California Watchdog Wary of Potential Charter/TWC Voice and Broadband Quality

March 7, 2016

In a recent legal brief, a consumer watchdog agency in California named potential difficulties with broadband and voice quality  — among other issues — as reasons that it is not in the least bit enthusiastic about Charter acquiring Time Warner…
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Call for Questions on Expanding Internet Access in Upcoming Presidential Debates

March 3, 2016

Over three dozen signers from a diverse group of national civil rights groups, technology policy advocates, media advocates, and community organizing groups sent a letter to moderators of the four upcoming debates, urging them to ask how the candidates will…
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Charter-TWC: Deal Opponents Say California PUC is Near Split

February 23, 2016

Seeking Alpha By Jason Aycock Progressive groups say they’re making headway in trying to take down Charter Communications’ (CHTR +1.9%) deal to acquire Time Warner Cable (TWC +1%) and Bright House Networks, with two groups in particular saying they won’t…
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Public Interest Groups to Speak Out in California Against Massive Cable Merger

January 26, 2016

Contact Info: Timothy Karr, 201-533-8838 LOS ANGELES — A coalition of media justice, Internet rights and public interest groups will testify Tuesday before the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) in opposition to Charter Communications’ proposed $67 billion takeover of Time…
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Tuesday: CPUC to Take Public Comments in L.A. on Charter/Time Warner Cable Merger

January 25, 2016

Greenlining Institute and Greenlining Coalition Members to Raise Concerns Contact: Bruce Mirken, Greenlining Institute Media Relations Director, 510-926-4022; 415-846-7758 (cell) Paul Goodman, Greenlining Institute Senior Legal Counsel, 831-325-8600 (cell) LOS ANGELES – On Tuesday, Jan. 26, the California Public Utilities Commission…
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DISH-led Coalition Launches to Fight Comcast, Charter-TWC ‘Duopoly’

January 25, 2016

Philadelphia Business Journal By Dan Norton Comcast just caught flak from a new coalition lashing out against a merger of which it’s not even a part. The 17-member-strong Stop Mega Cable coalition launched Thursday, and DISH is a leader. The…
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Stop Mega Cable Coalition Launches; Warns of the Harms Charter-TWC Merger Could Pose for Consumers, Competition; Calls for FCC and DOJ to Solve These Harms

January 22, 2016

New “Mega Cable” Company, Along with Comcast, Would Create a Dangerous Duopoly Controlling an Estimated 90% of the Nation’s High-Speed Broadband Connections Washington, D.C., January 21, 2016 – The Stop Mega Cable Coalition launched today with the goal of raising awareness about…
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The State of Our Fragmented Union

January 12, 2016

The Huffington Post By Orson Aguilar This evening, President Obama will give his final State of the Union address. These addresses often have an optimistic spin, and particularly so as a president nears the end of his term and seeks…
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CPUC Likely To Review Charter/TWC/BHN at Own Pace, Experts Say

December 11, 2015

Communications Daily Experts believe the California PUC will follow its own schedule, rather than the FCC’s shot clock, in reviewing Charter Communications’ acquisitions of Bright House Networks and Time Warner Cable. No one expects the deal to be done within…
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ILECs Object to FCC’s IP Tech Transition Proposals for Replacing Copper Services

November 2, 2015

Communications Daily Incumbent telcos opposed the FCC’s tech transition proposals for assessing the adequacy of IP-based services intended to replace legacy copper-based phone services being discontinued. They said the commission’s proposed standards could slow the IP transition and broadband deployment,…
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