$34.5 Billion Merger Creates Largest Cable Provider

May 16, 2025 Business, Media

Charter Communications has agreed to buy Cox Communications from Atlanta-based Cox Enterprises for approximately $34.5 billion, the companies announced on Friday. The combined company would become America’s largest cable TV and broadband provider by subscribers, leapfrogging Comcast.

The combined company eventually will be called Cox Communications, with Charter CEO Chris Winfrey retaining his title and Cox Enterprises CEO Alex Taylor serving as chairman. Some layoffs are expected to result from the merger. Other Cox Enterprises businesses, including Axios and Autotrader, are not directly impacted.

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