NEW YORK: Altice is exploring a bid for Charter Communications, the second-largest US cable operator and owner of assets formerly held by Time Warner Cable, banking sources said Wednesday.

A deal would give the French telecom giant and its leader Patrick Drahi a major foothold in the US in a historically profitable sector now challenged by the rise of online streaming that is eroding key revenue streams.

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