Card games.Charter Communications Charter Communications NASDAQ: CHTR is an American company providing cable television, high-speed Internet, and telephone services to more than 5.7 million customers in 29 states. It is the third-largest publicly traded cable operator in the U.S. Inc., the struggling Paul Allen-owned cable outfit, is planning a surprise for its 295,000 Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. subscribers. Emulating a promotion that Charter launched in Reno, Nev., the cable company will be giving out gift cards each month that could be worth more than $250 in credit redeemable at area businesses. "Loyalty is difficult to elicit e·lic·it tr.v. e·lic·it·ed, e·lic·it·ing, e·lic·its 1. a. To bring or draw out (something latent); educe. b. To arrive at (a truth, for example) by logic. 2. , but our cards basically give Charter's customers a tangible reason to stay with Charter each and every month," said Kirk Nagamine, co-founder and chief executive of Complete Access, the firm that is administrating the card campaign for the cable company. Charter isn't doing it all with giveaways. The "triple play" package--cable TV, phone service and high-speed Internet See broadband. access--that Time Warner Cable This article or section needs sources or references that appear in reliable, third-party publications. Alone, primary sources and sources affiliated with the subject of this article are not sufficient for an accurate encyclopedia article. is planning to launch soon as the centerpiece of its L.A. business strategy, has been available for $100 through Charter for months. Charter posted a $355 million loss in the second quarter, and has posted a quarterly profit only twice going back to 1999. Staff reporter Dan Cox can be reached at dcox@labusinessjournal.com or at (323) 549-5225, ext. 230. |
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