EDWARD J. MARKEY, Massachusetts FRED UPTON, Michigan BART GORDON, Tennessee Ranking Member BOBBY L. RUSH, Illinois CLIFF STEARNS, Florida ANNA G. ESHOO, California NATHAN DEAL, Georgia BART STUPAK, Michigan JOHN SHIMKUS, Illinois DIANA DEGETTE, Colorado GEORGE RADANOVICH, California MICHAEL F. DOYLE, Pennsylvania MARY BONO MACK, California JAY INSLEE, Washington GREG WALDEN, Oregon ANTHONY D. WEINER, New York LEE TERRY, Nebraska G.K. BUTTERFIELD, North Carolina MIKE FERGUSON, New Jersey CHARLIE MELANCON, Louisiana BARON P. HILL, Indiana DORIS O. MATSUI, California DONNA M. CHRISTENSEN, Virgin Islands KATHY CASTOR, Florida CHRISTOPHER S. MURPHY, Connecticut ZACHARY T. SPACE, Ohio JERRY MCNERNEY, California PETER WELCH, Vermont JOHN D. DINGELL, Michigan (ex officio) (III) VerDate Mar 15 2010 22:55 Nov 05, 2012 Jkt 076006 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 5904 Sfmt 5904 E:\HR\OC\B006.XXX B006 mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with HEARINGS VerDate Mar 15 2010 22:55 Nov 05, 2012 Jkt 076006 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 5904 Sfmt 5904 E:\HR\OC\B006.XXX B006 mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with HEARINGS C O N T E N T S Page Hon. Rick Boucher, a Representative in Congress from the Commonwealth of Virginia, opening statement ............................................................................ 1 Hon. Cliff Stearns, a Representative in Congress from the State of Florida, opening statement ................................................................................................ 3 Hon. Henry A. Waxman, a Representative in Congress from the State of California, opening statement ............................................................................. 4 Hon. Roy Blunt, a Representative in Congress from the State of Missouri, opening statement ................................................................................................ 6 Hon. Edward J. Markey, a Representative in Congress from the Common- wealth of Massachusetts, opening statement .................................................... 6 Hon. John Shimkus, a Representative in Congress from the State of Illinois, opening statement ................................................................................................ 7 Hon. Anna G. Eshoo, a Representative in Congress from the State of Cali- fornia, opening statement .................................................................................... 8 Hon. John D. Dingell, a Representative in Congress from the State of Michi- gan, opening statement ....................................................................................... 9 Hon. Joe Barton, a Representative in Congress from the State of Texas, opening statement ................................................................................................ 10 Hon. Jay Inslee, a Representative in Congress from the State of Washington, opening statement ................................................................................................ 11 Hon. Mary Bono Mack, a Representative in Congress from the State of California, opening statement ............................................................................. 12 Hon. Doris O. Matsui, a Representative in Congress from the State of Cali- fornia, opening statement .................................................................................... 13 Hon. Marsha Blackburn, a Representative in Congress from the State of Tennessee, opening statement ............................................................................ 14 Hon. Christopher S. Murphy, a Representative in Congress from the State of Connecticut, opening statement ..................................................................... 14 Hon. Fred Upton, a Representative in Congress from the State of Michigan, opening statement ................................................................................................ 15 Hon. Kathy Castor, a Representative in Congress from the State of Florida, prepared statement .............................................................................................. 17 Hon. G.K. Butterfield, a Representative in Congress from the State of North Carolina, opening statement ............................................................................... 19 Hon. John B. Shadegg, a Representative in Congress from the State of Ari- zona, opening statement ...................................................................................... 20 Hon. Bobby L. Rush, a Representative in Congress from the State of Illinois, opening statement ................................................................................................ 21 Hon. Peter Welch, a Representative in Congress from the State of Vermont, opening statement ................................................................................................ 22 WITNESSES Brian Roberts, Chairman and CEO, Comcast Corporation .................................. 23 Prepared statement .......................................................................................... 26 Answers to submitted questions ...................................................................... 112 Jeff Zucker, President and CEO, NBC Universal ................................................. 39 Prepared statement .......................................................................................... 26 Answers to submitted questions ...................................................................... 168 Colleen Abdoulah, President and CEO of WOW!, Wide Open West Internet, Cable and Telephone ............................................................................................ 40 Prepared statement .......................................................................................... 43 Michael Fiorile, Chairman, NBC Affiliates Board, and President and CEO, Dispatch Printing Company ................................................................................ 52 Prepared statement .......................................................................................... 54 (V) VerDate Mar 15 2010 22:55 Nov 05, 2012 Jkt 076006 PO 00000 Frm 00005 Fmt 5904 Sfmt 5904 E:\HR\OC\B006.XXX B006 mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with HEARINGS VI Page Dr. Mark Cooper, Director of Research, Consumer Federation of America ........ 65 Prepared statement .......................................................................................... 67 Adam Thierer, President, Progress and Freedom Foundation ............................ 76 Prepared statement .......................................................................................... 78 SUBMITTED MATERIAL Letter of January 29, 2010, from the City of Pittsburgh to Mr. Doyle ............... 110 Letter of January 29, 2010, from the Pittsburgh City Council to Mr. Doyle ...... 111 VerDate Mar 15 2010 22:55 Nov 05, 2012 Jkt 076006 PO 00000 Frm 00006 Fmt 5904 Sfmt 5904 E:\HR\OC\B006.XXX