Pai, Comcast Talk UHF Discount, Digital Divide

Comcast executives sat with FCC Chairman Ajit Pai to discuss his regulatory reform steps, focus on the digital divide and other issues, said an ex parte filing posted Thursday in docket 13-236. The operator said it also gave him its latest Internet Essentials broadband program subscriber numbers and urged Pai "to act expeditiously" in restoring the UHF discount. Such action is expected to occur soon (see 1701110067). Also at the meeting were Pai Chief of Staff Matthew Berry, Comcast Senior Executive Vice President David Cohen, NBCUniversal Senior Vice President-Government Relations Mitch Rose and Comcast Senior Vice President-Regulatory and State Legislative Affairs Kathryn Zachem. Pai, since assuming the chair, also met with Incompas (see 1702130023). The agency declined to comment now.