Federal Communications Commission
Washington, D.C. 20554
January 4, 2016
Via US. Mail and Electronic Mail
Catherine Bohigian
Executive Vice President
Government Affairs
Charter Communications, Inc.
1099 New York Avenue, N.W.
Suite 650
Washington, DC 20001
Steven Teplitz
Senior Vice President
Government Relations
Time Warner Cable, Inc.
901 F Street, N.W.
Suite 800
Washington, DC 20004
Steven J. Horvitz
Advance/Newhouse Partnership
Davis Wright Tremaine LLP
1919 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20006
Re: Applications of Charter Communication, Inc., Time Warner Cable Inc. and
Advance/Newhouse Partnership for Consent to the Transfer of Control of Licenses and
Authorization, MB Docket No. 15-149
Dear Ms. Bohigian and Messrs. Teplitz and Horvitz:
For the reasons set forth below, we are pausing our 180-day informal time clock for 15 days, until January 20,
2016. We believe that this action will contribute to a more efficient and expeditious review of the proposed
transaction.
Throughout December, Charter Communications, Inc. ("Charter"), Time Warner Cable Inc. ("Time Warner
Cable"), and Advance/Newhouse Partnership (collectively, the "Applicants"), provided numerous supplemental
materials at the request of staff to clarif' key details of their Application. On December 3, 2015, the Applicants
filed an analysis (also known as a white paper) addressing the proposed transaction's impact on the distribution of
TWC SportsNet and SportsNet LA, two regional sports networks ("RSNs") currently owned by Time Warner
Cable.' On December 4, 2015, the Applicants filed additional information regarding some of their claims of
benefits and efficiencies that would result from the proposed transaction.2 On December 11, 2015, Charter filed
an additional white paper concerning its proposed "IP Interconnection Policy and Requirements."3 On December
31, 2015, it filed an additional letter concerning an interconnection agreement it had reached with another party.4
That same day, Charter separately provided information concerning its residential pricing and packaging
methodology, including an explanation of how that methodology will be employed throughout the new firm after
the transaction.5 On December 15, 2015, Charter provided further clarification on cybersecurity issues.6 On
December 17, 2015, to help staff assess the Applicants' commitment to build one million residential line
extensions and $2.5 billion of commercial network investment, Time Warner Cable provided new information
regarding its own residential and commercial buildout methodologies.7 Charter provided similar information, as
well as new details concerning its commitment to deploy a new low-cost broadband service, on December 22,
2015 8
The Commission has a strong interest in ensuring a full and complete record upon which to base its decision in
this proceeding. Pausing the clock will ensure that commenters have sufficient time to review and comment on
	
this new information, and will provide Commission staff with the necessary time to review both the Applicants'
materials and any responses.
If you have any questions concerning the foregoing, please contact Owen Kendler at (202) 418-1758.
Sincerely,
William T. Lake
Chief, Media Bureau
Letter from Samuel L. Feder, Counsel for Charter Communications, Inc., to Marlene H. Dortch, Secretary, FCC, MB
Docket No. 15-149, Attachment ("Analysis of Video Programming Foreclosure Issues Involving TWC SportsNet and
SportsNet LA White Paper") (Dec. 3, 2015).
2 Letter from John L. Flynn, Counsel for Charter Communications, Inc., to Marlene H. Dortch, Secretary, FCC, MB Docket
No. 15-149, Attachment ("Benefits Ex Parte Presentation") (Dec. 4, 2015).
Letter from Samuel L. Feder, Counsel for Charter Communications, Inc., to Marlene H. Dortch, Secretary, FCC, MB
Docket No. 15-149, Attachment ("Interconnection Policy White Paper") (Dec. 11, 2015) (providing more explanation about
Charter's interconnection practices and New Charter's interconnection incentives after the Transaction); see also Letter from
Samuel L. Feder, Counsel for Charter Communications, Inc., to Marlene H. Dortch, Secretary, FCC, MB Docket No. 15-149,
Attachment ("Charter Communication's [sic] IP Interconnection Policy and Requirements Ex Parte Presentation") (July 15,
2015).
' Letter from Samuel L. Feder, Counsel for Charter Communications, Inc., to Marlene H. Dortch, Secretary, FCC, MB
Docket No. 15-149 (Dec. 31, 2015).
Letter from John L. Flynn, Counsel for Charter Communications, Inc., to Marlene H. Dortch, Secretary, FCC, MB Docket
No. 15-149 (Dec. 11,2015).
6 Letter from John L. Flynn, Counsel for Charter Communications, Inc., to Marlene H. Dortch, Secretary, FCC, MB Docket
No. 15-149 (Dec. 15, 2015).
' Letter from Matthew A. Brill, Counsel for Time Warner Cable Inc., to Marlene H. Dortch, Secretary, FCC, MB Docket No.
15-149 (Dec. 17, 2015).
8 Letter from John L. Flynn, Counsel for Charter Communications, Inc., to Marlene H. Dortch, Secretary, FCC, MB Docket
No. 15-149 (Dec. 22, 2015) (documenting a Dec. 18, 2015 meeting with staff discussing its buildout methodologies and
related merger commitments); see also Letter from John L. Flynn, Counsel for Charter Communications, Inc., to Marlene H.
Dortch, Secretary, FCC, MB Docket No. 15-149 (Dec. 22, 2015) (providing additional details concerning its commitment to
offer a low-cost broadband service after the transaction).