Comcast makes its case to FCC, listing its disruptors

Comcast filed with the Federal Communications Commission a detailed response to questions asked by the FCC.

Comcast's filing is redacted, with many answers about its business removed for competitive reasons. Many questions are also left unanswered, with Comcast promising to respond to them at a later time. Nonetheless, the answers paint a picture of the competitive cable universe that Comcast argues bolsters its case for merging with Time Warner Cable. Comcast details various potential competitors to its video service, noting the launch of Google Fiber and the enormous success of Netflix. Then there are consumer device companies, like Sony, Microsoft and Apple. The company also cites the rise in the number of cable channels, as well as online channels, as a source of competition to its core service.