$5 Billion Investment to Include $1.农村数字机会基金20亿美元，用于将宽带网络扩展到未服务社区租用2人以上,000 Employees and Contractors to Support 24-State RDOF Broadband Deployment康涅狄格州斯坦福.2月. 1, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — 宪章通信公司. (NASDAQ: CHTR) today announced the launch of a multiyear, 数十亿美元的宽带建设计划为超过100万个未服务的客户提供千兆高速宽带接入, 根据联邦通信委员会(FCC)的估计，该基金被授予农村数字机会基金(RDOF)第一阶段拍卖的特许状. Charter预计将投资约50亿美元来支持其扩建计划，其中有1美元被抵消.从RDOF拍卖中获得的20亿韩元支持——将Charter的网络扩展到低密度, mostly rural communities that do not have access to broadband service of at least 25/3 Mbps.

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 Company’s previously planned privately funded expansions. 在这些农村地区建立的网络章程将为所有新服务的客户地点提供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, 低延迟连接.  这些新的客户地点也将受益于Charter的高价值频谱定价和包装结构, including its Spectrum Mobile™, Spectrum TV and Spectrum Voice offerings. The Company will continue to apply its customer-friendly policies in newly served regions, 不包括数据帽, modem fees or annual contracts, combined with high-quality service provided by U.S.的,生产员工.

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在这些农村地区的现代通讯网络的存在可能会导致经济发展，并为Charter在这些社区提供更多的家庭和企业服务，并增加邻近社区的建设, 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.

“这一流行病进一步突出了提供和采用宽带的必要性，宪章承诺进一步努力，作为应对这些挑战所需的全面解决办法的一部分,汤姆·拉特利奇说, Chairman and CEO of Charter Communications. “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, bringing broadband access to more unserved areas should be a priority for all stakeholders. Charter新的数十亿美元的建设计划进一步强调了复杂的宽带网络的重要性.S. cable industry has built over several decades, and the industry’s commitment to the local communities it serves. As we continue to help provide more Americans with reliable access to the internet ecosystem, yaboAPP会员手机登录的希望是联邦政府, 州和地方当局, 其他的私营企业, 电线杆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，将包括Charter扩大其现有的施工组织，以专注于部署这一新光纤网络. 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, 据FCC估计，仅RDOF计划就将推动公司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多万以前没有服务的家庭和企业. 这些州是: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, 宾西法尼亚, 南卡罗来纳, 田纳西州, 德州, 佛蒙特州, 维吉尼亚州, 华盛顿, 和威斯康辛州.

今天宣布的计划能否成功和及时地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, 极点替换规则及其关联的问题解决过程都是可以对在这些农村地区建设所需的时间长度产生重大影响的因素.

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, and investor-owned utilities to ensure that permits are obtained in a timely, fair and cost-effective fashion.”

Charter的运营战略成功地产生了行业领先的宽带增长和相关的建设经验，这将促进公司在农村连接服务的持续扩展，并为所有利益相关者带来持续的成功. 在过去的三年里, Charter has invested more than $20 billion in American infrastructure and technology, 不断地投资于现有的网络，以提供新的服务并适应更高的流量, and 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.

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宪章通信公司. (纳斯达克股票代码:CHTR)是一家领先的宽带连接公司和有线电视运营商，通过其Spectrum品牌为41个州的3100多万客户提供服务. Over an advanced communications net工作, 该公司提供全方位的最先进的住宅和商业服务，包括频谱互联网®, TV, 移动和声音.

For small and medium-sized companies, Spectrum Business®提供相同的宽带产品和服务套件，加上特殊功能和应用，以提高生产力, while for larger businesses and government entities, Spectrum Enterprise provides highly customized, 基于光纤解决方案. Spectrum Reach® delivers tailored advertising and production for the modern media landscape. The company also distributes award-winning news coverage, 体育和高质量的原创节目，通过频谱网络和频谱原件的客户. More information about Charter can be found at 企业.宪章.com.

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