WASHINGTON - MAY 06: Mitch Bainwol, chairman and CEO of the Recording Industry Association of America, testifies at a House Telecommunications and the Internet Subcommittee hearing about the 'Internet Freedom Preservation Act of 2008,' in the Rayburn House Office Building on Capitol Hill, May 6, 2008 in Washington, DC. The hearing was in conjunction with an investigation concerning allegations that cable giant Comcast was caught blocking and degrading consumer access to internet content. Getty Images logo Getty Images 18 months ago

WASHINGTON - MAY 06: Mitch Bainwol, chairman and CEO of the Recording Industry Association of America, testifies at a House Telecommunications and the Internet Subcommittee hearing about the 'Internet Freedom Preservation Act of 2008,' in the Rayburn House Office Building on Capitol Hill, May 6, 2008 in Washington, DC. The hearing was in conjunction with an investigation concerning allegations that cable giant Comcast was caught blocking and degrading consumer access to internet content.

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  6. General Electric CEO Jeff Immelt speaks at the WEB 2.0 summit in San Francisco, California October 20, 2009. Immelt on Tuesday said he was "totally OK" with keeping control of NBC Universal, the TV and movie entertainment house which is reportedly a takeover target for top U.S. cable operator Comcast.
  7. General Electric CEO Jeff Immelt speaks at the WEB 2.0 summit in San Francisco, California October 20, 2009. Immelt on Tuesday said he was "totally OK" with keeping control of NBC Universal, the TV and movie entertainment house which is reportedly a takeover target for top U.S. cable operator Comcast.
  8. General Electric CEO Jeff Immelt speaks at the WEB 2.0 summit in San Francisco, California October 20, 2009. Immelt on Tuesday said he was "totally OK" with keeping control of NBC Universal, the TV and movie entertainment house which is reportedly a takeover target for top U.S. cable operator Comcast.

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