Charter could pursue Time Warner if Comcast deal falls through

“There’d be a ton of reasons” why Charter Communications “would likely pursue” the No. 2 cable operator if federal officials nix Comcast’s $45 billion stock deal to buy Time Warner Cable, Liberty Media CEO Greg Maffei told investors this week at Morgan Stanley’s Technology, Media & Telecom Conference.

Liberty Media is Charter's dominant shareholder, according to Deadline.com.

The cable company tried to buy Time Warner last year but was outbit by Comcast.

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