Clyburn Should Ensure Consumers Have Affordable Net Access in Charter/TWC/BHN, Towns Say
FCC Commissioner Mignon Clyburn should continue working to make sure residents of Laredo, Texas, and Mount Vernon, New York, are protected if Charter Communications' planned buys of Bright House Networks and Time Warner Cable go through, town officials told her,…
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according to an ex parte filing in docket 15-49. The towns want to ensure residents have continued access to an affordable Internet access service at a speed sufficient to meet today’s needs, they told Clyburn. The communities also want a program to offer low-income residents a discounted video services tier, they said. The parties referenced the New York Public Service Commission's approval of the deal as an example of conditions (see 1601270028) that the FCC should apply to the combined entities.