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Charter Avoids Getting Kicked Out of New York, Agrees to New Merger Conditions

posted by takyon on Monday April 22 2019, @07:32PM   Printer-friendly
from the business-prescription dept.

MrPlow writes:

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Charter Communications won't be kicked out of New York after all.

Nine months after a New York government agency ordered Charter to leave the state over its alleged failure to comply with merger conditions, state officials have announced a settlement that will let Charter stay in New York in exchange for further broadband expansions. The settlement will enforce a new version of the original merger conditions and require a $12 million payment, about half of which could help other ISPs deploy broadband.

Source: https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2019/04/charter-avoids-getting-kicked-out-of-new-york-agrees-to-new-merger-conditions/

Previously: Charter (Time Warner Cable) Sued by State of New York for Slow Internet
New York State Threatens To Revoke Charter's Cable Franchise For Bullshitting

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  • (Score: 2) by ikanreed on Monday April 22 2019, @09:03PM (1 child)

    by ikanreed (3164) Subscriber Badge on Monday April 22 2019, @09:03PM (#833518) Journal

    I'm just saying what we should charter, is a spaceship for their executives, aimed directly at the sun.

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  • (Score: 4, Insightful) by DannyB on Monday April 22 2019, @09:46PM

    by DannyB (5839) Subscriber Badge on Monday April 22 2019, @09:46PM (#833537) Journal

    Charter would expand its network to provide high-speed broadband service to 145,000 residences and businesses entirely in Upstate New York; the network expansion would be completed by September 30, 2021

    I'm sure Charter will complete all of their commitments by the 2021 deadline. Just like Verizon and AT&T always keep their promises. Remember how Verizon was going to rebuild infrastructure after hurricane Somethingorother? Maybe Verizon just hasn't finished yet.

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