Charter Goes on Lobbyist Hiring Spree to Push Merger Charter is beefing up its lobbying power as the company makes the final sales pitch for its multi-billion dollar Merger with Time Warner Cable and Bright House Networks. The company's going on a bit of a lobbyist hiring spree, registering four new lobbying firms in a single day earlier this week. The company is hoping to avoid Comcast's fate after regulators hinted they'd be unwilling to support its own merger proposal.

nine different lobbying firms to coat Washington in a thick velour of talking points and promises related to the deal: quote: The roster of outside help features some heavy hitters with connections on both sides of the aisle tapped to help smooth the roughly $55 billion purchase of Time Warner and a $10.4 billion acquisition of Bright House Networks, a smaller provider with operations in five states. And these hires have been very, very busy. Charter's telling regulators they'll Charter's now employingto coat Washington in a thick velour of talking points and promises related to the deal:And these hires have been very, very busy. Charter's telling regulators they'll respect net neutrality and avoid usage caps for three years should the deal be approved. The company has also promised free interconnection for those who qualify, something that nabbed Netflix's seal of approval for the deal last week. The company is also promising regulators the company will expand its workforce and offer a 60 Mbps tier at a lower cost than currently offered if the deal's approved.







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join:2010-03-26

Rosston, TX 5 recommendations WHT Member Respect net neutrality and avoid usage caps "Respect" is not a commitment or promise set in stone. e.g. "I respect your opinion, but don't agree with you"

"Avoid" does not mean they won't.



So what happens after three years? Oh wait...it's like a low cost promotion that expires after a year or so and you pay twice as much. Trimox

join:2012-09-24

Anywhere 2 recommendations Trimox Member Promises promises Well I guess they figured promising world peace was just a little bit of a stretch.