Charter Communications won legal right to take over disputed cabl...
Charter Communications won legal right to take over disputed cable franchise in Santa Cruz County, Cal., more than 2 years after county refused to approve franchise transfer because of Paul Allen’s purchase of Charter. U.S. Dist. Court Judge William…
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Alsup, San Francisco, ruled in Charter’s favor Wed., concluding that county had violated franchise pact and First Amendment in denying consent to transfer. Charter, which inherited 5,000 cable subscribers in Santa Cruz when it bought Sonic Cable TV, brought suit against county in early 1999 after county threatened to revoke company’s franchise and/or seek damages from it. County, which denied transfer of franchise to new Charter after Allen became majority shareholder of company in 1998, blamed its refusal on fear of excessive purchase price by Allen and alleged failure of Charter to provide requested financial and other information.