Charter Communications

Verizon’s interest in buying a cable operator is back in the news, and late last week the company made an announcement. It wasn’t an announcement about buying Charter, and indeed the news was scheduled long before the Charter story broke. …

On June 1, Verizon’s board said the company’s dividend will remain unchanged in the current quarter. No surprise there, but the announcement underlines a commitment Verizon and AT&T share, which limits both companies’ ability to grow through non-accretive acquisitions. Both …

Charter Communications, which operates an MVNO based on Verizon’s network, appears poised to test 5G systems based on a recent filing with the Federal Communications Commission. While Charter didn’t respond to a request for details, FCC documentation indicates the company …

Investigation into pay-TV providers TWC, Charter, Dish Network, DirecTV, Comcast and Cox examines billing practices A U.S. Senate hearing this week focused on billing practices for five major pay-TV companies serving some 71 million subscribers. Senators honed in on overcharges …

Charter will not impose data caps for seven years following combination with Time Warner Cable, Bright House Networks In approving a major merger in the cable space, the Federal Communications Commission took the opportunity to include a consumer-friendly catch designed …

Following its $48.5 billion acquisition of DirecTV, telecom giant AT&T is now telling federal regulators a pending combination of Time Warner Cable, Bright House Networks and Charter Communications will serve to decrease competition in the lucrative industry. In an Oct. …

Bright House Networks also to be acquired as part of major cable TV deal During a special meeting held Sept. 21, shareholders of Charter Communications and Time Warner Cable have approved Charter’s $56 billion purchase of Time Warner. At the same …

Let me share with you some examples of how companies either hit it out of the park or strike out when it comes to their customer experience management. Customer experience is key to long-term business success, leading to customer relationship …

Greetings from Chicago, Philadelphia (pictured – Bill Gravette from StepOne outside of Pat’s Steaks), New York City, St. Louis, Louisville and Dallas. Many thanks for everyone’s comments on last week’s Android World column. In keeping with the theme – we moved exclusively …

I’m betting the next big play after the announcement last week that Charter Communication is merging with Time Warner Cable will be Charter going wireless. This has not been discussed yet, but I firmly believe it must happen. All of pay TV is going wireless …

Update, 9:24 a.m. CST, May 26: Charter Communications today confirmed reports it is making a play to purchase Time Warner Cable, the second-largest cable provider in the U.S. behind Comcast, for $55 billion. Charter also is working to purchase provider …

Regulators frowned on Comcast/TWC deal; will Charter/TWC be different? Comcast is dropping its bid for Time Warner Cable after the Federal Communications Commission signaled that it would not approve the deal. Charter Communications may be set to back out of …

Charter targets Bright House in deal to combine No. 4 and No. 6 cable providers Cable industry consolidation looks set to continue as Charter Communications announced plans to acquire Bright House Networks for $10.4 billion. The move, if approved by …