ITIF urged regulators to consider the dynamic and productive efficiencies that would come with a larger cable company. The proposed transaction will allow Comcast a larger footprint to recoup the large investments needed to maintain, improve, and operate its network as well as drive research and development and quickly scale innovations. These benefits come at virtually no cost to competition: with no reduction in horizontal competition and little reason to fear any effect on upstream markets, this acquisition is likely in the public interest.
