Charter Communications Completes Cox and Liberty Broadband Acquisition
August 14, 2026
Charter Communications completed its previously announced all-stock transaction with Cox Communications and, concurrently, closed its acquisition of Liberty Broadband. The combined company expands Charter’s Spectrum footprint, adds Cox’s customers and footprint, and brings Liberty Broadband’s assets into Charter’s broadband and mobile platforms.
- Buyers
- Charter Communications, Inc., Cox Communications (via Cox Enterprises subsidiary arrangement)
- Targets
- Cox Communications, Liberty Broadband Corporation
- Sellers
- Cox family / Cox Enterprises (implied counterpart to the Cox transaction), Liberty Broadband shareholders (holders of Liberty Broadband common stock and preferred stock)
- Industry
- Telecommunications
- Location
- Connecticut, United States
- Transaction Type
- Buyout
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