Comcast Seen Winning Freedom to Raise Rates in Proposal at FCC
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Cable companies such as Comcast Corp. would be free to raise customer rates without local government approval under a U.S. regulator’s proposal, people familiar with the matter said.
Cities, states and other localities would lose regulatory authority over basic programming packages under the plan from Federal Communications Commission Chairman Tom Wheeler, said two agency officials who requested anonymity because the proposal hasn’t been made public. Broadcasters say the change may leave cable providers free to exile TV stations from the basic cable package.