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FCC Approves Merger of Comcast, AT&T Broadband

The Federal Communications Commission clears the way for the creation of the nation's largest cable TV company. The marriage of Comcast and AT&T's broadband unit will have 27 million subscribers and control roughly 40 percent of the cable market. NPR's Jack Speer reports.

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Jack Speer
Jack Speer is a newscaster at NPR in Washington, DC. In this role he reports, writes, edits, and produces live hourly updates which air during NPR programming.

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