Some 55,900 La. and Miss. subscribers of Charter have no service...
Some 55,900 La. and Miss. subscribers of Charter have no service due to hurricane damage, officials said. Most homes without service also lack power, said Rob Pladl, dir.-technical operations for Charter’s Southeast division. Charter, like other cable operators (CD…
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Sept 7 p5), has accounted for most employees, with only 2 of 314 in the 2 states and Ga. unaccounted for. The company is shipping 3,000 set-top boxes and needs 500 more, said a Sun. status report to the FCC. “Fiber splicing proceeded at a torrid pace throughout the affected areas,” the report said. But “power utilities restoring service had several occasions to cut cable and cause outages in Charter restored areas.” The company said better coordination is needed. Some systems in areas hard hit by Katrina, including Slidell, La.’s, may not be restored for months. “While crews have begun assessing and repairing the damage, it is not possible to state when service will be fully restored or when the full extent of damage will be known,” a Charter unit said in an SEC filing Fri. “At this time we are not able to estimate the impact to Renaissance’s financial results; however, the impact will likely be material.”