Senator Elizabeth Warren and a handful of other top Democrats have sent a letter to FCC chairman Brendan Carr and Department of Justice antitrust chief Gail Slater, asking them to take a close look at Nexstar‘s proposed deal for Tegna, and to block it if they find it anticompetitive.
“We write to urge you to closely scrutinize Nexstar Media Group, Inc’s (‘Nexstar’) proposed acquisition of Tegna Inc. (‘Tegna’) and to block this deal if you determine that it violates federal telecommunications or antitrust laws,” the letter says, a copy of which was viewed by The Hollywood Reporter.
The letter was signed by Warren, Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), Sen. Jacky Rosen (D-NV) and Representatives Summer Lee (D-PA), Maxwell Frost (D-FL) and Doris Matsui (D-CA), who’s Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Communications & Technology in the House. They sent the letter late Monday night.
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