Scout.com > Minnesota Charter Communications Lands Big Ten Network Story URL: http://minnesota.scout.com/2/783795.html Chris Monter GoldenSports.net Aug 27, 2008 Charter Communications, Inc. and the Big Ten Network have reached an agreement-in-principle on terms of a multi-year distribution agreement in which Charter will carry the Big Ten Network and related programming throughout the Big Ten territory, including its systems in Wisconsin, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio and Northern Illinois. Big Ten Network and Charter are currently working together in an attempt to ensure that the majority of these same systems can launch the network on its expanded basic level of service in time for Saturday’s Big Ten college football openers. Copyright © Scout.com and GoldenSports.net