Charter says it's on track to meet New York merger commitments

Charter Communications responded to charges by New York regulators that it’s behind on obligations to expand its network tied to its merger last year with Time Warner Cable.

"Charter has met and even exceeded the vast majority of our key year-one commitments in New York associated with the merger," the company said in a statement. While it conceded that some delays have been caused by pole-attachment issues, the No. 2 U.S. cable operator added: "Thousands of upstate consumers now have access to Spectrum services where approvals and make-ready have occurred, and we have a solid deployment plan to reach the thousands of additional homes in our commitment.” The statement came after the New York Department of Public Service announced that Comcast is behind in its pledge, and that the cable company had agreed to pay $12 million on network expansion, as well as another $1 million to provide telecom equipment to low-income New York residents.