Bright House Networks Information Services S-3ASRAutomatic shelf registration

Exhibit 4.9

SEVENTEENTH SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE

SEVENTEENTH SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE (this “Supplemental Indenture”) dated as of November 18, 2020 among Charter Communications Operating, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“CCO”), Charter Communications Operating Capital Corp., a Delaware corporation (together with CCO, the “Issuers”) and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., a national banking association, as trustee (the “Trustee”) and collateral agent (the “Collateral Agent”) under the Indenture referred to below.

W I T N E S S E T H:

WHEREAS, the Issuers and CCO Safari II, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, have heretofore executed and delivered to the Trustee an indenture, dated as of July 23, 2015 (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified, the “Indenture”), providing for the issuance of the Issuers’ Notes;

WHEREAS, Section 10.02(b)(ii) of the Indenture provides that a Note Guarantee by any Note Guarantor shall terminate and be of no further force or effect and such Note Guarantor shall be deemed to be released from all obligations under Article 10 of the Indenture at such time as such Note Guarantor is released or relieved as a guarantor of its obligations of an item of Indebtedness for Borrowed Money (whether by repayment or otherwise) and not an issuer or guarantor of any other Equally and Ratably Secured Indebtedness and ceases (or substantially concurrently will cease) to be the guarantor of any Equally and Ratably Secured Indebtedness (or such Subsidiary Guarantor’s obligations with respect to all Equally and Ratably Secured Indebtedness shall cease to exist substantially concurrently with such release of its Note Guarantee);

WHEREAS, as of the date hereof, each of the entities named on Schedule I hereto (the “Released Guarantors”) have been released from their obligations as guarantors under the Credit Agreement, and substantially concurrently herewith, each Released Guarantor will cease to be a guarantor of any Equally and Ratably Secured Indebtedness;

WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 9.01(12) of the Indenture, the Issuer, the Trustee and the Collateral Agent are authorized to execute and deliver this Supplemental Indenture to evidence the release of the Released Guarantors pursuant to the terms of the Indenture;

NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, the Issuers, the Trustee and the Collateral Agent mutually covenant and agree for the equal and ratable benefit of Holders as follows:

1.       Defined Terms. As used in this Supplemental Indenture, terms defined in the Indenture or in the preamble or recital hereto are used herein as therein defined. The words “herein,” “hereof” and “hereby” and other words of similar import used in this Supplemental Indenture refer to this Supplemental Indenture as a whole and not to any particular section hereof.

2.       Release of Guarantee. The Trustee and the Collateral Agent hereby acknowledge, without recourse, representation or warranty, that the Note Guarantee of each of the Released Guarantors has been terminated as of the date hereof and shall be of no further force or effect, and each of the Released Guarantors has been released from all obligations under Article 10 of the Indenture.

3.       Ratification of Indenture; Supplemental Indentures Part of Indenture. Except as expressly amended hereby, the Indenture is in all respects ratified and confirmed and all the terms, conditions and provisions thereof shall remain in full force and effect. This Supplemental Indenture shall form a part of the Indenture for all purposes, and every Holder heretofore or hereafter authenticated and delivered shall be bound hereby.

4.       Governing Law. THIS SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, WITHOUT REGARD TO PRINCIPLES OF CONFLICTS OF LAW.

5.       Trustee Makes No Representation. The recitals contained herein shall be taken as the statements of the Issuers, and the Trustee assumes no responsibility for their correctness. The Trustee makes no representation as to the validity or sufficiency of this Supplemental Indenture.

6.       Counterparts. The parties may sign any number of copies of this Supplemental Indenture. Each signed copy shall be an original, but all of them together represent the same agreement. Each party hereto may execute this Supplemental Indenture electronically.

7.       Effect of Headings. The section headings herein are for convenience only and shall not affect the construction hereof.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Seventeenth Supplemental Indenture to be duly executed as of the date first above written.

Schedule I

Released Guarantors

Bresnan Broadband of Colorado, LLC

Bresnan Broadband of Montana, LLC

Bresnan Broadband of Utah, LLC

Bresnan Broadband of Wyoming, LLC

Bresnan Digital Services, LLC

Bright House Networks Information Services (Alabama), LLC

Bright House Networks Information Services (California), LLC

Bright House Networks Information Services (Florida), LLC

Bright House Networks Information Services (Indiana), LLC

Bright House Networks Information Services (Michigan), LLC

CC Fiberlink, LLC

CC VI Fiberlink, LLC

CC VII Fiberlink, LLC

CCO Fiberlink, LLC

Charter Fiberlink – Alabama, LLC

Charter Fiberlink – Georgia, LLC

Charter Fiberlink - Illinois, LLC

Charter Fiberlink – Maryland II, LLC

Charter Fiberlink – Michigan, LLC

Charter Fiberlink – Missouri, LLC

Charter Fiberlink – Nebraska, LLC

Charter Fiberlink – Tennessee, LLC

Charter Fiberlink CA-CCO, LLC

Charter Fiberlink CC VIII, LLC

Charter Fiberlink CCO, LLC

Charter Fiberlink CT-CCO, LLC

Charter Fiberlink LA-CCO, LLC

Charter Fiberlink MA-CCO, LLC

Charter Fiberlink MS-CCVI, LLC

Charter Fiberlink NC-CCO, LLC

Charter Fiberlink NH-CCO, LLC

Charter Fiberlink NV-CCVII, LLC

Charter Fiberlink NY-CCO, LLC

Charter Fiberlink OR-CCVII, LLC

Charter Fiberlink SC-CCO, LLC

Charter Fiberlink TX-CCO, LLC

Charter Fiberlink VA-CCO, LLC

Charter Fiberlink VT-CCO, LLC

Charter Fiberlink WA-CCVII, LLC

Time Warner Cable Business LLC

Time Warner Cable Information Services (Alabama), LLC

Time Warner Cable Information Services (Arizona), LLC

Time Warner Cable Information Services (California), LLC

Time Warner Cable Information Services (Colorado), LLC

Time Warner Cable Information Services (Hawaii), LLC

Time Warner Cable Information Services (Idaho), LLC

Time Warner Cable Information Services (Illinois), LLC

Time Warner Cable Information Services (Indiana), LLC

Time Warner Cable Information Services (Kansas), LLC

Time Warner Cable Information Services (Kentucky), LLC

Time Warner Cable Information Services (Maine), LLC

Time Warner Cable Information Services (Massachusetts), LLC

Time Warner Cable Information Services (Michigan), LLC

Time Warner Cable Information Services (Missouri), LLC

Time Warner Cable Information Services (Nebraska), LLC

Time Warner Cable Information Services (New Hampshire), LLC

Time Warner Cable Information Services (New Jersey), LLC

Time Warner Cable Information Services (New Mexico), LLC

Time Warner Cable Information Services (New York), LLC

Time Warner Cable Information Services (North Carolina), LLC

Time Warner Cable Information Services (Ohio), LLC

Time Warner Cable Information Services (Pennsylvania), LLC

Time Warner Cable Information Services (South Carolina), LLC

Time Warner Cable Information Services (Tennessee), LLC

Time Warner Cable Information Services (Texas), LLC

Time Warner Cable Information Services (Virginia), LLC

Time Warner Cable Information Services (Washington), LLC

Time Warner Cable Information Services (West Virginia), LLC

Time Warner Cable Information Services (Wisconsin), LLC

TWCIS Holdco LLC