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Charter, Cox Defend Merger to FCC

The companies argued they don't compete with each other and have been buffeted by subscriber losses.

Jake Neenan

Dec 5, 2025 — 3 min read

Photo of Charter CEO Chris Winfrey at the SCTE Cable-Tec Expo in 2023

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5, 2025 – Cable companies Cox Communications and Charter Communications sought to defend their $34.5 billion merger from allegations the deal would create an internet giant with excessive market power.

The “portrayal of Charter and Cox as dominant Internet access ‘gatekeepers’ simply does not match today’s marketplace realities,” the companies wrote in a Thursday filing with the Federal Communications Commission.

“Instead, faced with declining video and broadband subscribers, Charter and Cox entered into the proposed Transaction to ensure that the combined company’s products remain attractive to customers in the highly competitive marketplaces in which it will operate.”

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