Charter plans to file for bankruptcy by April 1

Thursday, February 12, 2009 | 6:51 p.m. CST; updated 10:13 p.m. CST, Thursday, February 12, 2009

PHILADELPHIA — Struggling Charter Communications Inc., the nation's fourth-largest cable operator, said Thursday that it plans to file a prearranged Chapter 11 bankruptcy by April 1.

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