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Operator Ladies and gentlemen, thank you for standing by. And welcome to the Charter Communications Fourth Quarter 2020 Earnings Call. [Operator Instructions] And after the speakers remarks, there will be a question-and-answer session. [Operator Instructions] I d now like to turn the call over to your speaker today, Stefan Anninger. Please go ahead. Stefan Anninger Senior Vice President of Investor Relations Good morning, and welcome to Charter s fourth quarter 2020 investor call. The presentation that accompanies this call can be found on our website, ir.charter.com, under the Financial Information section. Before we proceed, I would like to remind you that there are a number of risk factors and other cautionary statements contained in our SEC filings, including our most recent 10-K filed this morning. We will not review those risk factors and other cautionary statements on this call. However, we encourage you to read them carefully. ....
House Energy & Commerce Committee Lawmakers Send Letter About Internet Price Increases, Data Caps During COVID-19 Pandemic January 12, 2021 On Monday, Rep. Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-N.J.), House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman, Rep. Mike Doyle (D-Penn.), Communications and Technology Subcommittee Chairman, and Rep. Jerry McNerney (D-Calif.) announced that they sent letters to nine internet service providers (ISPs) to question their moves to raise prices and enact data caps during the COVID-19 pandemic. The lawmakers noted that after Energy and Commerce Committee members wrote to these ISPs in March about the importance for families to have reliable and affordable broadband during the COVID-19 pandemic, almost all of the ISPs announced plans to introduce or expand efforts for affordable services, such as “free months of service, opening of Wi-Fi hotspots, and the waiver of data caps” and their voluntary Keep Americans Connected pledge, led by the Federal Communi ....