Time Warner Cable is preparing to test an Internet-only television service starting from next week, according to a report. The cable provider is said to be working on a version of TWC TV, its existing online streaming app for cable TV subscribers, that could be used by users of its Internet-only connections, potentially allowing customers […]
We’ve no doubt all dealt with the annoyance of phone spam — either from companies that want to up-sell their service, bring us back, or hound for overdue bills which could have already been handled. In our busy lives, getting hassled by aggressive companies is something most of us could do without. But, there’s a […]
Jul 9 2015 | Posted in
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Charter Communications on Tuesday proposed a three-way merger with two other cable and broadband providers, Time Warner Cable and Bright House Networks. If approved by government regulators, the combined company will stand next to Comcast, AT&T, and Verizon as a media giant that is shaping the future of television-watching and web-surfing. You won’t see any […]
May 26 2015 | Posted in
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Comcast’s failed attempt to acquire Time Warner Cable cost the cable company a considerable amount of money, according to analysis of its earnings reports. While the transaction would have cost $45.2 billion if it did indeed go through, Comcast has apparently spent at least $336 million to get the purchase moving over the last five […]
May 6 2015 | Posted in
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Comcast has officially canceled its plans to buy Time Warner Cable for $45 billion, citing government opposition to the deal as its main reason. “Today, we move on,” said Comcast chairman and CEO Brian Roberts in an a statement to CNBC. ”Of course, we would have liked to bring our great products to new cities, […]
Apr 24 2015 | Posted in
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The US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) frequently puts out a call for comments as part of their decision-making process, and usually hears back from concerned citizens as well as “astroturf” industry-funded campaigns. In the case of the merger of Comcast and Time Warner Cable (TWC), however, Comcast posted a thank you to the politicians, organizations […]
Jan 27 2015 | Posted in
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Time Warner Cable’s stockholders met on Wednesday to vote on the merger with America’s #1 cable company, Comcast Corporation. The company stockholders approved the deal, with 99 percent of the votes giving a thumbs up. Time Warner originally agreed to merge with Comcast back in February 12. “Today’s Time Warner Cable stockholder approval comes on […]
Oct 10 2014 | Posted in
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Comcast believes that a number of companies are trying to bully the cable and Internet provider in order to get favorable terms in exchange for their non-opposition of the merger with Time Warner Cable. In a response(PDF) to the comments filed with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) over the proposed merger, Comcast thinks that companies […]
Sep 24 2014 | Posted in
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One bad configuration knocked a significant number of Time Warner Cable customers off of their Internet connections last week, and now the state of New York is investigating the outage. Time Warner Cable suffered a massive outage covering 29 states and 11 million customers on Wednesday, August 27. “During an overnight network maintenance activity in […]
Sep 4 2014 | Posted in
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A request for information from the US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has been submitted to Comcast and Time Warner Cable, demanding the pair detail its Internet and programming agreements before the merger is approved. Information sought are broadcast deals with sports leagues, Internet network management such as that with Netflix traffic, consumer data caps, and […]
Aug 22 2014 | Posted in
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