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Charter to Lay Off 1,200 Workers

Layoffs will affect about 1.3 percent of the company's workforce.

Akul Saxena

Oct 23, 2025 — 1 min read

Photo of Charter's Headquarters in Stamford, Conn.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 23, 2025 — One of America’s largest mobile, pay-TV, and broadband operators is cutting jobs.

Charter Communications confirmed 1,200 job cuts, about 1.3 percent of its workforce, in its largest recent layoffs as the cable and broadband company moved to streamline operations.

The cuts affected corporate and back-office roles at the company’s headquarters and nationwide, according to The Wall Street Journal, which first reported the move. Sales and service employees were not affected, the report said.

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