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Charter Says Name Change Argument Immaterial to Petition

Massachusetts Department of Telecommunications and Cable's argument DirecTV Now rebranding makes Charter Communications' effective competition petition moot (see 1910210040) is erroneous, since the service itself remains the same, Charter said in an FCC docket 18-283 posting Wednesday. It said the…

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state is using some redacted data in its argument about DirecTV Now/AT&T TV Now availability in the cable ISP's franchise area and doesn't explain why it couldn't file earlier. The cable operator said the extreme lateness of the state's submission, the day the FCC sunshine notice, doesn't give the commission enough time to evaluate it, so disregard it. The state didn't comment.