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Charter Broadband Data Irrelevant to Its FCC Cable Petition, MDTC Says

That AT&T no longer offers DirecTV Now makes Charter Communications' broadband subscription data in Massachusetts irrelevant, the Massachusetts Department of Telecommunications and Cable said in a docket 18-283 FCC posting Monday. MDTC said Charter data is immaterial to a LEC…

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having to be physically able to deliver the service to all potential customers in a franchise area, not just Charter customers. The state agency said much of the Charter data is about statewide broadband subscriptions, not data about the specific franchise areas. MDTC argued Charter's petition on effective competition due to DirecTV Now is moot due to AT&T now offering a different over-the-top service, AT&T TV Now (see 1910160022).