To: Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
Tell the FCC: Reject the Charter / Time Warner Cable (TWC) Merger
I’m calling on the FCC to reject the proposed merger between Charter and Time Warner Cable. The cable and telecom industry is already too consolidated. The proposed deal would further reduce competition and choices for consumers, likely leading to higher prices and poorer service. Further consolidation of the industry would hit Latinos and other underserved communities particularly hard.
Why is this important?
Charter Communications has a dangerous plan to merge with Time Warner Cable, consolidating the two companies into a massive cable and Internet conglomerate. The proposed deal would further reduce competition and choices for consumers — likely leading to higher prices, less diversity, and poorer service.
The cable industry already has a horrible record of diversity in ownership and programming, and this deal would make things even worse. If approved, the new monster corporation, “New Charter” would also increase the threat to the open Internet, which has created so many new opportunities for Latinos to organize our communities, create our own media, and start our own businesses.