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- **Mobile Dominance**: 2 million mobile net adds YoY, with Unlimited Plus lines driving 60% of growth and lower churn.
- **Video Resilience**: Video losses down 77% YoY, with 21% of Internet customers now converged, boosting ARPU and retention.
- **AI-Driven Efficiency**: Agentic AI investments aim to reduce $8B annual cost to serve, with tools like real-time call transcription and AI-driven customer service.
- **Free Cash Flow Growth**: $1.6B Q3 free cash flow, with mechanical growth from declining CapEx and tax benefits.
- **Cox Transaction**: Expected mid-2026 close, with focus on Spectrum brand launch and seamless connectivity in Cox markets.

**【CEO Summary Section】**
- **Mobile Growth**: Added 493,000 Spectrum Mobile lines in Q3, with 2 million net adds over 12 months (20% YoY growth). Unlimited Plus lines drove 60% of net adds, improving customer value and churn.
- **Video Improvement**: Video customer losses reduced to 70,000 (vs. 294,000 YoY), driven by new pricing and packaging. Video sell-in rate increased with bundled offers, and 21% of Internet customers are now converged (mobile + Internet).
- **Internet Challenges**: Internet customer losses were flat YoY, with gross adds lower due to competition (cellphone Internet, fiber overlap). Churn improved YoY, but macro factors (low move rates, mobile substitution) constrained growth.
- **AI and Network Evolution**: Investing in Agentic AI for customer service efficiency, with tools like real-time call transcription and AI-driven next best actions. Advanced WiFi 7 routers with 5G offload will launch in early 2026.
- **Video Innovation**: Launched Spectrum App Store with $125+ in free streaming apps, reducing churn and driving ARPU. Immersive content partnerships (e.g., Lakers on Apple Vision Pro) showcase network capabilities.

**【CFO Financial Commentary】**
- **Revenue**: Total revenue down 0.9% YoY, with residential revenue down 1.1% (impacted by $106M costs allocated to streaming apps). Mobile device sales and B2B growth offset declines.
- **EBITDA**: Adjusted EBITDA declined 1.5% YoY, flat excluding political advertising. Full-year EBITDA growth expected to be flat or marginally positive.
- **Expenses**: Operating expenses down 0.5% YoY, driven by lower programming costs (-6.5%) and cost control. Marketing spend increased 5.4% to test new channels.
- **Free Cash Flow**: $1.6B in Q3, flat YoY. Full-year free cash flow expected to grow due to lower CapEx and tax benefits.
- **Capital Allocation**: $2.2B in share buybacks Q3, with plans to deleverage to 3.5x-4.0x post-Cox transaction.

**【Q&A Highlights】**
- **Broadband Outlook**: Churn improvements from mobile convergence, but gross adds constrained by competition (AT&T cellphone Internet, fiber overlap). Voluntary churn metrics best ever, but macro trends (low move rates) persist.
- **Pricing Strategy**: Spectrum pricing remains below peers, with ARPU managed through bundled offers. 4-line mobile + free Internet promotions drive high-margin converged customers.
- **Cox Acquisition**: Regulatory approvals expected mid-2026, with focus on Spectrum brand launch and seamless connectivity in Cox markets.
- **AI Cost Savings**: $8B annual cost to serve; Agentic AI could reduce service transactions and improve employee retention, lowering operating costs over time.
- **Debt Management**: Target leverage 3.5x-4.0x post-Cox, with flexibility to deleverage faster if needed. Free cash flow growth mechanical due to declining CapEx.

Charter Communications, Inc. (CHTR) Q3 2025 Earnings Call Transcript

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