Nine out of ten American homes are passed by cable infrastructure—a simple fact that offers an unprecedented opportunity for delivery of products and services to a mass audience. Paul Allen helped create Charter Communications, one of the country's top cable companies, which delivers these things to millions of customers. Charter underscores Allen's belief that the "fat pipeline" of cable bandwidth can distribute products and services better than any other system that exists. Not just with cable television and high-speed Internet service, but also voice over IP services, business to business video, and a new generation of digital services on demand through set-top boxes. Holding a central role in Vulcan's portfolio, Charter promises an extraordinary future in the delivery of entertainment and technology.