New York State’s Department of Public Service has sent a letter to the CEO of Charter-Spectrum Cable, saying the company is running false advertising. At issue are the company’s current ads, saying Spectrum has exceeded its targets for expanding broadband internet service to unserved areas of Upstate New York. The DPS says that’s not […]
Governor Andrew Cuomo’s chief counsel has written to the head of New York’s Public Service Commission, asking the PSC to compel Charter Communications to expand its broadband internet service across the state. Charter is the parent company of Spectrum, which recently bought out Time-Warner cable. Part of the deal which got the state to buy […]
The City of Rochester is about to renegotiate its cable television franchise, now with Spectrum/Time Warner, a process so important the city is paying $100,000 to an outside law firm for its expertise. The franchise agreement governs the terms by which Spectrum, the former Time Warner, is allowed to use the city’s public rights of […]