Michael Copps and Robert McDowell talked about media merger proposals, including the proposed AT&T-DirecTV merger and the proposed Comcast-Time Warner Cable merger.鈥俆hey discussed the pros and cons of mergers, what the FCC might watch for in acquisitions, and why the agency approves some but not others.鈥俆hey also spoke about several other issues before the Federal Communications Commission.

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This photograph shows a Dassault Rafale aircraft parked on the tarmac of the French Air and Space Force Luxeuil-Saint-Sauveur Airbase in Saint-Sauveur, France, on March 18, 2025. (Ludovic Marin/AFP via Getty Images)