Charter/Time Warner Merger-Please sign the petition

[davidpdx]

Just received this and thought I'd pass it on to anyone who is not on their mailing list. I abhor these huge mergers.

Cable giants Charter and Time Warner Cable are trying to merge into a colossal new cable company that is nothing more than a Comcast clone. This is bad news for Black communities across the country

Many Black folks struggle to pay their overpriced cable and Internet bills as it is — and many can’t afford to get connected in the first place. But New Charter will be imposing massive price hikes on its customers to cover the tens of billions of dollars in debt it’s taking on. In places like New York and Los Angeles, where New Charter will have a total monopoly, there will be no incentive to fairly price its Internet service.

The Internet is a lifeline for communities — it’s necessary in order to pursue job opportunities, do homework, apply for college and gather the information necessary to participate in our political system. This merger would further isolate low-income communities of color from this essential lifeline and worsen the digital divide.

But we can stop this merger, just like we stopped Comcast when it tried to merge with Time Warner.

https://nomoremergers.com/

An assortment of articles about the merger:

Time Warner Cable, Charter Shareholders Approve $79 Billion Merger-Variety (provides specific info on the deal)
http://variety.com/2015/biz/news/time-warner-cable-charter-shareholders-approve-79-billion-merger-1201598894/

Charter Pushes FCC To Clear Merger With Time Warner-Media Post
http://www.mediapost.com/publications/article/261933/charter-pushes-fcc-to-clear-merger-with-time-warne.html

Here's Where the Charter/Time Warner Cable Merger Stands Now-Motley Fool (good break down of what the FCC is looking for)
http://www.fool.com/investing/general/2015/09/26/heres-where-the-chartertime-warner-cable-merger-st.aspx

[Archae]

1. Charter is my cable service...

And I have no gripes about them.