Comcast/NBCU Set For House, Senate Hearings in Early February

House communications hearing to be preceded by Feb. 3 briefing

By John Eggerton -- Broadcasting & Cable, 1/22/2010 3:48:15 PM

The House Communications and Senate antitrust committee have both scheduled hearings on the proposed Comcast/NBCU merger.

The date is Feb. 4 at 9:30 a.m. for Communications, according to a notice from the committee, and 2:30 p.m. for the Senate Antitrust Subcommittee.

The House hearing will be preceded by what is being billed as a bipartisan briefing for subcommittee staffers Feb. 3.

Comcast is planning to file the merger proposal with the Justice Department early next week and its public interest filing by the end of the week.