WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor expressed concerns regarding the merger of Charter, Time Warner Cable and Bright House Networks, and urged the Federal Communications Commission to conduct a robust public interest review. Castor emphasized the importance of maintaining a high-level of customer service for cable and broadband service in the Tampa Bay region, supporting our local, diverse workforce, and protecting local programming and local philanthropic and educational initiatives, such as Bright House Pitch 6, a Shark Tank style competition to help startups expand and create jobs, held just this past weekend.

In her letter to the FCC, U.S. Rep. Castor wrote:  “Any merger … must require the highest standard of customer service and include measurable benchmarks. Customers should not trade downward for service and, when it appears that they are, the FCC should subject the transaction to high scrutiny …”