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.
Charter became a publicly-traded company on NASDAQ in 1999 and has been a Fortune 500 company since 2001. A leading broadband communications company and the fourth-largest cable operator in the United States, Charter today employs approximately 23,000 and provides services to more than 6 million customers in 28 states. Advanced Charter TV Â® video entertainment programming includes hundreds of HD channels, DVR service and a choice of more than 10,000 video-on-demand movies and shows 24/7.