Media Consolidation

This week Comcast derided opponents of its disastrous proposal to buy its biggest rival, Time Warner Cable, accusing us and our allies of "extortion."

Comcast owes Common Cause an apology after making baseless accusation.

Suggestions by Comcast that Common Cause sought favorable treatment and offered to drop its opposition to the company's merger with Time Warner Cable are unfounded.

"In this situation, where we're dealing with behemoth telecommunication companies, the consumer and the public interest tend to get completely overlooked, and it's all about what's most profitable for this gargantuan entity," says Susan Lerner, executive director of Common Cause New York, which opposes the merger.