The two companies will change the company name to Cox Communications but will use the Charter Spectrum brand name.
The $63M in North Carolina broadband funding will go toward deployments in 30 counties. Brightspeed once again was the biggest winner.
The Charter and Comcast satellite-to-cellphone emergency services rely on a deal with Skylo. Text messaging capability is also planned.
Liberty Broadband’s principal assets consist of its interest in Charter Communications and its subsidiary GCI.
New small business customers can get Spectrum Business Internet for $40 per month for 12 months, with a starting speed of 500 Mbps.
The Wi-Fi 7 technology uses additional spectrum capacity in the 6 GHz band for high-bandwidth, next-generation applications.
The DOCSIS chipset agreement will create economies of scale, promote a robust vendor ecosystem, and streamline certification.
The funds were awarded through Charter’s Spectrum Digital Education program, which has award more than $10 million since 2017.
The Ohio broadband projects, which will span 23 counties, will provide at least 100 Mbps symmetrical speeds upon completion.
AT&T had the top score in ACSI’s mobile satisfaction study — 76 on a 100-point scale. Charter/Spectrum was tops among MVNOs.
Charter now offers a free mobile line for one year to home internet customers losing their Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP) benefit.
Four companies won Tennessee last mile broadband awards totaling $24 million. Middle mile grants totaled $73.2 million.
One new Spectrum Mobile option is a $5 repair and replacement plan, which is lower than similar plans from competitors, the company says.
The National Advertising Division of BBB National Programs recommended that Charter modify claims for its Spectrum internet backup service.
Charter declined to participate in the industry self-regulation process when T-Mobile challenged certain Charter ad claims.
DOCSIS 3.1+ (a.k.a. DOCSIS 3.1 Extended) boosts speeds when used with a DOCSIS 4.0 modem. Charter seems to have big plans for it.
The lion’s share of Alabama middle mile funds will go to Alabama Fiber Network, a statewide network owned by local rural electric
The Nebraska broadband funding came through the state’s Broadband Bridge Program. The biggest winner, which will receive almost $7.2 million,
The recommended Wyoming broadband awards will all go toward fiber projects. Four of the companies are smaller local