Poll: How Charter’s acquisition of Cox affects the broadband market?

Charter just completed its acquisition of Cox Communications.

In this new poll, Lightwave is asking you to share your thoughts on what implications the newly combined company will have on the consumer broadband and wireless services market.

The $34.5 billion megamerger with Cox was initially announced in May 2025, with Charter, the second-largest cable company in the U.S. behind Comcast, acquiring Cox, another cable giant with 6 million subscribers. The FCC approved the deal earlier this year.

A key element of the deal with Cox is to gain a larger broadband base, one that Charter has been seeing greater challenges from ILECs’ fiber broadband and fixed wireless access (FWA).

Through its Cox deal, Charter’s combined footprint will reach 45 states and 69.5 million total locations passed, with the Spectrum brand officially rolling into Cox markets by mid-September 2026.

Please take just a few seconds to tell us what effect this deal could have on smaller fiber broadband providers. Click a selection to choose it. And check back at lightwaveonline.com often for more polls like this.

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