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NY's Largest Cable Provider, Spectrum, To Be Booted From State Under Commission Decision NY's Largest Cable Provider, Spectrum, To Be Booted From State Under Commission Decision
NY's Largest Cable Provider, Spectrum, To Be Booted From State Under Commission Decision New York State announced that Charter Communications' Spectrum is no longer permitted to serve customers in the Empire State. In this press statement, Public Service Commission regulators said on Friday, July 27 that Spectrum -- the largest cable provider in New York -- failed to comply with several conditions mandated when the state approved Charter's merger with Time Warner Cable, Inc. in 2016. According to the state PSC, various instances of misconduct include: Repeated failures to meet deadlines; Charter’s attempts to skirt obligations to serve rural communities; Unsafe practices in t…

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Call For 'Stiff Penalties' Vs. Utility Companies Made By County Legislators Call For 'Stiff Penalties' Vs. Utility Companies Made By County Legislators
Call For 'Stiff Penalties' Vs. Utility Companies Made By County Legislators The Westchester County Board of Legislators is urging the New York State Public Service Commission to impose stiff financial penalties on Consolidated Edison and New York State Electric and Gas for the companies’ response to the March storms that left thousands of Westchester residents without power, many for a week or more. In a letter signed by all the Legislators and sent on Tuesday, March 27 to Public Service Commission Chairman John B. Rhodes, the county Board asked for “significant financial penalties” to be imposed on the companies for their “inadequate preparation and response” to th…

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