Merger shareholders have given the new company control of half of the broadband internet market and 30percent of the paid TV market . Announcement that Comcast is ' walking away ' from bankruptcy could come Friday . Comcast has 30million subscribers and Time ##com Cable boasts subscribers ; new company would have spun off or sold 3.9million . # ##rger recommended the merger be sent to a judge for review - a significant regulatory hurdle . Regulators questions whether merger was in the public interest .
Merger would have given the new company control of 57percent of the broadband internet market and 30percent of the paid TV market . Announcement that Comcast is 'walking away ' from deal could come Friday . Comcast has 30million subscribers and Time Warner Cable boasts 11million ; new company would have spun off or sold 3.9million . FCC staffers recommended the merger be sent to a judge for review - a significant regulatory hurdle . Regulators questions whether merger was in the public interest .