Charter reports flat revenue during Q2; broadband, video churn continues
Charter continued to experience broadband and video churn during Q2, but an uptick in mobile lines helped the company maintain flat revenue on a year-over basis.
Spectrum Mobile
Comcast, Charter to partner with T-Mobile on new business wireless service
The two cable telecoms will use T-Mobile’s 4G LTE and 5G network to power their business-focused wireless offerings.
Charter’s Spectrum updates customers during Los Angeles wildfires
Charter has opened up 35,000 Spectrum WiFi hotspot points throughout the greater Los Angeles area, allowing anyone to connect to the Internet for free.
Parks Associates: Popularity of Internet, mobile bundles growing
Around one in five American households now bundles their home Internet service with wireless phone, according to a new consumer survey.
Charter continues to shed Spectrum TV, Spectrum Internet subscribers
Charter continued to log declines in its Spectrum TV and Spectrum Internet businesses, though revenue was boosted by Spectrum Mobile.
Charter rolls out more-transparent, all-inclusive prices on Spectrum services
As part of its “Life Unlimited” campaign, Charter is including taxes and fees and dropping contracts across some of its residential services.
Charter lost 393,000 residential Spectrum TV customers during Q2
More Spectrum TV customers are ditching the company’s legacy service, despite getting some streaming services as part of their plans.
Charter to lay off 1,000 Spectrum call center employees
Affected workers will be offered the opportunity to secure jobs at other call centers.
Broadband companies grabbing bigger slice of wireless pie
Land-based broadband companies are grabbing more net new wireless additions than the wireless companies themselves, according to new research.
Spectrum Mobile offering $2,500 in credits to customers who switch
The credits are designed to offset early termination fees and device installment balances.
Disney spat fueled cord-cutting at Charter’s Spectrum TV
Charter’s dispute with Disney over TV-related carriage fees added fuel to the fire of cord-cutting during the final quarter of 2023.
FCC starts winding down Affordable Connectivity Program amid cash crunch
The FCC is taking preliminary steps to shut down the Affordable Connectivity Program, which is set to run out of cash in April.
Charter sheds 200,000 pay TV customers during Q2 2023
Charter reported a loss of 200,000 Spectrum TV subscribers during Q2 2023, and a 54 percent increase in its Spectrum Mobile business.
David Owens to oversee mobile products at Charter
A former Sprint executive is joining Charter Communications to service as its senior vice president of mobile products
Charter’s Spectrum TV business erodes, wireless customers spike
Charter saw a 52 percent increase in Spectrum Mobile accounts over the last 12 months, while customers continue to ditch Spectrum TV.
Charter adds mobile phone, small business TV customers
Charter Communications says it added Spectrum Mobile customers as well as small business Spectrum TV subscribers during its most-recent financial quarter.