Charter receives final state approval to buy Cox for $21.9B after making concessions to California regulators, including low-cost internet for some households (Patience Haggin/Wall Street Journal)
Charter Communications has secured final state approval to acquire Cox Communications for $21.9 billion. The approval came after the company agreed to concessions demanded by California regulators. One of the concessions includes offering low‑cost internet service to qualifying households.
- ▪Charter received the last required state sign‑off for its $21.9 billion purchase of Cox Communications.
- ▪California regulators required Charter to make concessions before granting approval.
- ▪The concessions include a program to provide low‑cost broadband to eligible households.
- ▪The deal expands Charter's footprint in the broadband market.
- ▪Regulatory approval marks a key milestone in completing the merger.
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| Publication time | Thu, 13 Aug 2026 19:45:01 -0400 |
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About This Page This is a Techmeme archive page. It shows how the site appeared at 7:45 PM ET, August 13, 2026. The most current version of the site as always is available at our home page. To view an earlier snapshot click here and then modify the date indicated. From Mediagazer Richard J. Tofel / Second Rough Draft: The history of the Dow Jones Special Committee, created to ensure WSJ editorial independence, suggests the model would not protect CNN from the Ellisons Rick Porter / The Hollywood Reporter: Early Nielsen data: Ted Lasso's Season 4 launch set a record for Apple TV debuts with 296.6M minutes viewed August 4-5, passing 215.1M minutes for Season 3 Dan Kennedy / Media Nation: Memo: Boston Globe Editor Brian McGrory announces a wide-ranging newsroom reorganization, partly to make…
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