by Pivot
Tag: Cablevision
Altice is Latest Cable Company to Offer Mobile Service, Priced at $20 a Month for Life
Altice today became the latest cable company to launch a mobile service offering. The offering, dubbed Altice Mobile, comes with an attractive introductory price of just $20 a month “for life” for unlimited data, text,…
2016: A Big Year for Telecom M&A
The past year was a big one for telecom M&A. Telecompetitor covered more than two dozen mergers and acquisitions in 2016 and they involved numerous facets of the industry. Here’s a summary of key trends…
Breaking with DOCSIS 3.1 Cablecos, Altice FTTH Plans Include Path to 10 Gbps
While some of the largest U.S. cable companies are looking primarily to DOCSIS 3.1 to support gigabit broadband deployments, Altice USA has opted instead to deploy fiber-to-the-home, which it says will support speeds up to…
Altice Cablevision Purchase Completed; Investment Plans Include New CPE, WiFi
Cable industry consolidation continues with the Altice Cablevision purchase completed yesterday. The news comes just weeks after completion of a deal that made Time Warner Cable and Bright House Networks part of Charter Communications. Altice…
FCC Approval for Charter TWC Bright House Merger Received
FCC approval for Charter TWC Bright House merger plans, announced late Friday, means the deal could close soon. The only remaining hurdle is the California Public Utilities Commission, which is expected to vote to approve…
Dual-Use Public-Private Wi-Fi Forecast: 366 Million Routers in Use by 2020
At least 1 in 3 home routers will be used as public Wi-Fi hotspots by 2017 as the global installed base of such dual-use routers grows to reach 366 million by year-end 2020, according to…
Cablevision, Viacom Reach Settlement on Forced Programming Carriage Lawsuit
One aspect of the video business that causes much friction between video service providers (VSPs) and programmers is forced programming carriage of channels, creating bloated channel line-ups. Media conglomerates who own multiple channels want VSPs…
With Cablevision Acquisition, European Conglomerate Altice to be Major U.S. Broadband Player
The Netherlands based Altice continues its move into the U.S. broadband and cable market with news today that they are acquiring New York based Cablevision in a $17.7 billion deal. Altice will pay $34.90 per…
Moffett: AT&T FTTH Commitment is Bad News for Cablecos
Pending approval of its DirecTV acquisition, AT&T’s commitment to a major expansion of its fiber-to-the-premises network could create some major challenges for cable companies, notes Craig Moffett, senior analyst for financial research firm Moffett Nathanson…
ACSI: Pay-TV, ISP Customer Satisfaction Declines
U.S. customers are less satisfied with pay-TV and Internet providers than they were last year at this time, according to the latest University of Michigan ACSI (American Customer Satisfaction Index) report. Customer satisfaction with pay-TV…
Cablevision Offers Hulu Plus, Courts Cord Cutters Again
Cablevision is wasting no time in addressing the cord cutting trend. They recently launched a cord cutter targeted bundle of broadband and Wi-Fi, packaged with a digital antenna for off-air broadcast channels. They were the…
Cablevision Cord Cutter Package Reveals Shifting Attitudes
Cablevision, the New York based MSO with operations in the New York City metro area, has introduced an interesting package targeting cord cutters and cord ‘neverers.’ The package from this traditional cable TV provider offers…