One of the requirements that was placed on Charter's merger with Time Warner Cable has been removed by the FCC. It would have controlled some of Charter's service expansions in the coming years, with the company needing to cover 2 million additional households within 5 years. Half of those would need to be located in areas already served by another provider.
Now the FCC has decided not to make Charter compete with other companies. Rather, it must still expand service to 2 million homes, but they must all be places that are receiving installations for the first time.
This decision has some positive and negative qualities. It'll result in less competition, but it'll lead to more people receiving access to broadband internet for the first time, particularly in rural areas.
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