NEWS
Charter
Communications Surpasses One Million
Telephone
Customers
Charter
Telephone customers save an estimated $150 million a year versus services
provided by traditional phone companies
St. Louis, Missouri, February
27, 2008 – Charter Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ: CHTR) announced today it has
surpassed one million Charter Telephone® customers. Charter offers customers a
choice for residential telephone service and the opportunity for significant
savings. The company estimates its one million Charter Telephone customers save
approximately $150 million a year versus the service provided by traditional
phone companies.
Charter
is a reliable and cost-effective provider of residential and business telephone
service. “More than a million customers rely on Charter phone, and the vast
majority of them bundle it with Charter Digital Cable® and Charter High-Speed®
Internet because it’s simple, convenient, and it’s a great value,” said Mike
Lovett, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer for
Charter.
A cable customer for more than 20
years, Charter’s one-millionth telephone customer lives in Worcester, MA, and
recently upgraded to Charter’s triple-play bundle of services. Upon hearing the
news, the customer said of Charter, “Our family has had a great experience with
Charter Cable over the years, so it was an easy decision to add Charter phone
and high-speed Internet. It’s also really convenient to have only one bill for
all three services, and we save a lot of money with the bundle.”
Charter
Telephone is now available to over nine million homes, with additional launches
of the service planned in 2008. Charter’s commercial telephone service is
available in all of its telephone markets, which provides business customers the
opportunity for significant savings through the Charter Business
Bundle®.
About
Charter Telephone
Charter
provides high-quality, reliable residential and business voice services to over
one million customers through Charter’s private, managed digital fiber-optic
network. Charter Telephone service includes unlimited nationwide
calling and 10 popular calling features, such as Call Waiting, Caller ID, and
Call Forwarding as well as Voicemail and enhanced 911 emergency service, all at
no additional charge. Directory assistance (411) and listings in the local
telephone directory are also available. New customers can keep their current
phone numbers when they switch to Charter service, and calls can be made
directly through any working in-home jack using the customers’ existing
telephones.
Charter
Telephone’s Unlimited Plan can be added to a Charter Digital Cable® and Charter
High-Speed® Internet bundle for only $24.99 more per month. Charter also offers
customers the Worldwide 250 Calling Plan, which can be added to their Charter
Telephone service. The Plan offers 250 international minutes to more than 200
countries around the world from any landline phone for an additional $20 per
month. Professional installation for Charter Telephone is included at no extra
charge. For more details or to place an order, call 1-888-438-2427 (1-888-GET
CHARTER).
About
Charter Communications
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Charter
Communications, Inc. is a leading broadband communications company and the
third-largest publicly traded cable operator in the United States.
Charter provides a full range of advanced broadband services, including
advanced Charter Digital Cable® video entertainment programming, Charter
High-Speed® Internet access, and Charter Telephone®. Charter Business™
similarly provides scalable, tailored, and cost-effective broadband
communications solutions to business organizations, such as
business-to-business Internet access, data networking, video and music
entertainment services, and business telephone. Charter’s advertising
sales and production services are sold under the Charter Media® brand.
More information about Charter can be found at www.charter.com.
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