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Verizon, T-Mobile Options In Cable Wireless Strategy

Are cable TV companies dark horses that will steal the show at a government auction in March of airwaves controlled by TV broadcasters? Neither Comcast (CMCSA) nor Charter Communications (CHTR) ruled out bidding in the “Broadcast Incentive Auction” on Q3 earnings calls. Charter stands to become the second biggest cable TV firm, behind Comcast, if regulators approve its proposed acquisitions of Time Warner Cable (TWC) and Bright House Networks. Why

Comcast, Cable Stocks Up On Q3 Broadband, Video Gains

Cable-TV stocks rose as Charter Communications (CHTR) and Time Warner Cable (TWC) early Thursday reported higher broadband customer additions and narrowed video subscriber losses, as did Comcast (CMCSA) on Tuesday. “With about 70% of the industry having reported Q3 results, video losses have so far shown great improvement,” said Vijay Jayant, analyst at Evercore ISI. “Cable, with a superior broadband product, continued to be very strong in the

Look For Comcast Upside From Weak AT&T, Verizon Q3

Lackluster Q3 video and broadband results posted by AT&T (T) and Verizon Communications bode well for Comcast, Charter Communications and other cable TV firms, which report third-quarter earnings next week. “With Q3 results in from AT&T and Verizon (VZ), the read-thru for cable is particularly good,” said UBS analyst John Hodulik in a research report. Comcast (CMCSA) reports on Oct. 27, while Charter Communications (CHTR) reports on Oct. 29. AT&T