WHY THIS MATTERS:ISPs were hoping the FCC would take a page from the FTC, which did not make web browsing and app use history opt in when it had authority over ISP privacy.
Analyst Marci Ryvicker or Wells Fargo, who originally had doubts about combining CBS with Viacom, now says the combination looks better to her than she thought. Ryvicker, noting that it looks like a deal might really happen, has put together three scenarios for how CBS would deal with Viacom's assets and all of them result in significant generation of free cash flow.