• Opponentsfeared thismerger wouldlead to layoffso The IFTAstronglysupportedthis mergero Comcast-NBC UniversalMerger wasannounced inJanuary 2011• TheComcast-NBCmerger wasapproved inJanuary 2011o Comcast'smain goal inthis mergerwas horizontalintegration• Before thismerger, GEhad controlof NBC• Comcast-NBCUniversalMerger wasannounced inDecember 2009• The currentCEO ofComcast isBrian Roberts• Opponentsfeared thismerger wouldgrant Comcastmonopoly-likepower• Comcastwasfounded in1963o Before thismerger,Viacom hadcontrol ofNBC• Comcast'smain goal inthis mergerwasdiversification• The IFTAstronglyopposedthis merger• This mergerwould forceComcast totake on $8B innew debto The currentCEO ofComcast isRalphRobertso FCCCommissionersvoting against themerger wereMichael Copps &Meredith Bakero Comcastwasfounded in1968o This mergerwould forceComcast totake on $10Bin new debt• The finalFCC vote toapprove themerger was4-1• The CWAstronglyopposedthis merger• The FCCCommissionerwho votedagainst themerger wasMichael Coppso TheComcast-NBCmerger wasapproved inJune 2010o The FCCCommissionerwho votedagainst themerger wasMeredith Bakero The finalFCC vote toapprove themerger was3-2• Opponentsfeared thismerger wouldlead to layoffso The IFTAstronglysupportedthis mergero Comcast-NBC UniversalMerger wasannounced inJanuary 2011• TheComcast-NBCmerger wasapproved inJanuary 2011o Comcast'smain goal inthis mergerwas horizontalintegration• Before thismerger, GEhad controlof NBC• Comcast-NBCUniversalMerger wasannounced inDecember 2009• The currentCEO ofComcast isBrian Roberts• Opponentsfeared thismerger wouldgrant Comcastmonopoly-likepower• Comcastwasfounded in1963o Before thismerger,Viacom hadcontrol ofNBC• Comcast'smain goal inthis mergerwasdiversification• The IFTAstronglyopposedthis merger• This mergerwould forceComcast totake on $8B innew debto The currentCEO ofComcast isRalphRobertso FCCCommissionersvoting against themerger wereMichael Copps &Meredith Bakero Comcastwasfounded in1968o This mergerwould forceComcast totake on $10Bin new debt• The finalFCC vote toapprove themerger was4-1• The CWAstronglyopposedthis merger• The FCCCommissionerwho votedagainst themerger wasMichael Coppso TheComcast-NBCmerger wasapproved inJune 2010o The FCCCommissionerwho votedagainst themerger wasMeredith Bakero The finalFCC vote toapprove themerger was3-2

Comcast-NBC Merger - Call List

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  1. • Opponents feared this merger would lead to layoffs
  2. o The IFTA strongly supported this merger
  3. o Comcast-NBC Universal Merger was announced in January 2011
  4. • The Comcast-NBC merger was approved in January 2011
  5. o Comcast's main goal in this merger was horizontal integration
  6. • Before this merger, GE had control of NBC
  7. • Comcast-NBC Universal Merger was announced in December 2009
  8. • The current CEO of Comcast is Brian Roberts
  9. • Opponents feared this merger would grant Comcast monopoly-like power
  10. • Comcast was founded in 1963
  11. o Before this merger, Viacom had control of NBC
  12. • Comcast's main goal in this merger was diversification
  13. • The IFTA strongly opposed this merger
  14. • This merger would force Comcast to take on $8B in new debt
  15. o The current CEO of Comcast is Ralph Roberts
  16. o FCC Commissioners voting against the merger were Michael Copps & Meredith Baker
  17. o Comcast was founded in 1968
  18. o This merger would force Comcast to take on $10B in new debt
  19. • The final FCC vote to approve the merger was 4-1
  20. • The CWA strongly opposed this merger
  21. • The FCC Commissioner who voted against the merger was Michael Copps
  22. o The Comcast-NBC merger was approved in June 2010
  23. o The FCC Commissioner who voted against the merger was Meredith Baker
  24. o The final FCC vote to approve the merger was 3-2