In late 2009 Comcast decided to buy out GE’s Universal NBC Universal, which has since then led to more government regulation and intrusion in the marketplace than before. Although some may consider merging as pretty intrusive, this agreement has made the government a micromanager of media deals. It even forces Comcast to sell its content to outside distributors if certain conditions apply. On April 28, 2016, the FCC proposed a new price regulation for cable, which brought Comcast and other cable companies under a type of regulatory rule that was already applied to phone companies such as AT&T and Verizon. However, the price rules doesn’t extend to home internet. Despite prior pledges recognizing the investment-destroying effects of rate regulation,
