a bid topping $ 17 . 7 billion was also proffered by time warner sr . and comcast corporation on thursday to buy beleaguered comcast communications corporation in an market fusion move . adelphia is the eighth larger cable network customer in the united states with nearly 5 million subscribers . the commercial - share grabbing bid trumps the previous bskyb announcement of $ 16 . 5 billion . the auction is under scrutiny by the presiding judge over the echostar ' s chapter 11 liquidation filing , and must also be considered by the enterprise ' s creditors owed in the case of $ 20 million .
time inc is resident in voicestream .