Newly exposed emails reveal Comcast execs are disturbingly cozy with DOJ antitrust officials
Want to know why Comcast’s merger with Time Warner Cable has any chance of passing despite huge opposition from even the company’s own customers, look …
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TWC customers are begging the government to kill the Comcast merger
What does it say about Comcast and Time Warner Cable that some of the people most opposed to their merger are those who know them …
Former FCC Commissioner: ‘We should be ashamed’ of the current state of U.S. broadband
Former FCC Commissioner Michael Copps is not happy with the current state of U.S. broadband service under the watch of former top cable lobbyist and current …
Time Warner Cable can’t even handle the most basic Internet service: Delivering emails
It’s not unusual for email services to occasionally go down. But to have them go down for days on end without any official estimate of …
Despite what Time Warner Cable says, we really do need bigger, faster Internet services
Time Warner Cable earlier this year said that it just doesn’t see why it should create a high-speed fiber network on par with Google Fiber …
Over half of cable subscribers would ditch their providers if they had a choice
It’s not hard to figure out why cord cutting has become a popular phenomenon: consumers hate their cable providers. Not all of them, of course, …
Google’s new Quality Report will tell you how amazing (or awful) your ISP is
Earlier this year, Google-owned YouTube began collecting a different type of data when serving videos to its users. Instead of focusing solely on data that …
Does the Comcast-TWC merger hinge on Comcast’s empty promise?
One of the more dubious arguments that Comcast has made in selling us on its merger with Time Warner Cable has been that the deal will be …
Comcast to blitz DC with ‘one of the biggest lobbying teams ever’ to push TWC merger
The proposed Comcast-Time Warner Cable merger seems to be about as popular as a Godzilla-Mothra merger among consumers, especially since we learned earlier this week …
Massive survey finds Comcast and TWC are the two most hated companies in America – period
The only consumer survey that matters has found that among all businesses across every industry, Comcast and Time Warner Cable are the two most hated companies …
Cable companies just had their best quarter since 2011
Cable companies are losing cable subscribers who have decided to cut the cord, but it now appears they are losing these customers at a much …
Comcast’s latest gift to subscribers: Broadband caps for everyone
The confluence of two huge events in the world of tech — the Comcast-TWC merger and the potential death of net neutrality — might have even wider …
Another huge reason for cable companies to fear cord cutters
Pay TV companies hate cord cutters. The logic behind that hatred seems fairly obvious: pay TV packages are huge revenue generators for these giant companies, and …
Level 3 calls out Comcast, TWC and others for ‘deliberately harming’ their own broadband service
Level 3, a tier 1 Internet service provider based in Colorado, has called out Comcast, Charter, Time Warner Cable and other top U.S. ISPs for …
TWC: Our network ‘works just as well’ as Google Fiber
In an apparent attempt to enrage even more disgruntled subscriber, Time Warner Cable CTO Mike Lajoie reportedly compared his company’s service with Google Fiber. DSL …
Study shows you’re probably not getting the broadband speeds you’re paying for
Broadband Internet service is still painfully expensive in the United States and to make matters worse, a new study shows that most American households aren’t getting the fast data …
Netflix officially comes out against the Comcast-TWC merger
In addition to news on possible price increases, Netflix on Monday also officially took a stance against the proposed $45 billion merger of Comcast and Time …
Time Warner Cable launches Hotspot 2.0: Log in once, then never again
It looks like Time Warner Cable just simplified the Wi-Fi hotspot once and for all. Gigaom reports that Time Warner enabled Hotspot 2.0 capabilities across …
Sen. Franken looks to recruit Netflix in his quest to kill the Comcast-TWC merger
Senator Al Franken (D, Minn.) has been one of the most vocal critics of the proposed merger between Comcast and Time Warner Cable and now …
Get ready for even more data caps after the Comcast-TWC merger
As if we didn’t already have enough reasons to be wary of the proposed merger between Comcast and Time Warner Cable, GigaOM gives us a new …
Comcast’s case for merging with TWC is an insult to our intelligence
Comcast thinks very, very poorly of our intelligence. That’s the only conclusion I can come to after reading up on the company’s testimony in the …
Comcast makes its case for the TWC merger, says millions of Americans will benefit
The proposed $45 billion merger between pay TV and Internet service giants Comcast and Time Warner Cable has been met with staunch opposition from consumers, rivals and …
One of the biggest reasons you have no choice when it comes to home broadband
According to data from the Federal Communications Commission, about one-third of households in the United States have no choice when it comes to home broadband …
New poll shows the more education you have, the more you hate the Comcast-TWC merger
Does being more educated actually give you more common sense? A new Reuters poll finds that while Americans as a whole dislike the idea of …
Yet another survey shows Comcast and TWC are hated by their customers
Three things in life are certain: Death, taxes and rock-bottom customer satisfaction ratings for America’s two largest cable companies. Consumers Union, the policy and advocacy …
Achievement unlocked: EA escapes a third year as the ‘Worst Company in America’
It’s still up for debate whether EA took anything away from being named the worst company in America for two years straight, but the company’s …
After 2 months on the job, TWC CEO will grab $80 million payout if Comcast buys his company
Talk about nice work if you can get it! Bloomberg reports that Time Warner Cable CEO Rob Marcus will receive a compensation package worth $80 …
Time Warner Cable looks to Apple to improve its terrible reputation
Time Warner Cable doesn’t exactly have the best reputation. Its customer satisfaction is incredibly low, ranking second to last behind only Comcast in a survey …
Comcast-TWC merger would create a ‘fearsome Goliath,’ should be shot down
No one can exactly accuse the editors of The Economist of being wild-eyed populists or enemies of capitalism, which is why it’s noteworthy that the …
Time Warner Cable customers reject offer of cheaper service with data caps
Internet service provider Time Warner Cable recently made customers an offer. In exchange for a discount of roughly $60 per year on their home Internet …
