Verizon Exploring Combination With Cable Firm Charter Communications 

Verizon CEO Lowell McAdam has made a preliminary approach to officials close to Charter, which has a market value of more than $80 billion. Verizon is working with advisers to study a potential transaction, the people said. There’s no guarantee a deal will materialize.

Source: Verizon Exploring Combination With Cable Firm Charter Communications – WSJ