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Why Would Comcast Improve When It Could Buy Time Warner Cable Instead?

Comcast can't sign up any more people. In fact, it's losing them to the Internet. The only way to survive is to monopolize by purchasing Time Warner Cable.

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On Wednesday, Comcast struck a $45-billion deal to acquire Time Warner Cable. If approved, the deal would represent a giant step toward greater consolidation: Comcast has 22 million subscribers and Time Warner has 11 million.

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