PUBLIC NOTICE Federal Communications Commission 445 12 th St., S.W. Washington, D.C. 20554 News Media Information 202 / 418-0500 Internet: http://www.fcc.gov TTY: 1-888-835-5322 DA 16-689 Released: June 16, 2016 DOCKET ESTABLISHED FOR MONITORING COMPLIANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS IMPOSED IN THE CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS-TIME WARNER CABLE- BRIGHT HOUSE NETWORKS ORDER WC Docket No. 16-197 On May 10, 2016, the Commission released its order approving the applications for the transfer of control of licenses and authorizations from Charter Communications, Inc., Time Warner Cable Inc., and Advance/Newhouse Partnership, the parent of Bright House Networks, LLC, to a new company, also named Charter Communications (Charter). 1 As part of its approval, the Commission imposed a number of conditions to ensure that the proposed transaction served the public interest, including requiring Charter to offer broadband service at a discounted rate for low-income individuals, requiring Charter to expand its broadband network to two million new customer locations, and prohibiting Charter from imposing data caps or usage based billing on its customers. The Commission also required the appointment of an independent compliance monitor and the filing of periodic reports to help ensure that the conditions were fulfilled. By this Public Notice, we are opening a new docket, WC Docket No. 16-197, for the purpose of monitoring compliance with the conditions imposed by the Commission. This shall be treated as a “permit-but-disclose” proceeding in accordance with the Commission’s ex parte rules. 2 Persons making ex parte presentations must file a copy of any written presentation or a memorandum summarizing any oral presentation within two business days after the presentation. Persons making oral ex parte presentations are reminded that memoranda summarizing the presentation must (1) list all persons attending or otherwise participating in the meeting at which the ex parte presentation was made, and (2) summarize all data presented and arguments made during the presentation. If the presentation consisted in whole or in part of the presentation of data or arguments already reflected in the presenter’s written comments, memoranda or other filings in the proceeding, the presenter may provide citations to such data or arguments in his or her prior comments, memoranda, or other filings (specifying the relevant page and/or paragraph numbers where such data or arguments can be found) in lieu of summarizing them in the memorandum. Documents shown or given to Commission staff during ex parte meetings are deemed to be written ex parte presentations and must be filed consistent with rule 1.1206(b). Written ex parte presentations and memoranda summarizing oral ex parte presentations, and all attachments thereto, must be filed through the electronic comment filing system, and must be filed in their 1 Applications of Charter Communications, Inc., Time Warner Cable, Inc., and Advance/Newhouse Partnership for Consent to Assign or Transfer Control of Licenses and Authorizations, Memorandum Opinion and Order, FCC 16-59 (May 10, 2016). 2 47 C.F.R. §§ 1.1200 et seq. native format (e.g., .doc, .xml, .ppt, searchable .pdf). Participants in this proceeding should familiarize themselves with the Commission’s ex parte rules. People with Disabilities: To request materials in accessible formats for people with disabilities (braille, large print, electronic files, audio format), send an e-mail to fcc504@fcc.gov or call the Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau at 202-418-0530 (voice), 1-888-835-5322 (tty). For further information, contact Adam Copeland, Competition Policy Division, Wireline Competition Bureau, (202) 418-1037, adam.copeland@fcc.gov. - FCC -