Yes, it would seem so, though I wonder if they could pull off something that would give Charter control without having to buy it all at once? But something to noodle heading into 2013, as there is some chatter going on that Cox is something that Rutledge & Co. are coveting. How they would pull that off is harder to figure out for the reason you outline. But also hearing that the Cox family might be swayed to at least talk about some ideas. JB
Charter making a play for Cox sounds fairly rediculous at this point. Charter is still saddled with $10+B (with a B) in debt, how would they make a play for an entity they would have to pay another $10+B for?
A merger of the two would be a huge undertaking. Charter does have a few of the top engineering resources from Cox's past.
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