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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
 
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
United States Department of Justice
Antitrust Division
450 Fifth Street, N.W., Suite 7000
Washington, DC  20530
 
STATE OF CALIFORNIA,
Office of the Attorney General
CSB No. 184162
300 South Spring Street, Suite 1702
Los Angeles, CA  90013
 
STATE OF FLORIDA,
Antitrust Division
PL-01, The Capitol
Tallahassee, FL  32399-1050
 
STATE OF MISSOURI,
Missouri Attorney General’s Office
P.O. Box 899
Jefferson City, MO  65109
 
STATE OF TEXAS,
Office of the Attorney General
300 W. 15th Street, 7th Floor
Austin, TX  78701
 
and
 
STATE OF WASHINGTON,
Office of the Attorney General of Washington
800 Fifth Avenue, Suite 2000
Seattle, WA  98104-3188
 
   Plaintiffs,
 
 v.
 
COMCAST CORP., 
1 Comcast Center
Philadelphia, PA  19103 
 
GENERAL ELECTRIC CO.,
3135 Easton Turnpike
Fairfield, CT  06828
 
and
 
NBC UNIVERSAL, INC.,
30 Rockefeller Plaza
New York, NY  10112
 
   Defendants.

COMPLAINT
 
The United States of America, acting under the direction of the Attorney General of the United States, and the States of California, Florida, Missouri, Texas, and Washington, acting under the direction of their respective Attorneys General or other authorized officials (“Plaintiff States”) (collectively, “Plaintiffs”), bring this civil action pursuant to the antitrust laws of the United States to permanently enjoin a proposed joint venture (“JV”) and related transactions between Comcast Corporation (“Comcast”) and General Electric Company (“GE”) that would allow Comcast, the largest cable company in the United States, to control some of the most popular video programming among consumers, including the NBC Television Network (“NBC broadcast network”) and the cable networks of NBC Universal, Inc. (“NBCU”).  If the JV proceeds, tens of millions of U.S. consumers will pay higher prices for video programming distribution services, receive lower-quality services, and enjoy fewer benefits from innovation.  To prevent this harm, the United States and the Plaintiff States allege as follows...

The full text of this document is available as a PDF.

 
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
 
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
United States Department of Justice
Antitrust Division
450 Fifth Street, N.W., Suite 7000
Washington, DC  20530
 
STATE OF CALIFORNIA,
Office of the Attorney General
CSB No. 184162
300 South Spring Street, Suite 1702
Los Angeles, CA  90013
 
STATE OF FLORIDA,
Antitrust Division
PL-01, The Capitol
Tallahassee, FL  32399-1050
 
STATE OF MISSOURI,
Missouri Attorney General’s Office
P.O. Box 899
Jefferson City, MO  65109
 
STATE OF TEXAS,
Office of the Attorney General
300 W. 15th Street, 7th Floor
Austin, TX  78701
 
and
 
STATE OF WASHINGTON,
Office of the Attorney General of Washington
800 Fifth Avenue, Suite 2000
Seattle, WA  98104-3188
 
   Plaintiffs,
 
 v.
 
COMCAST CORP., 
1 Comcast Center
Philadelphia, PA  19103 
 
GENERAL ELECTRIC CO.,
3135 Easton Turnpike
Fairfield, CT  06828
 
and
 
NBC UNIVERSAL, INC.,
30 Rockefeller Plaza
New York, NY  10112
 
   Defendants.

COMPLAINT
 
The United States of America, acting under the direction of the Attorney General of the United States, and the States of California, Florida, Missouri, Texas, and Washington, acting under the direction of their respective Attorneys General or other authorized officials (“Plaintiff States”) (collectively, “Plaintiffs”), bring this civil action pursuant to the antitrust laws of the United States to permanently enjoin a proposed joint venture (“JV”) and related transactions between Comcast Corporation (“Comcast”) and General Electric Company (“GE”) that would allow Comcast, the largest cable company in the United States, to control some of the most popular video programming among consumers, including the NBC Television Network (“NBC broadcast network”) and the cable networks of NBC Universal, Inc. (“NBCU”).  If the JV proceeds, tens of millions of U.S. consumers will pay higher prices for video programming distribution services, receive lower-quality services, and enjoy fewer benefits from innovation.  To prevent this harm, the United States and the Plaintiff States allege as follows...