The Wall Street Journal’s Amy Schatz previews the Federal Communication Commission’s review of Comcast’s likely purchase of NBC from General Electric. There are fears about the cable behemoth turning NBC into a cable channel or messing with local affiliates. But the greater, long-term concern, I think, is that this furthers the power of a giant internet service provider. Comcast has an operative monopoly on the internet in areas here in Chicago. How will the purchase impact their internet service — and what if another service provider were to eventually challenge Comcast’s share of that market?

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