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Time Warner Cable

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Time Warner Cable Enterprises LLC was an American cable television company headquartered at the Time Warner Center in Midtown Manhattan, with further corporate offices in Stamford, Connecticut, Charlotte, North Carolina, and Herndon, Virginia. Before its acquisition by Charter Communications on May 18, 2016, it operated in 29 states and ranked as the second largest cable company in the United States by revenue, behind only Comcast.

Facts
Partially Attested
Founded Year
1992 3
Sources conflict: Companies History says ATC and Warner Cable merged to become Time Warner Cable in 1992 and also gives 2003 as the official founding; the Wikipedia infobox lists 1962 (as Television Communications Corp.) and 1973 (as Warner Cable)
Company Type
Public 1
Founded Year
1989 2
Headquarters
Time Warner Center, Midtown Manhattan, New York City, United States 1
Company Type
Company Type (category)
Public 1
Company Type (category)
Internet Service Provider 2
FAQs

Why did Comcast not buy Time Warner Cable?

Opposition from various groups and plans by the U.S. government to block it led Comcast to call off the $45.2 billion deal in April 2015.

Comcast agreed in February 2014 to buy Time Warner Cable in a deal valued at $45.2 billion. Various groups opposed the merger, fearing that the combined company would reduce competition, and the U.S. government planned to try to block it. Comcast called off the deal in April 2015.
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Source Wikidata: Time Warner
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Source Time Warner Cable (Wikipedia)Lead paragraph of the cited Wikipedia article
Quote, Lead paragraph of the cited Wikipedia article
Before it was acquired by Charter Communications on May 18, 2016, it was ranked the second largest cable company in the United States by revenue behind only Comcast, operating in 29 states.
Sources
1. Time Warner Cable (Wikipedia)
  • Infobox, Type
    Public
  • Lead
    located in the Time Warner Center in Midtown Manhattan, New York City
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2. Wikidata: Time Warner
  • Wikidata Q1885099, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)
  • Wikidata Q1885099 P571 (w-bbfill-business4-0926 knownqid fetch)
  • Wikidata Q1885099 P31=Q11371 (internet-service-provider) (w-bbfill-business4-0926 knownqid fetch)
  • Operates In: Telecommunications Industry
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3. Time Warner Cable (Companies History)
Time Warner Cable History, 1992
Quote, Time Warner Cable History, 1992
1992 - ATC and Warner Cable merged to become Time Warner Cable.
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