Charter Communications Inc. wants to block federal aid for broadband in upstate New York, making it harder for rivals to compete for customers the company pledged to serve as part of a merger agreement.
The Federal Communications Commission plans to let companies compete for aid to bring broadband to rural areas that lack service. That includes upstate New York, where Charter promised to serve 145,000 customers as a condition of winning state approval of its merger with Time Warner Cable Inc. in 2016.
Smaller rivals such as Starry Inc. and Otsego Electric Cooperative Inc. are urging the FCC to reject ...
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