Comcast Corp. (CMCSA, CMCSB), as part of its planned acquisition of Time Warner Cable Inc. (TWC), is considering spinning off 3 million of its subscribers into a new publicly traded company, Bloomberg News reported Friday, citing people with knowledge of the matter.

Such a move may ease regulator concerns about a Comcast deal for Time Warner Cable, one person told Bloomberg.

Full story at: www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-02-28/comcast-said-to-weigh-subscriber-spinoff-after-time-warner-deal.html

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