Charter Reports Weak Second Quarter, Dropping 172,000 Broadband Customers
Mobile growth slowed year over year while company continued to show video improvement owing to deep value from free apps given to expanded basic subscribers
Mobile growth slowed year over year while company continued to show video improvement owing to deep value from free apps given to expanded basic subscribers
Cable: Charter Communications on July 24 reported weaker second‑quarter results as broadband competition from fiber, fixed wireless and increasingly Starlink continued to pressure growth. The company said Internet customers fell by 172,000, a steeper drop than the 116,000 decline a year earlier. The company lost 120,000 broadband subs in the first quarter of 2026. As of June 30, 2026, Charter served 29.4 million Internet customers. Charter added 406,000 mobile lines, down from 491,000 in the second quarter of 2025, bringing its total to 12.5 million. (More after paywall)

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