PHOENIX (AZFamily) — A pair of transactions worth tens of billions of dollars that will reshape cable and internet service across Arizona and the nation are now complete.
Charter Communications announced Thursday it has finalized its merger with Cox Communications — a $34.5 billion deal and one of the largest in the cable industry’s history — while simultaneously closing its acquisition of Liberty Broadband Corporation in an all-stock transaction.
Cox is currently the largest cable and internet provider in the Phoenix area and southern Tucson. With the merger complete, Cox customers will transition to the Spectrum brand. New Spectrum pricing and plans are expected to roll out in all former Cox markets, including the Valley, by mid-September…