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FCC Head Stands Behind NBCU-Comcast Merger

The approval order requires Comcast to ensure competitors fair online and programming access.

Federal Communications Commission Chairman Julius Genachowski on Thursday submitted a proposal to committee members to approve the Comcast-NBC Universal merger. In doing so, Genachowski determined that the joint venture meets the FCC-mandated "public interest."