Charter says it will acquire Cox Communications for $21.9B, valuing Cox at $34.5B including debt and uniting two of the biggest US cable and broadband operators
Our anti-trust laws have been severely underused. [embedded post] Spencer M Ross / @srossmktg.com : If we had a functional (read: not corrupt) Federal Trade Commission, this deal wouldn't go through....
AT&T, Charter, Comcast, and Verizon quietly lobby to weaken a $42.5B program to improve US internet access, aiming to block new rules on poor customers' bills
As Washington readies the largest burst of broadband funding in U.S. history, AT&T, Verizon and their allies are lobbying hard against lower prices for consumers Mastodon: @jeffjarvis@mastodon.social ...
The FCC plans to cut its broadband subsidy payout to $14 per month, under half of the current rate; AT&T, Charter, and others are yet to detail their response
Tony Romm / Washington Post :
Sources: Comcast and Charter agree to sell iPads and other Apple devices at a discount in iPhone deal; Comcast to pay for the cost of the discount
KEY POINTS — Comcast and Charter agreed to sell thousands of Apple devices as part of a deal to offer the iPhone to customers for its mobile service.
Spectrum's parent Charter reaches $174.2M settlement in New York AG's speed fraud lawsuit, which alleged that the ISP's speeds were 80% slower than advertised
The lawsuit, filed last year, alleged that Charter's speeds were 80 percent slower than advertised
What to expect when Amazon, Apple, AT&T, Charter, Google, and Twitter testify in front of the Senate Commerce Committee on Wednesday at 10am ET
you some popcorn, because another Silicon-Valley-comes-to-Washington drama is on the way. — Starting at 10 a.m. Wednesday, the
New York Supreme Court rules that FCC's net neutrality repeal has no bearing on NY AG's lawsuit against Charter for allegedly deceptive internet speed promises
Jon Brodkin / Ars Technica :
As the FCC seeks to kill net neutrality, Comcast, Charter, and cable trade group NCTA vow not to block, throttle, or interfere with lawful sites or activities
John Eggerton / Broadcasting & Cable :
As the FCC seeks to kill net neutrality, Comcast, Charter, and cable trade group NCTA vow not to block, throttle, or interfere with lawful sites or activities
John Eggerton / Broadcasting & Cable :
As the FCC seeks to kill net neutrality, Comcast, Charter, and cable trade group NCTA vow not to block, throttle, or interfere with lawful sites or activities
Look to calm critics suggesting FCC Title II rollback would lead to such conduct — ISPs were renewing their pledges not to block …