As Comcast remains at the top of the headlines for its recently announced plans of acquiring Time Warner Cable, the nation’s top cable company is facing a new dilemma, this time in the auto industry.
Reports say Comcast is rivaling General Motors to acquire crucial radio waves that could either be used for Web data wi-fi or for communications technology in high-technology cars.
Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx announced earlier this month that legislation for “talking” cars will be written before the end of President Obama’s term. That announcement, say reports, sparked a rivalry between the cable and auto industries; General Motors says the spectrum that can be used for life-saving car communications technology should take precedence over expanded wireless and web data services.
But Comcast, along with other technology giants like Google and Microsoft, claim such technology is a long-shot this early, and are now pushing for the Federal Communications Commission to allow the tech firms access to the spectrum.
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