Sen. Franken wants DOJ to probe Comcast on anti-trust violation

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Telecommunications giant Comcast may have violated US anti-trust laws, according to Senator Al Franken (D-MN) who wrote to the Justice Department on Tuesday asking they launch an investigation into the firm.

"On September 26, Comcast announced that, aside from naming Comcast's Chief Operating Officer, Steve Burke, as the prospective Chief Executive Officer of NBC Universal, 'There will be no additional announcements until the deal closing process and timing is certain,'" Franken wrote in his letter to the assistant attorney general for anti-trust, Christine A. Varney.

"Nevertheless, last Wednesday, Mr. Burke announced the 'members of the new NBC Universal senior management team,' to be effective upon closing of the merger," he added.

Franken, a former NBC employee and former Saturday Night Live cast member, argued that Burke's announcement may have jumped the gun, seeking to indirectly influence the management of the company, thereby violating "the spirit and letter of federal antitrust law."

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http://www.stumbleupon.com/su/3SVbvu/www.rawstory.com/rs/2010/11/franken-requests-antitrust-investigation-comcast//r:t

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1. Now this is one

where the TSA could really help protect the country.