Worcester, Massachusetts, Reaches Deal With Comcast on Charter License Transfer
Worcester, Massachusetts, said Thursday that it reached a deal with Comcast for the cable company to become its cable provider if the firm's proposed buy of Time Warner Cable clears regulatory hurdles. The Worcester City Council voted last month against…
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the transfer of Charter Communications’ license to Comcast because of concerns about Comcast’s customer service record and questions about whether the company would keep open Charter’s data center in the city. Charter and Comcast are transferring multiple licenses in a deal meant to allow its TWC deal to proceed. Charter is getting some divested properties. Comcast agreed to keep the Charter data center, which employs more than 150 people, open for three years and will continue local news and sports programming. Comcast “heard the community’s concerns and is taking its role in Worcester seriously,” said City Manager Edward Augustus, who was empowered to sign off on the city council’s vote on the license transfer. A Comcast spokesman said the company is “delighted to have reached an agreement with the City of Worcester that will benefit local residents and businesses alike.”