Charter Communications' (CHTR) CEO Tom Rutledge on Q1 2015 Results - Earnings Call Transcript

Charter Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ:CHTR) Q1 2015 Earnings Conference Call May 1, 2015 10:00 AM ET

Executives

Stefan Anninger - Vice President of Investor Relations
Tom Rutledge - Chief Executive Officer, President and Director
Chris Winfrey - Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President

Analysts

Jason Bazinet - Citi
John Hodulik - UBS
Ben Swinburne - Morgan Stanley
Jonathan Chaplin - NSR
Vijay Jayant - Evercore ISI
Craig Moffett - MoffettNathanson
Brett Feldman - Goldman Sachs
James Ratcliffe - Buckingham research
Frank Louthan - Raymond James
Mike McCormack - Jefferies
Marci Ryvicker - Wells Fargo

Operator

Good morning. My name is Tia, and I will be the conference operator today. At this time, I would like to welcome everyone to the Charter Communications’ First Quarter 2015 Earnings Conference Call. All lines have been placed on mute to prevent any background noise. After the speakers’ remarks, there will be a question-and-answer session. [Operator Instructions]

Thank you. At this time, I would like to turn the conference over to Mr. Stefan Anninger. Sir, you may begin.

Stefan Anninger

Good morning, and welcome to Charter's First Quarter 2015 Investor Call. The presentation that accompanies this call can be found on our website, ir.charter.com, under the Financial Information section.

Before we proceed, I would like to remind you that there are a number of risk factors and other cautionary statements contained in our SEC filings, including our most recent forms 10-K and 10-Q. We will not review those risk factors and other cautionary statements on this call. However, we encourage you to read them carefully. Various remarks that we make on this call concerning expectations, predictions, plans and prospects constitute forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results to differ from historical or anticipated results. Any forward-looking statements reflect management's current view only, and Charter undertakes no obligation