Charter Communications Completes Transaction with Cox Communications
The $34.5 billion deal gives Charter about 37 million customers and a planned parent-company name change within a year.
- On Thursday, Charter Communications finalized its $34.5 billion acquisition of Cox Enterprises and Liberty Broadband, creating a cable and broadband giant operating in 45 states.
- Charter President and CEO Chris Winfrey described the merger as strategic to counter competition, noting the market has "changed considerably over the past decade" due to streaming services and global connectivity providers.
- Beginning in mid-September, Spectrum will launch its full suite of products in former Cox markets, offering "simple and transparent pricing and packaging" and a free year of mobile service to eligible customers.
- Alex Taylor, former Cox Enterprises chairman and CEO, has been appointed chairman of the combined company's board, while Charter will maintain a "significant presence" in the Atlanta area.
- Within the next 18 months, Charter plans to apply its "Customer Service Commitments" to Cox markets, including returning customer service functions to the U.S. and implementing 24/7 support.
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Charter closes $34.5 billion acquisition of Cox Communications
A Spectrum retail store. (Courtesy photo) Charter Communications has closed its $34.5 billion acquisition of Cox Communications, creating the largest cable operator in the United States by footprint and one of the country’s biggest broadband and video providers. The combined company will serve about 37 million to 38 million customers across 45 states, with about 70 million homes and businesses passed. The transaction closed days after the Califo…
Charter-Cox $34B Merger Closes: What Consumers Should Expect
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Charter Completes $34.5 Billion Cox Acquisition
STAMFORD, Conn.—After getting final regulatory approvals last week, Charter Communications has completed its previously announced $34.5 billion transaction with Cox Communications (Cox) and the acquisition of Liberty Broadband Corporation. The combined company will be by far the largest pay TV and broadband provider in the U.S., serving more than 37 million video, broadband, phone and mobile customers in 45 states. The two merged cable operators…
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