Article 3VQ8X UPDATED: Charter broke its broadband promises to New York State and "gaslighted" about it, now it might lose its license

UPDATED: Charter broke its broadband promises to New York State and "gaslighted" about it, now it might lose its license

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Update: New York State has revoked its approval of the Charter/Time-Warner merger and has ordered the company to finalize plans to sell off the Time-Warner assets within 60 days.

When Charter merged with Time Warner Cable, it promised the state of New York that it would expand its broadband network. It didn't actually do that, though it continued to report great progress on the project, which was a lot cheaper than actually making progress. (more")

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