"TWC admits that its failure to timely file the required network outage reports violated the Commission's rules." Prompt access to information about how national telecom networks are working is critical to prevent or prepare for disruptions that could pose threats to homeland security, public safety or the U.S. economic stability, the FCC says. Read More DISH petitions FCC to deny Comcast-TWC merger The agency's staff in September 2013 warned Time Warner Cable that it failed to file the final report on one outage, though it had filed a timely initial notification.