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Comcast and the future of the internet.

Hello again, I'm Aran Alney, and this is To the Poet from Public Radio International.

A daily look at the issues Americans care about most.

New deals involving Comcast and other companies could have an impact on the quality, the content, and the price of your internet service. If its merger with Time Warner cable goes through, Comcast will be the dominant provider of broadband in the United States. The powerhouse content provider, Netflix, has already agreed to pay Comcast to guarantee quality service, and nobody knows who might be next.

Will Comcast be able to dictate what finally reaches millions of users?

Will creative competitors have a chance?

Will consumers pay more and get less?

Today's talking point, a real-life discovery of buried treasure.

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If Comcast merges with Time Warner cable, it'll be America's dominant broadband provider.

Netflix has already agreed to pay to get better service.

Is Comcast getting too much power?

Is broadband a national resource that should be regulated like a public utility?

Today's talking point, since the beginning of human history, humans have buried precious objects, and they've dreamed

of digging them up. We'll hear about a California couple who found $10 million in gold coins

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