The following is excerpted from the question-and-answer section of the transcript.
(Questions from industry analysts are provided in full, but answers are omitted - download the transcript to see the full question-and-answer session)
Question: Michael Ng - Goldman Sachs & Company, Inc. - Analyst
: <_ALACRA_META_ABSTRACT>Yes. To start things off, I wanted to ask about how you see the market evolving? I've been really impressed with some of Charter's
efforts to innovate in video with the streaming conclusions. You guys are obviously doing a lot in terms of marketing and branding,
emphasizing how the network is fiber powered and talking about the retail value that video subscribers will get on the streaming
side of the equation. Could you maybe just put that into context of how you see the market and the competitive landscape today
and how you're setting up the company for success?
Christopher Winfrey - Charter Communications Inc - President, Chief Executive Officer, Director
Sure. Maybe a step back, I know that you mentioned in my background at the company. But I got here in 2010 at Charter and in
Cable prior to that. And the industry at the time was facing an environment where you had real competition coming against video
in the form of wireline and satellite and also Netflix, new at the time back in 2010. And on the other hand, you had a broadband
product that was pretty interesting, but underappreciated.
And as we sit here in 2025, we now have an environment where broadband is experiencing new competition. But we have this
mobile product that's growing very fast is underappreciated. And maybe for the first time in really a long time, the potential for
stabilization of the video business. And so when you take a look at that, you sit back and say, well, what are the assets that we have
and how do we use those to drive growth? And the answer to that, and the answer now is, do you have the best network we do?
REFINITIV STREETEVENTS | www.refinitiv.com | Contact Us
consent of Refinitiv. 'Refinitiv' and the Refinitiv logo are registered trademarks of Refinitiv and its affiliated companies.
SEPTEMBER 09, 2025 / 5:50PM, CHTR.OQ - Charter Communications Inc at Goldman Sachs Communacopia
& Technology Conference
And do you have the best products? I would argue maybe not in 2010, but today, we do. We have the best products everywhere we
operate ubiquitously deployed and really importantly, can you save customers' money. And we do it through mobile and now
through video and we have used those products in a way that we save customers' money even on Internet because it allows us to
pricing package in a different way. And then to fully lean into our convergence capabilities where unlike our competitors, we have
wireline and wireless everywhere we operate and to really utilize those product tool sets in a way that it can give us a different voice
in the marketplace.
We have our work cut out in front of us to really get that message across as an industry. I think we haven't done the best job explaining
to customers why and how they save money by taking our products. But long term, I'm pretty confident in where we go because of
the assets that we have.
Question: Michael Ng - Goldman Sachs & Company, Inc. - Analyst
: Yes. And when you think about what's preventing that mobile penetration to increase back to what you would consider like a terminal
or a fair level, like what is the holdup in the minds of consumers? Is it brand perception? I'm actually a Spectrum customer. I haven't
signed up for mobile yet because I'm stuck with my device payment plan on a different care.
Question: Michael Ng - Goldman Sachs & Company, Inc. - Analyst
: Only two, which is -- so I've asked about the line buyout.
REFINITIV STREETEVENTS | www.refinitiv.com | Contact Us
consent of Refinitiv. 'Refinitiv' and the Refinitiv logo are registered trademarks of Refinitiv and its affiliated companies.
SEPTEMBER 09, 2025 / 5:50PM, CHTR.OQ - Charter Communications Inc at Goldman Sachs Communacopia
& Technology Conference
Question: Michael Ng - Goldman Sachs & Company, Inc. - Analyst
: It's pretty close, yes.
Question: Michael Ng - Goldman Sachs & Company, Inc. - Analyst
: Yes. And could you maybe just expand a little bit --
Question: Michael Ng - Goldman Sachs & Company, Inc. - Analyst
: I'm looking forward to the promotion coming live. I think you said next week. So you could add one more net add. I was wondering
if you could just talk a little bit more about brand perception. And our team talks about this a lot.
And I think there's a historical or legacy perception of what cable is from a service and quality perspective. But I think that's changed
a lot. Could you maybe just talk to some of the improvements in customer service and brand and quality? And what needs to happen
for consumer brand perception to catch up with what reality is?
REFINITIV STREETEVENTS | www.refinitiv.com | Contact Us
consent of Refinitiv. 'Refinitiv' and the Refinitiv logo are registered trademarks of Refinitiv and its affiliated companies.
SEPTEMBER 09, 2025 / 5:50PM, CHTR.OQ - Charter Communications Inc at Goldman Sachs Communacopia
& Technology Conference
Question: Michael Ng - Goldman Sachs & Company, Inc. - Analyst
: Going back to the mobile conversation for a minute. Charter recently signed a new MVNO with T-Mobile. I think it's mostly on the
business side of the equation. My understanding is that there were limitations on the existing MVNO in terms of number of lines. So
this was required to move more into business and SMB. Could you help us just understand your ambitions on this side of the business,
Question: Michael Ng - Goldman Sachs & Company, Inc. - Analyst
: Right. And just -- that's a good segue to the next question, which is Charter's mobile EBITDA as CapEx has been profitable for several
quarters. Could you just expand a little bit on how you view the mobile profit pool? Is it a business in and of itself that you expect
to be a driver of P&L? Or is this really something that's complementary to the broadband business?
Question: Michael Ng - Goldman Sachs & Company, Inc. - Analyst
: Right. Okay. Shifting back towards just the broadband discussion. Could you talk a little bit about the competitiveness in the market,
starting with fixed wireless? What are you seeing today in terms of competitive intensity from fixed wireless access providers? And
what does Charter do in response to that being increasingly available in Charter markets?
REFINITIV STREETEVENTS | www.refinitiv.com | Contact Us
consent of Refinitiv. 'Refinitiv' and the Refinitiv logo are registered trademarks of Refinitiv and its affiliated companies.
SEPTEMBER 09, 2025 / 5:50PM, CHTR.OQ - Charter Communications Inc at Goldman Sachs Communacopia
& Technology Conference
Question: Michael Ng - Goldman Sachs & Company, Inc. - Analyst
: And just on the move activity point, I guess my interpretation of that would be like, hey, when move activity picks up, the switcher
pool will increase and I would just like to hear a little bit about your position in that scenario. Like do you think you're a net share
gainer when there's a meaningful switcher pool and --
Question: Michael Ng - Goldman Sachs & Company, Inc. - Analyst
: Okay. Great. And on the pricing side of the equation, could you frame for us how you think about broadband pricing over time? How
do we kind of interpret what the impact to broadband ARPU will be from this pivot towards broadband plans with multiyear price
locks?
REFINITIV STREETEVENTS | www.refinitiv.com | Contact Us
consent of Refinitiv. 'Refinitiv' and the Refinitiv logo are registered trademarks of Refinitiv and its affiliated companies.
SEPTEMBER 09, 2025 / 5:50PM, CHTR.OQ - Charter Communications Inc at Goldman Sachs Communacopia
& Technology Conference
Question: Michael Ng - Goldman Sachs & Company, Inc. - Analyst
: Yes. And maybe we can talk about that on the set of products. I mean, I think irrespective of where you come out on the cable debate,
I think everybody would acknowledge that you guys are doing really interesting things in video, right? And I think there's a tremendous
amount of support from the media industry and what you all are doing. So could you talk a little bit about that and perhaps talk
about some of the obligations from the media companies to make sure that you succeed or the incentive that they have for you to
succeed and where you are in the time line of marketing that, then obviously, from the investor and analyst side, like when will we
begin to see all those streaming inclusions show up in results, right?
Question: Michael Ng - Goldman Sachs & Company, Inc. - Analyst
: Yes. It's really interesting to me because when I think about ARPU, you have the kind of broadband and video ARPU on a like-for-like
basis, but then you also have this storefront revenue, which will sit on top of that and also be additive to ARPU.
Question: Michael Ng - Goldman Sachs & Company, Inc. - Analyst
: Yes. And that piece makes perfect sense where you're a store, you're a reseller, the relationship is completely symbiotic. I was just
wondering if you could comment a little bit on the ad-supported inclusions into the video package because things like ESPN Unlimited
make perfect sense to me because your customers shouldn't be paying for ESPN twice.
Question: Michael Ng - Goldman Sachs & Company, Inc. - Analyst
: But with something like a Disney+, right? Like there is exclusive content on a Disney+.
Question: Michael Ng - Goldman Sachs & Company, Inc. - Analyst
: Right. Yes. That's a good point. Like they're not investing as much in the linear network. So makes sense.
Question: Michael Ng - Goldman Sachs & Company, Inc. - Analyst
: That's right. Okay. Can we talk a little bit about the Cox acquisition. It seems very complementary to the charter strategy. When you
look at things like Cox's video penetration, mobile penetration, it seems like there's a playbook that can be executed on to help
improve those sorts of things. But could you talk a little bit about Cox? Why it made sense where you see the biggest opportunities?
Question: Michael Ng - Goldman Sachs & Company, Inc. - Analyst
: Yes. When you look back to like TWC, Bright House, I would have thought a big part of the cost synergies there would be programming
cost synergies. And as you look to Cox, are there diminishing returns to scale because you're yes, both I think, are scaled players at
this point?
Question: Michael Ng - Goldman Sachs & Company, Inc. - Analyst
: Yes. Maybe in the last couple of minutes here, could you talk a little bit about EBITDA growth in the midterm? You guys are obviously
doing a ton in terms of investing in the brand and some of the new products and services. There's some cyclical stuff later this year
about --
Question: Michael Ng - Goldman Sachs & Company, Inc. - Analyst
: Yes.
REFINITIV STREETEVENTS | www.refinitiv.com | Contact Us
consent of Refinitiv. 'Refinitiv' and the Refinitiv logo are registered trademarks of Refinitiv and its affiliated companies.
SEPTEMBER 09, 2025 / 5:50PM, CHTR.OQ - Charter Communications Inc at Goldman Sachs Communacopia
& Technology Conference
Question: Michael Ng - Goldman Sachs & Company, Inc. - Analyst
: Excellent. Well, Chris, it's been such a privilege to have you on stage here with us. Thank you so much for coming to our conference
and for speaking with us.
Question: Michael Ng - Goldman Sachs & Company, Inc. - Analyst
: Thank you.
Question: Michael Ng - Goldman Sachs & Company, Inc. - Analyst
: Thank you, sir.
|