Capitol Confidential with Dan Clark
Capitol Confidential with Dan Clark Podcast
Larry the (PSC and) Cable Guy
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Larry the (PSC and) Cable Guy

The state's regulator of public utilities brought the hammer down on your cable company, assuming you haven't cut the cord and live in upstate New York. The controversy has been brewing for years and it came to head at a special meeting of the Public...

The state's regulator of public utilities brought the hammer down on your cable company, assuming you haven't cut the cord and live in upstate New York.

The controversy has been brewing for years and it came to head at a special meeting of the Public Service Commission, which gave Charter Communications 60 days to come up with a plan to give up its internet, cable and phone business in New York. The communications giant has indicated it won't go down without a fight.

Times Union business reporter Larry Rulison, who has been covering this issue since Charter acquired Time Warner Cable two years ago, explored every facet of the latest developments, including allegations of gaslighting, the prospect of New York owning a broadband company and the origin of the problem.

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