Enlarge / Entertainment Studios Networks founder Byron Allen at Universal Studios Hollywood on April 26, 2018, in Universal City, California. (credit: Getty Images | Noel Vasquez ) A US appeals court ruling today said that cable companies do not have a First Amendment right to discriminate against minority-run TV channels. Charter, the second-largest US cable […]
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Ajit Pai helped Charter kill consumer-protection rules in Minnesota
Enlarge / A Charter Spectrum vehicle. (credit: Charter) A court ruling that limits state regulation of cable company offerings was praised by Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai, who says the ruling supports his contention that the FCC can preempt state-level net neutrality rules. The new court ruling found that Minnesota’s state government cannot regulate […]
NY ordered Charter to leave the state—but Charter won’t go without fight
Enlarge (credit: Getty Images ) Charter CEO Tom Rutledge yesterday vowed to fight the New York state government’s decision to kick Charter out of the state. The State Public Service Commission (PSC) voted Friday to revoke its approval of Charter’s 2016 purchase of Time Warner Cable (TWC), and ordered Charter to sell the former TWC […]
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All countries must heed UN Charter – Secretary-General after US-led Syria strike
Following airstrikes on Damascus, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has said that all countries are obliged to “act consistently” with the UN Charter, noting that the document is “very clear on these issues.” Read more “There’s an obligation, particularly when dealing with the matters of peace and security, to act consistently with the Charter of the […]
Charter appeals court loss, still claims it can’t be punished for slow speeds
Enlarge (credit: Getty Images | Anders Clark | EyeEm) Charter Communications is appealing a court ruling that said the ISP must face a lawsuit alleging the company falsely promised fast Internet speeds that Charter knew it could not deliver. Charter claims that federal regulations, including the recent repeal of net neutrality rules, preempts the lawsuit […]
Charter fails to defeat lawsuit alleging false Internet speed promises
Enlarge (credit: Getty Images | Steven Puetzer) Charter Communications cannot use the federal net neutrality repeal to avoid a lawsuit over slow Internet speeds in New York, the state’s Supreme Court ruled today. The lawsuit was filed by New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman against Charter and its Time Warner Cable (TWC) subsidiary in February […]
Snoopers charter: Government mass surveillance regime ruled ‘unlawful’ by appeals court
The UK government’s mass surveillance program, allowing for the indiscriminate collection of people’s personal data, has been ruled unlawful by the Court of Appeal. Large parts of the government’s Investigatory Powers Act 2016 – dubbed the ‘snoopers charter’ – must be amended as it runs contrary to EU law, the Court of Appeal ruled Tuesday. Read […]
Charter promises Internet service to family—then says it’ll cost $16,000
Enlarge (credit: Getty Images | jangeltun) When Chad Pierce and his family bought a new house this year, they made sure of one thing: that getting Internet service wouldn’t be a problem. “The first thing we did was go on [Charter] Spectrum’s website and punch the address in,” Pierce told Ars, recalling the day this […]
Charter is using net neutrality repeal to fight lawsuit over slow speeds
(credit: Aurich Lawson) The impending repeal of net neutrality rules is being used by Charter Communications to fight a lawsuit that alleges the company made false promises of fast Internet service. New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman in February filed the lawsuit against Charter and its Time Warner Cable (TWC) subsidiary. Meanwhile, Federal Communications Commission […]
