Fcc chairman tom wheeler commented. Joining us on the communicators this week to discuss this, craig aaron, who is president and ceo of free press, and former fcc commissioner rocket Mcdowell Robert mcdowell. Commissioner mcdowell, can the fcc put the kibosh on comcast Time Warner Cable mergersome. Guest oh, it could, absolutely. And the department of justice could try to do so as well. Sometime in the past when mergers have been proposed not necessarily at the announcement stage weve heard words such as unthinkable. They havent put the kibosh on it just yet, and the application, i dont think, has even been filed at the fcc. But, sure, as a matter of law, its ability, it could deny the merger if it wanted to. Host from what youve read about this, do you think the fcc should stop this merrier . Guest well, so, actually, i think the better question is will it. And i dont think it will. And, you know, im in a think tank now, the hudson institute, so i have in dog in the fight. So trying t