Charter Communications Operating, LLC

Charter Communications Operating, LLC is the primary operating subsidiary of Charter Communications, Inc., a leading American telecommunications and mass media company headquartered in Stamford, Connecticut. Founded in 1993, the parent company, Charter Communications, Inc., is publicly traded on the NASDAQ stock exchange under the ticker CHTR. As of early 2026, Charter Communications reported having over 90,000 employees and annual revenues exceeding $54 billion. The company is the result of a 2016 merger between Legacy Charter, Time Warner Cable, and Bright House Networks.

Under the consumer brand Spectrum, the company provides a wide range of services to over 32 million customers across 41 states. These services include high-speed broadband internet, cable television, digital telephone, and mobile phone services for both residential and business customers. For businesses, services are offered through its Spectrum Business and Spectrum Enterprise brands, providing solutions like internet access, business telephone, and scalable fiber-based technology for large enterprises. The company's extensive infrastructure is primarily a coaxial cable–based network.

Charter Communications Operating, LLC appears in patent litigation as a defendant. The provided data shows it is a defendant in one tracked case and has not been a plaintiff. This posture is typical for a large operating company that becomes a target for patent assertions. The single tracked case was filed in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas, a common venue for patent litigation.

The notable case tracked is a lawsuit filed by the Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute (ETRI). ETRI is a prominent South Korean government-funded research institute that has been instrumental in developing key telecommunications technologies like CDMA and 5G. As a major national research body, ETRI holds a large number of patents in the wireless communication field.