The time constant gives the time in seconds during which the voltage between the terminating wires of a charged capacitor decreases to 37% due to self-discharging. With capacitance values in the ÂµF range, the time constant at the time of delivery is usually between 2000 and 4000 seconds.
According to the company website, Charter Communications became a publicly traded company in 1999, so it is owned by shareholders. As of May 2014, Thomas M. Rutledge is the president and CEO.
The Charter Company of Jacksonville, Florida was a conglomerate with more than 180 subsidiaries that was in the Fortune 500 for 11 years beginning in 1974 and ranked 61st in 1984.