Charter Communications, Inc. is an American telecommunications company headquartered in Stamford, Connecticut, founded in 1993, which grew largely through acquisition of cable television systems across the United States. It provides cable television, internet and phone service under the Spectrum brand and, following its 2016 acquisition of Time Warner Cable and Bright House Networks, became one of the largest cable operators in the United States.
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Company TypeAmerican telecommunications and mass media company 1 Founded Year1993 is when Charter Communications, Inc. itself was consolidated and incorporated; a predecessor CATV systems business traces to 1980 under a different founder and name. HeadquartersStamford, Connecticut, U.S. 1 Connections
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A major telecommunications carrier; classified in the atlas telecommunications-industry.
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1. Wikipedia, Charter Communications
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Charter Communications, Inc., is an American telecommunications and mass media company with services branded as Spectrum.
History, 1993 Consolidation and founding section
Through continued mergers and acquisition, Charter was consolidated in 1993 by Barry Babcock, Jerald Kent and Howard Wood, who had been former executives at Cencom Cable Television in St. Louis, Missouri.
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The company is headquartered in Stamford, Connecticut.
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