Charter's $56 billion Time Warner Cable deal to face U.S. scrutiny

May 26 2015 7:05PM EST | Source: REUTERS Technology

NEW YORK/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Charter Communications Inc, seeking to remake the U.S. cable television industry by acquiring larger rival Time Warner Cable Inc for $56 billion, will try to skirt the regulatory obstacles that helped sink Comcast Corp's earlier bid for Time Warner Cable.