A Time Warner Cable service technician works on cable service from a van parked on the Upper West side of the Manhattan borough of New York City, May 26, 2015. Charter Communications Inc, controlled by cable industry pioneer John Malone, offered to buy Time Warner Cable Inc for $56 billion, seeking to combine the No. 3 and No. 2 U.S. cable operators to compete against market leader Comcast Corp. REUTERS/Mike Segar - RTX1EMR2