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Time Warner Cable's flirtation with potential merger suitors may include Comcast, which is seeking advice on potential regulatory hurdles if it should pursue a bid, sources told CNBC on Friday.
Comcast, the parent company of CNBC, is not in active discussions on deal terms with Time Warner Cable, these sources say, but is asking for guidance on antitrust and Federal Communications Commission-related issues. According to people familiar with the matter, TWC has made it clear that if it should sell itself, Comcast would be its preferred buyer.
The cable operator is on the verge of a bid from Charter Communications, according to The Wall Street Journal, which said Charter is near an agreement with banks for the funds to make that offer.
( Read more: Charter nears funding for Time Warner Cable bid: WSJ)
-Reporting by CNBC's David Faber; writing by Javier E. David.
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