Upton, Doyle Back Comcast-NBCU Deal

Former House Communications Subcommittee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI) and Subcommittee member Mike Doyle (D-PA) have added their voices to those supporting the joint venture between Philadelphia-based Comcast and GE's NBCU.

"This transaction presents opportunities that will launch the communications, information, and technology industry into a new era of competition, creativity and innovation," they fairly gushed in a letter being circulated by fans of the deal. The pair wrote Federal Communications Commission Chairman Julius Genachowski saying that after the commission finishes its review, it will draw the same conclusion about the deal's public interest benefits. The letter praises the chairman for both the deliberate and expeditious review it has so far conducted. That was an effort to suggest the FCC has already been thorough and allowed for public input and does not need to further delay the proceedings as some others in Congress have requested. "[The deal] has already enjoyed unprecedented opportunities for public participation and scrutiny, they wrote.