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Four House Democrats Back Charter/TWC/BHN

Rep. Marc Veasey, D-Fla., led a letter including three other House Democrats backing Charter Communications' proposed buys of Bright House Networks and Time Warner Cable. “While we respect and commend your task of holding Charter’s proposed transaction to the highest…

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levels of scrutiny, we urge you to recognize Charter’s existing commitments to diversity and inclusion, customer service, and quality broadband access for all Americans,” they said in a Wednesday letter to FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler and Attorney General Loretta Lynch, not released publicly. The deal, if approved, “would only continue to raise standards across the industry,” they said. The other signatories to the letter are Reps. Joyce Beatty (Ohio), Gregory Meeks (N.Y.) and Terri Sewell (Ala.).