Charter Cables' woes

Charter Communications, the local cable and Internet provider, is in a world of financial hurt. The company hasn’t made a profit this century, according to reports.
For now, the city is not worried Charter has filed for bankruptcy.
“They have assured us they will continue providing service, paying the franchise fees and operating the system here,” City Manager Dave Jinkens said.
Manny Martinez, Charter’s vice president-general manager for the Sierra Nevada region, said service should be status quo. This includes airing KCRA out of Sacramento and not broadcasting San Francisco’s KGO to the approximately 12,000 Charter subscribers in the South Lake Tahoe-El Dorado County area.
Martinez is now the voice for Charter because George Jostlin, who earlier this year spoke before the South Lake Tahoe City Council, is no longer with the company.
Not everyone is thrilled with the status quo.
One Charter customer wrote the Tahoe Mountain News, saying, “So aren't we glad we have KCRA and the reception is lousy. I've emailed them twice. One day it’s a picture that breaks up like a jigsaw puzzle, (one) Friday it was silent every fourth word.”