Malone is a big Charter shareholder.

It classifies broadband as an essential service, like a telephone line.

That gives an edge to the Amazons of the word versus the broadcasters.

Tech giants

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On Tuesday, speaking at the Paley Center in New York, he called big tech companies almost monopolies.

Theyre global in scale.

The Federal Trade Commission underLina Khanhas been aggressively blocking mergers across sectors, having a chilling effect on dealmaking.

Mark Zuckerberg at President Trump’s inauguration in January.