Media Bureau Opens Docket on Charter/BHN, TWC
The FCC Media Bureau opened docket 15-149 on Charter Communications' proposed buy of Bright House Networks and Time Warner Cable. The three companies have said they expect to close the deals by year's end, with the result being a company…
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with 23.9 million customers in 41 states. Applications seeking FCC consent to the two deals are still expected, the bureau said Tuesday. The pay-TV universe is paying close attention to the deal in large part because of the regulatory pushback that Comcast's proposed TWC acquisition faced. Comcast in April said it had withdrawn its $45.2 billion offer (see 1504240066).