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• Exhibit 6 Except as set forth below, no adverse findings have been made and no final actions have been taken within the last ten(10)years with respect to Assignee or parents,affiliates, or subsidiaries related to any of the items listed in Section II, Question 5 of the assignee FCC Form 394.83 United States of America and State of New York v. Verizon Communications, Inc. et al. Case No. 1:12-CV-01354 (2013). A Charter predecessor,Time Warner Cable Inc. ("TWC") in 2013 entered into a settlement agreement that resulted in a final order issued by the United States District Court in the District of Columbia resolving certain antitrust claims brought against a number of communications providers including TWC. Bevars v. Charter, Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development(DWD)Complaint No. CR201000952. Complainant alleged that she was discriminated against based on her conviction record when an offer of employment was rescinded by Charter. On June 4,2010, the DWD determined that there was probable cause to believe that Charter may have violated the Wisconsin Fair Employment Act by refusing to hire Complainant based on her conviction record. Charter disputed the determination, but, in order to avoid incurring unnecessary costs and expenses, resolved the matter through settlement. Castellano v. Charter,United States District Court for the Western District of Washington No. 12-cv-05845. Complainant alleged that he was discriminated against based on disability and was also retaliated against. On February 26,2014,a jury verdict was entered against Charter. Castillo and Boonnak v. Time Wanner Cable:of New York City, a Division of Time Warner Entertainment Co., L.P., United States District Court for the Southern District of New York No. 1:09--cv-7644. Plaintiffs(then current employees) alleged claims of discrimination and harassment based on race and national origin and retaliation in violation of Title VII, the New York State Human Rights Law and New York City Human Rights Law on September 2, 2009. The Court dismissed Boonnak's claims in their entirety at trial following the presentation of Plaintiffs'case. With respect to Castillo, the jury found for TWC on eight of his nine claims, and awarded him a de minimus award of$5,000 on his claims of harassment under the New York City Human Rights Law(which provides a more lenient standard of recovery compared to its federal and state counterparts). Charter Communications and Time Warner Cable Joint Petition, 15-01446/15-M-0388. The New York Public Service Commission("NYPSC") revoked its January 2016 approval of Charter's acquisition of Time Warner Cable's("TWC") New York operations. To implement aspects of this first order, the NYPSC filed a judicial petition in New York state court on July 30,2018 seeking penalties and injunctive relief. Charter has substantial defenses and appeal rights, is defending against these unprecedented actions by the NYPSC and believe that it is in compliance with the NYPSC's conditions of its approval of Charter's acquisition of TWC's New York operations and with applicable law. Courtain v. Charter,Superior Court of California,County of Butte, No. 161016. Plaintiff, a former Charter Account Executive,filed a wage claim with the California Labor Commissioner,alleging that he was not paid for all earned commissions. Specifically,Plaintiff asserts that Charter was not permitted to charge back a portion of certain previously paid commissions connected to late-paying accounts. Following a hearing and October, 8,2013 adverse decision of the Labor Commissioner,Charter appealed the ruling to the Superior Court of California. The trial court judge ruled that Charter was required to pay the claimed commissions. Gostola v. Charter,United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan,No. 13-15165-BC. On December 18,2013 Plaintiff alleged that Charter interfered with her FMLA leave by evaluating and disciplining Plaintiff based,at least in part,on the time she was absent on FMLA leave.The Court granted Plaintiff's motion for summary judgment and Charter ultimately resolved the matter through settlement on May 19,2015. Kidd v. Charter,United States District Court for the Western District of Michigan No. 1:13-cv-493. 83 With respect to employment claims related to properties previously owned by Charter predecessor Bright House Networks, LLC,records were located dating back to 2012. SMRH:22807 1 0 1 1.1 -13