Charter, Comcast Also Confident Amid Starlink Competition

WASHINGTON, May 14, 2026 – Executives from Comcast and Charter said Thursday they’re confident in their ability to compete against satellite broadband from SpaceX’s Starlink.

Charter CEO Chris Winfrey said the cable operator’s rural builds were recently encountering existing Starlink subscribers rather than greenfield markets. The company was still hitting its penetration targets, he said, even if it took longer than usual.

Speaking at a MoffettNathanson conference in New York, he said the service was great for rural areas but was too capacity constrained to be a serious threat in urban and suburban markets.