宪章通信 Launches New Multiyear, 数十亿美元的倡议，将宽带可用性扩大到100多万个新客户地点

康涅狄格州斯坦福., 2月. 1, 2021 /价值/—— 宪章通信, Inc. (NASDAQ: CHTR) today announced the launch of a multiyear, 数十亿美元的宽带建设计划，为超过100万个未服务客户提供千兆高速宽带接入, 根据 Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and awarded to Charter in the Rural Digital Opportunity Fund (RDOF)第一期拍卖. Charter expects to invest approximately 50亿美元 to support its buildout initiative -  offset by $1.20亿年 in support won from the RDOF auction -  expanding Charter's net工作 to lower-density, 大部分是农村社区，没有接入至少25/ 3mbps的宽带服务.

The new initiative is in addition to Charter's existing net工作 expansion plans, including numerous state broadband grant projects, as well as the bet9线路检测中心's previously planned privately funded expansions. 在这些农村地区建设的网络宪章将为所有新服务客户提供1gbps的高速宽带接入，起始速度为200mbps, enabling consumers to engage in remote 学习ing, 工作, telemedicine and other applications that require high-bandwidth, low-latency connectivity.  这些新的客户地点也将受益于Charter的高价值频谱定价和打包结构, including its 光谱移动™, Spectrum TV and Spectrum 的声音 offerings. The bet9线路检测中心 will continue to apply its customer-friendly policies in newly served regions, 不包括数据上限, modem fees or annual contracts, combined with high-quality service provided by U.S.-based, insourced employees. 

Today's announced initiative offers Charter an attractive long-term investment opportunity, as it will drive additional customer growth via an expanded footprint in unserved areas. 另外, Charter的现代通信网络在这些农村地区的存在可能会带来经济发展，使Charter为这些社区提供更多的家庭和企业，并对邻近社区进行额外的建设, producing greater investment returns over time. Charter期待参与更多的公私伙伴关系，以扩大宽带接入.

"这一大流行病进一步突出了提供和采用宽带的必要性，《bet9线路检测中心》承诺进一步努力，作为应对这些挑战所需的全面解决办法的一部分,” 汤姆拉特里奇的董事长兼首席执行官 宪章通信. "As Americans across the country increasingly rely on broadband to 工作, 学习, access healthcare and stay in touch with family and loved ones, 将宽带接入更多未服务地区应成为所有利益攸关方的优先事项. Charter数十亿美元的新建设计划进一步凸显了复杂宽带网络的重要性 U.S. cable industry has built over several decades, the industry's commitment to the local communities it serves. 我们将继续为更多的美国人提供可靠的互联网生态系统, our hope is that federal, state and local authorities, other private companies, 杆子所有者和宽带提供商将共同努力，在将网络扩展到未服务地区方面发挥关键作用."

RDOF第一阶段宽带建设的准备工作已经开始，包括Charter扩大其现有的建设组织，以专注于部署这种新的光纤网络. Charter expects to hire more than 2,000 employees and contractors to support the RDOF and future rural buildout initiatives. In addition to Charter's ongoing net工作 expansion, 仅RDOF项目就将使bet9线路检测中心的网络里程覆盖范围增加15%，同时将服务扩展到24个州的100多万户以前没有服务的家庭和企业 FCC. 美国是: 阿拉巴马州, 加州, 佛罗里达, 乔治亚州, 伊利诺斯州, 印第安纳州, 肯塔基州, 路易斯安那州, 麻萨诸塞州, 密歇根, 密苏里州, 新汉普郡, 新墨西哥, 北卡罗莱纳, 俄亥俄州, 俄勒冈州、宾夕法尼亚州, 南卡罗来纳, 田纳西州, 德州, 佛蒙特州, 维吉尼亚州, 华盛顿, 威斯康辛州.

今天宣布的倡议的成功和及时执行取决于各种外部因素, including the utility pole permitting and "make-ready" processes. With fewer homes and businesses in these areas, broadband providers need to access multiple poles for every new home served, as opposed to multiple homes per pole in higher-density settings. 作为一个结果, 钢管应用程序, 极点替换规则及其附属的问题解决过程都是可以对这些农村地区建设所需的时间长短产生显著影响的因素.

拉特里奇补充道, "The more cooperation we have with the pole owners and utility companies, the faster we can connect these communities with high-speed internet services. We look forward to 工作ing with local municipalities, 电力合作社, investor-owned utilities to ensure that permits are obtained in a timely, fair and cost-effective fashion."

Charter的运营战略成功地带来了行业领先的宽带增长和相关的建设经验，这将有助于bet9线路检测中心继续扩大农村bet9线路检测中心服务，并为所有利益相关者取得持续的成功. In the last three years alone, Charter has invested more than $20 billion in American infrastructure and technology, 继续投资现有的网络，以提供新的服务和容纳更高的流量, has at the same time extended its net工作 to reach nearly 2.5 million new homes and businesses, about one-third of which are in rural areas. 

Learn more about Charter's broadband expansion efforts 在这里. 

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