An enlarged Comcast would be the bully in the schoolyard, able to dictate terms to content creators, Internet companies, other communications networks that must interconnect with it, and distributors who must access its content. By raising the costs of its rivals and business partners, an enlarged Comcast would raise costs for consumers, who ultimately pay the bills.
— John Bergmayer, senior staff attorney for Public Knowledge, explaining why Comcast’s nefarious plan to buy Time Warner Cable must be stopped.