<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1"> <META content="MSHTML 5.50.4611.1300" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT lang=0 FAMILY="SANSSERIF">"Comcast cable stations are watched by almost 30% of the population. The FCC, Comcast and others are pushing to have that cap raised from 30% to 45%. If the cap gets raised, Comcast is in financial position to acquire a few more ailing cable companies, like Charter, to reach it. That would mean that almost half of the population would have no choice but to get their cable TV though Comcast. And that group would have no cable access to ads or shows that Comcast doesn't like. Even though, Comcast wouldn't be fully restricting those ads or shows from all modes of media, the result would be pretty close."<BR><BR>Nomi</FONT> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Right -- and this is the line of attack the Rev. Moore and others like him should take. They should distinguish between govt suppression of speech (anti-First Amend), and narrow corp ownership of the airwaves (oligopoly that can undermine free expression while not technically fucking with the First Amend). </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>DP</DIV></BODY></HTML>