{
  "id": 2131402,
  "title": "Charter Closes $34.5 Billion Cox Deal in Cable Megamerger, Company to Adopt Cox Communications Name",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/20/charter-closes-34-5-billion-cox-deal-in-cable-megamerger-company-to",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-20T12:03:25.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Variety",
    "slug": "variety",
    "url": "https://variety.com/2026/tv/news/charter-closes-cox-merger-new-company-name-1236838902/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Charter Communications, already the No. 1 cable operator in the U.S., closed its acquisition of Cox Communications, creating a cable giant with operations in 45 states serving roughly 37 million customers. The closing of the deal, valued at $34.5 billion, comes after the California Public Utility Commission (CPUC) last week voted to approve the transaction, […]",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}