PK nbc-comcast comment

Before the Federal Communications Commission Washington, D.C. 20554 In the Matter of ) ) Applications of Comcast Corporation, ) MB Docket No. 10-56 General Electric Company and NBC ) Universal, Inc. for Consent to Assign ) Licenses or Transfer Control of Licensees ) PETITION TO DENY OF PUBLIC KNOWLEDGE Harold Feld Sherwin Siy Michael Weinberg Mart Kuhn, Law Clerk Public Knowledge 1818 N St., NW, Suite 410 Washington, DC 20036 June 21, 2010 Table of Contents SUMMARY ....................................................................................................................... 1  ARGUMENT..................... 2  I.   The Commission Has a Specific Duty to Protect The Public Interest Beyond Horizontal Guidelines................................................................................................. 2  II.   The Merged Entity Will Create Problems in the Marketplace for Online Video. 4  A.   The Merged Entity Will Have Incentives to Restrict Access to Non-NBCU Content.................................................................................................................... 4  B.   The Merged Entity Will Have Incentives to Restrict the Availability of NBCU Content.................. 10  III.  Proposed Conditions................................................................................................. ...