Charter Communications is a cable system group begun in Delaware in 1993. They have Cable television, Internet and telephone services for over 26 million customers in 41 U.S. States.
The Charter headquarters are in Stamford, Connecticut, though many operations remain in St. Louis, Missouri.
The company has gotten several awards. But like several other providers, they have been also under criticism.
In May 2016, Charter took over Time Warner Cable and the Bright House Networks; the three companies merged and then became Spectrum.
In 2019 Charter dropped the channel then known as Epix, now MGM+, and Cinemax, from its bundled packages, only making them available as separate add-ons for purchase.
In 2024, Charter extended its programming deal with Paramount that included access to the ad-supported version of Paramount+ for many customers. Also in 2024, Charter extended its distribution deal with Warner Bros. Discovery to include access to the ad-supported versions of HBO Max and Discovery+ as part of its packages, its distribution deal with NBCUniversal to include the ad-supported version of the Peacock streaming service, and its distribution deal with AMC Networks to include access to streaming service AMC+.
In 2025, Charter reached a new distribution deal with Disney, restoring access to several cable channels such as Freeform that had been removed in a previous dispute in 2023, as part of an updated agreement that allowed Charter to offer access to the ad-supported versions of Disney+ and Hulu to its customers, as well as the new streaming service from ESPN.