Altice May Be Flouting Cablevision Conditions, Charles Dolan Tells NYPSC
Cablevision founder Charles Dolan asked the New York Public Service Commission to look into Altice USA's compliance with conditions the PSC put on the 2016 buy of Cablevision. In a letter Tuesday to the state, Dolan said Altice potentially "has…
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flouted its commitments" by its layoffs of close to 70 workers at Cablevision's News 12 subsidiary. It said a finding that Altice violated the conditions should be met with an order it restore or replace the terminated workers and should bar further staff reductions. The layoffs are also subject of Dolan family litigation in Delaware Chancery Court against Altice (see 1809050032). Altice emailed that it "continues to invest in News 12 and we are pleased with the network’s ongoing achievements, including growth in ratings and digital viewership," "has met all of its workforce commitments" and is "in compliance with our merger agreement.”