Washington – Comcast (NASD: CMCSA) would be compelled to provide TV shows
to rival online services, and agree be bound by open Internet conditions for a
period of seven years in order to win approval of its merger with NBC (NYSE: GE) from the
Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Bloomberg reported, citing people
familiar with the matter.
FCC chairman Julius Genachowski reportedly listed the
requirements during a meeting on Dec. 23, in which he urged fellow FCC
commissioners to approve the deal should Comcast meet the requirements.
Comcast
would reportedly be required to adhere to open Internet standards — such as
not blocking or placing caps on Internet content or usage — regardless of
whether such regulations are imposed more broadly.
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(Bloomberg)
