Hidden fees allot for good chunk of cable bill, study reveals
Consumer Reports found cable companies like Comcast and Spectrum earn $28 billion a year in discretionary hidden fees.
Charter Spectrum
Charter Communications ($CHTR) is an American telecommunications and media company that offers Internet, home phone and cable television service to consumers under the Spectrum brand. The company also operates cable networks Spectrum News and Spectrum Sports.
Senators say ISP data caps blocking access to online schooling
Nearly a dozen senators sent a letter to seven Internet providers urging them to lift broadband data caps that may inhibit online learning.
Analyst: 33 percent of cable, satellite TV subscribers on promo deal
Those deals could be bad news for cable and satellite companies as more subscribers cut the cord due to the pandemic-induced recession.
Media analyst sees benefit to Charter staying out of streaming space
Unlike rivals Comcast and AT&T, Charter has remained devoted to traditional cable TV offerings.
Spectrum customers to pay more for broadcast channels
Customers of Charter’s pay TV service Spectrum will soon pay more for broadcast networks that they are forced to receive.
Internet companies begin reinstating broadband data caps on customers
Internet companies like Comcast and AT&T are rolling back relief benefits offered during the global health crisis.
Charter asks FCC to release it from post-merger conditions on broadband caps
Charter has asked the FCC to remove a barrier that prevents the company from imposing data caps on Internet customers.
Comcast, Charter, AT&T control most of broadband Internet industry in U.S., data reveals
Comcast, Charter and AT&T comprise more than two-thirds of all broadband Internet customer accounts in the United States, according to data from a research firm reviewed by The Desk.
Tribune, Charter impasse over carriage could mean station blackout on January 1
Tribune is warning that many stations, including KTLA, PIX 11 and CW Portland, could be pulled from Spectrum TV after negotiations with Charter have not yielded a new contract.
