After months of regulatory wrangling, Charter is finally moments away from joining with Cox Communications. The California Public Utilities Commission’s approval cleared the last major hurdle for the $34.5 billion transaction, putting the focus on imminent customer integration and what Charter has planned for its new markets. At the same time, operators are keeping tabs on another major shift happening inside the home. AI agents are pushing more traffic through connected homes, and Plume’s latest data shows how quickly that usage is growing.