D.C. Memo: Charter-Liberty Merger Talks Put GCI's Ownership Future in Doubt

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Merger: Liberty Broadband yesterday proposed to merge with Charter Communications. As part of the non-binding offer, GCI, an Alaska broadband and wireless provider bought by Liberty Broadband in 2020, would become part of Charter, but that's not a certain outcome. Liberty Broadband already owns 26% of Charter. "In GCI, Charter would be acquiring an attr…