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Monday, June 21, 2010

MERGER WORRIES: WGAW Complains To FCC That Comcast-NBCU Threatens Competition & Content Diversity – Deadline.com

MERGER WORRIES: WGAW Complains To FCC That Comcast-NBCU Threatens Competition & Content Diversity – Deadline.com

Sounds like David against Goliath to me.
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