Charter Seeks 2021 End of TWC, BHN Conditions
FCC OK of Charter Communications buying Time Warner Cable and Bright House Networks has a five-year sunset of data caps and interconnection conditions (see 1605100050), so the commission should terminate them next year, the acquirer said in a docket 16-197…
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petition Thursday. It said such MVPD competitors as AT&T, Comcast, Cox and Altice have data caps that haven't hurt the online video distribution market: That "flourishing OVD marketplace" also justifies ending the interconnection condition since other broadband providers not under such a condition voluntarily signed interconnection agreements with OVDs. Charter asked that the conditions end May 18, the five-year anniversary of the deal's close. The FCC didn't comment. Other ISPs may impose stricter monthly broadband usage caps after June 30, when a voluntary FCC pledge ends (see 2006180002).