Tag: charter
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Verizon & Charter Are in Talks For a Possible Merger
The Wall Street Journal today reported that there maybe a telecom mega-merger in the works. According to a report from WSJ Verizon is eyeing a takeover of Charter Communications. The report claims that Verizon CEO Lowell McAdam has made a “preliminary approach” to Charter executives about such a deal. Yet just because there is a preliminary…
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Verizon is Looking at Buying Comcast or Charter
The consolidation of cable TV may be continuing in 2017 because Verizon is reportedly looking at buying Comcast or Charter. The report first showed up in the New York Post and said Verizon Chief Executive Lowell McAdam is reportedly looking at buying one of the big two cable companies in an effort to counter AT&T’s…
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Over 17 Million Americans Are about to Miss Out on Sunday Football…
If you are thinking about going to a friend’s house to watch some NFL football on Sunday night you may want to ask whether they have Charter TV. Once again NBCUniversal is looking at blacking out cable TV subscribers and this time it is fighting with Charter. Starting January 1 almost 17 million Americans will…
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Charter is Rolling Out a 30 Mbps Internet Service for Just $15
Part of the deal for Charter Communications to buy Time Warner Cable was that they would offer low income plans. This was one of the reasons the FCC agreed to approve the merger. To get the deal, your family needs to participate in the National School Lunch Program or be a senior who is 65…
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Charter & TWC Threaten to Disconnect Users Who Pirate Content
2016 has marked a renewed effort to go after Americans who are pirating copyrighted content. We have seen everything from ISPs working on ways to identify pirate live streams to cut them off to Amazon working to cut off sellers or fully loaded Fire TV devices. Now ISPs are threatening to cut off pirates. Recently…
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Charter Communications Just Had a Really Bad Quarter…
Charter Communications is just finishing up their plans to buy Time Warner Cable and Bright House Networks. The close of their Time Warner Cable deal cannot come quick enough for Charter Communications as the organization lost 152,000 TV subscribers in just the second quarter of 2016. “On May 18, we closed our transactions with Time…
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FCC Gives Cord Cutters a Huge Win Over Cable Companies
The FCC is giving cord cutters a huge win in their fight to access the content they want when and how they want it. Recently the FCC and DOJ approved the merger between Charter and Time Warner Cable, but they put an important catch in their approval. For at least seven years Charter will be…
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How To Stop Getting Spam Email And Mail From Comcast, Directv, Dish, TWC, And More
We all know the pain after you cancel your TV service you get hundreds of emails and letters asking you to come back. Here is how you can get off their contact list for many of the major companies. The first thing you need to do is add yourself to the Do Not Call list.…