CLAIM #14396 · Charter Communications Inc (CHTR) · 2025Q4 earnings call · Jan 30, 2026 · due Dec 31, 2026
“In 2026, we'll nearly complete our rural build-out providing us with over 1,700,000 new subsidized rural passings with growth for years to come.”
Chris Winfrey · CEO
How to check this claim
Look at: Cumulative subsidized rural passings built (new homes/businesses passed under rural construction initiative)
It came true if: Cumulative rural passings >= 1,600,000 (near completion of the >1,700,000 target)
Where: Company-disclosed rural passings figures (10-K / quarterly earnings materials or investor presentation)
In context
“ncluding non-pay churn, remains at low levels. With 2026 in full swing, our shareholders should know that we are a highly competitive group, and we intend to win in the residential and business connectivity marketplace. In this environment, getting back to positive net additions is a game of inches. We're incredibly focused on one, while clearly messaging our superior value and utility and two, providing the best quality service in the market in a way that is recognized by our customers and our service is a competitive advantage. Let me go through how I believe Fortinet Assuming regulatory approval of Cox, Spectrum will cover over 70,000,000 households, which gives us additional scale to develop new products and services serve more business customers, and save customers significant money. In 2026, we'll nearly complete our rural build-out providing us with over 1,700,000 new subsidized rural passings with growth for years to come. As well as upside from the densification of higher growth areas in places like Texas, Florida, and The Carolinas. We're gig capable everywhere. And by the end of this year, 50% of the current spectrum network will be upgraded to symmetrical and multi-gig service. With significant work on the remaining 50% in flight and moving to completion in 2027. Those capabilities matter long term, as customer data usage continues to increase. And we're working with content owners in Silicon Valley to create applications and next-generation products like Spectrum Front Row, That's immersive content with Apple and the NBA, that makes full use of our ubiquitously deployed largely fallow fiber-based network. Bandwidth-rich products have always followed our network capability, And think of the last few 100”
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SEC filings for CHTR ↗ · Claim quote is verbatim from the 2025Q4 earnings call.