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Except they do compete for the same customers, no? The merger is with Time Warner Cable and not Time Warner. However, even if they did merge with Time Warner,
by zeckalpha 13y ago
Except they do compete for the same customers, no? The merger is with Time Warner Cable and not Time Warner.
However, even if they did merge with Time Warner, they would still be competing for the same customers, since Comcast is NBC is Universal.
- mattmaroon 13y agoThere are probably not many markets in which Time Warner Cable and Comcast both exist. That's probably what he meant as its been a talking point.
- chimeracoder 13y ago> There are probably not many markets in which Time Warner Cable and Comcast both exist. There are exactly zero such markets. Not approximately. Exactly. http://dealbook.nytimes.com/2014/02/12/comcast-set-to-acquire-time-warner-cable/ http://dealbook.nytimes.com/2014/02/12/comcast-set-to-acquir... http://www.nytimes.com/2014/02/24/opinion/the-comcast-time-warner-cable-merger.html http://www.nytimes.com/2014/02/24/opinion/the-comcast-time-w...
- dfoolz 13y agoThis is bullshit. Time Warner (Brighthouse) and Comcast both compete in the area I live in. Orlando, FL.....
- sureshv 13y agoJust because they service the same city doesn't mean they overlap coverage area. Many RBOC and Cable lines cut across city boundaries. Most of the boundaries were in place when cities were allowed to grant exclusive franchise rights to cable providers in order to entice them to provide service. And although deregulation did away from allowing cities to provide exclusive rights, very few cable companies are willing to pay to fight the entrenched interests.
- dfoolz 13y agoThey overlap... I just switched to Time Warner from Comcast.
- Consultant32452 13y agoIn my neighborhood I can choose between them. I believe Brighthouse owns the lines, but I can get Comcast service over them.
- sirsar 13y agoThe parent was referencing the merger. There's no competition with oneself.
- smw 13y agoJust FYI, Brighthouse is no longer affiliated with Time Warner Cable, they're a separate entity owned by Advance Newhouse.
- nick2021 13y agoTime Warner Cable is some of the shittiest internet I've ever had. Super fast occasional, but mostly slow. I have Cox now and love it so much I'd donate to them every month if they asked for it.