lots of procompetitive impact, proconsumer impacts as a result of the increased scale and investment. again, not a very scary story when you look at market share. 40% of the wireline broadband share, but if you factor in indisputableis that wireless is beginning to be an effective competitor and substitute for many uses of broadband, market share is as low as 20%. again, national share and broadband, the issue is local share and in no local market will there be any less choice after the transaction than there was before the transaction. >> the proposed merger between comcast and time warner cable, monday on "the communicators". time", davidestion cameron answered a wide range of questions on energy prices. the u.k. unemployment figure. and defense spending. this is about 30 minutes. >> questions for the prime minister. >> thank you, mr. speaker. this morning, i had meetings with colleagues and others and i shall have further meetings later today. >> thank you, mr. speaker. what assurances can the prime minister gave to residents that localism will give them a third chance against gree

lots of procompetitive impacts, proconsumer impacts from the transaction as a result of increased scale and investment. not a very scary story when you look at market share. it is something less than 40% of the wireline broadband share. if you factor in wireless, and i think it is indisputable today, that wireless is certainly beginning to be an effective competitor and substitute for at least many uses of broadband, market share is that least 20%. national share a broadband, not sure how that matters. the issue is local share. not sure how there will be any less choice after the transaction then there is before the transaction. >> the proposed merger between comcast and time warner cable, monday on the communicators at two.em eastern on c-span >> during question time this week, british prime minister answered their wide range of questions on energy prices, the uganda public figures, and defense spending. this is about 30 minutes. >> questions for the prime minister. >> thank you, mr. speaker. this morning, i had meetings with colleagues and others and i shall have further meetings late

public hearings as an opportunity like appearing on " to spell "the communicators out the strong, proconsumer benefits of this transaction in the absence of any material risk of any competitive activity as a result of it. host: so many of the articles after the merger was announced were about you and your political influence. what did you think about those articles? guest: i am always a little bit humored by those articles. you have known me for a long time. it is not my favorite and in the morning to wake up and see an article about me. like government. i like politics. i have been involved in politics and government for 25 years. the old classic line, some of my best friends are elected officials. and they really are. i respect the work that is done. i enjoy my relationships with them. in theing been involved political arena, i know there are no print -- quid pro quos, there are no preset expectations. any good elected official, and i would like to think that the many elected officials who are my friends are all great elected officials, are going to make decisions on the merits based upon w

i think there is a very good story there, lots of procompetitive impacts proconsumer impacts of the transaction result of the increased scale and investment. not a really scary story when you look at market share as something less than 40% of the wireline broadband share. if you factor in wireless, and i think it is indisputable wireless is beginning to be a n effective competitor for broadband share, it is less than 20%. national share in broadband, i am not sure if that matters. no local market will there be any less choice after the transaction before the trend -- then there is -- after the transaction then there is before the transaction. >> "washington journal" continues. host: he is a former u.s. ambassador to the united nations and also represented the u.s. in iraq and afghanistan. thank you for being with us. we want to talk about the elections in afghanistan but first let's focus on the situation in ukraine. you wrote a piece in "the new york times," indicating russia is not strong enough to go into a full-fledged cold war but the united nations could revert to a cold war era gridlock.