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FCC Probes Charter On Web Video Rivalry

Bloomberg | by TVNewsCheck

Regulators reviewing Charter’s proposed $55.1 billion acquisition of Time Warner Cable  want to know more about how the cable company has reacted to competition from streaming video providers like Netflix and Amazon.The questions show the FCC’s concern about whether cable companies that provide access to the Internet may squelch streaming video that competes with their traditional channel lineup.