Charter nears end of $34.5B Cox deal as DEI conditions debated
Spectrum owner Charter Communications is nearing completion of its $34.5-billion purchase of Cox Communications to form the nation’s largest internet and cable provider, serving multiple California counties. The FCC approved the residential cable and related Cox businesses in February. In parallel, advocates asked utilities commissioners to require Charter to commit to workplace diversity as a panel weighs two competing proposals with conditions for the merger.