The Senate Judiciary Committee announced a March 26...

The Senate Judiciary Committee announced a March 26 hearing to scrutinize the recently announced Comcast/Time Warner Cable acquisition. “The merger of Comcast and Time Warner Cable touches on important policy questions about how Americans access these valuable services,” Chairman Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., said in a statement Monday. “It also presents a critical moment to discuss net neutrality principles that have allowed the Internet to remain an open marketplace for ideas.” Previously, the Senate Judiciary Antitrust Subcommittee had said it would hold a hearing, but Leahy said the full committee should hold the hearing “because these are issues of national importance.” Subcommittee Chairwoman Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., expects the hearing to examine “the details of the proposed merger and how it will impact competition in the cable and broadband markets,” she said. “Consumers deserve fair prices and high quality service for their TV and internet access.” The hearing will be at 10 a.m. in 226 Dirksen. Witnesses weren’t announced.