Comcast Deal: If Netflix Is Fine, Regulators Might Be Too

Comcast’s proposed purchase of Time Warner Cable goes before US regulators who may be more interested in ensuring Internet users can see Netflix’s videos than parsing the combined company’s market share.

Federal Communications Commission Chairman Tom Wheeler may use his agency’s power to review the deal to get faster Web access to more residences and schools, and limit what online video providers like Netflix can be charged to stream content. “It enables the Wheeler FCC to implement public policy that it might not be able to get done through rulemaking,” Robert McDowell, a former FCC commissioner, said.