Say No to the Time Warner-Comcast Merger!

The Issue

We need more competition in the cable and Internet marketplace, not less, and a mega-merger of Comcast and Time Warner will result in a Comcast conglomerate that will dominate cable and broadband in our nation -- leading to higher prices, fewer program choices and even worse customer service.

If the FCC allows this merger to go through, Comcast will:

* Control two-thirds of the nation's cable subscribers, five times the subscriber base of any other cable company and 50 percent more than the largest satellite TV service.

* Control nearly 40 percent of the U.S. broadband market.

* Have enormous gatekeeper power over the content that reaches consumers

* Give the company even more power to raise rates for its competitors, passing those price hikes on to customers.

* Combine two companies that already rank near the bottom of Consumer Reports annual consumer satisfaction survey of 80,000 readers.

Please reject the Comcast/Time Warner Cable merger, and give American consumers a break.

Consumers Union of United StatesPetition StarterI’m a Client Manager at Change.org, helping nonprofits find and connect with new supporters. Before coming to Change.org, I worked as a Strategist at Big Duck, which is a communications firm that works exclusively with nonprofits. Prior to that, I ran the Digital Engagement Department at Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America (IAVA). I graduated from Fordham University and while I’ve lived in New York for over a decade now, I grew up all over the world as an Army brat. When I’m not geeking out over online engagement and social media for nonprofits, I am either taking a yoga class, cooking up something exotic, or running the Central Park loop.

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