Charter’s Spectrum division will allocate $1 million in 2026 through its Spectrum Digital Education program, raising total commitments to more than $12 million since the initiative launched in 2017. The program has awarded 382 grants to 202 nonprofits across Spectrum’s 41-state footprint, directly benefiting over 200,000 community members. Funding supports digital literacy classes, workforce readiness training and the distribution of more than 20,000 laptops and devices, while underwriting nearly 50,000 digital education sessions in community tech labs and learning hubs.

Charter Communications has missed consensus revenue or earnings targets in each of the past three quarters, while reporting three consecutive quarters of net customer losses. Management cited increased competition in broadband and video services, with subscribers declining in both residential video (down for the fifth straight quarter) and broadband segments (down for the third straight quarter). These trends have tempered free cash flow growth, with adjusted free cash flow rising just 3% year-over-year in the most recent quarter, below the company’s long-term target range of 5% to 7% annual growth.