Charter Communications said Thursday it has closed its $34.5 billion acquisition of rival Cox Enterprises, creating a new cable and broadband giant.

There is a continuing row over whether it matters if such a broad spectrum of people are defined as having autism

Spectrum, which closed its deal to buy Cox this week, would like to exit the regional sports channel business.

Charter Communications has completed its acquisition of Cox, with the Cox brand set to transition to Spectrum starting mid-September, while service and pricing options remain unchanged for current customers.

Spectrum is opening nearly 3,000 Wi-Fi access points across Hawaiʻi to help community members stay connected during storm-related outages.