The freshman lawmaker, who serves on the House Agriculture, Armed Services and Homeland Security Committees, called Time Warner's announcement to test market the initiative in several regions "ill conceived" and said it had the potential to more than triple customers' current rates. Time Warner said it wanted to roll out the project in Rochester N.Y., Greensboro, N.C., Austin, Texas, and San Antonio, Texas. "It's almost certainly just a matter of time before they attempt to overcharge all of their customers," Massa said. "While I favor a business's right to maximize their profit potential, I believe safeguards must be put in place when a business has a monopoly on a specific region."

Read Massa's press release here and a recent memo from Landel Hobbs, Time Warner's chief operating officer here.