Charter Communications wrapped up its $34.5-billion takeover of Cox Communications early Thursday, picking up millions of new internet and TV customers in Southern California.
Cox had long refused to carry the TV channel, citing the Dodgers’ high license fees. So customers with Cox service have been unable to watch most of the team’s regular season baseball games for more than a decade.
With the addition of Cox homes, the Stamford, Conn.-based cable company now boasts 35 million customers — making it the nation’s largest broadband internet and cable television provider…