The $50 million agreement proposed in October to settle a decade-old case brought by Comcast subscribers who alleged the company had monopolized the local cable market has gotten preliminary approval from the federal judge handling the case.

U.S. District Judge John R. Padova of the Eastern District of Pennsylvania also certified the settlement class, which includes at least 800,000 current and former subscribers.

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