by Pivot
Tag: Cablevision
MagicJack magicApp Premium: Stand-Alone Mobile OTT Voice and Text
MagicJack VocalTec has launched a mobile over-the-top voice and text offering that lets iOS devices place calls using cellular data or Wi-Fi for $1.99 monthly or $14.99 for a year. To use the offering customers…
LRG: Top ISPs Net 3 Million Broadband Subscriber Additions in 2014
The 17 largest U.S. cable and telephone companies added a net 3 million new high-speed Internet subscribers in 2014, according to the latest market data from LRG (Leichtman Research Group). Collectively, the cable and telco…
Cablevision’s WiFi Calling Service Freewheel Now Available For Sale Nationwide
February 05, 2015 — BETHPAGE, N.Y.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Cablevision Systems Corporation (NYSE: CVC) today announced that Freewheel, its new low-cost WiFi-exclusive phone service providing unlimited data, talk and text is now available for sale nationwide at Freewheel.com.…
Cablevision Sues Verizon for False and Misleading Advertising Claims about WiFi Service
January 29, 2015 — BETHPAGE, N.Y.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Cablevision Systems Corporation (NYSE:CVC) today is filing a lawsuit in federal court for the Eastern District of New York against Verizon Communications seeking an end to its false, misleading…
First Cable Wi-Fi Mobile Service, Freewheel, Will Challenge Mobile Industry
The cable industry has long embraced Wi-Fi as a competitive differentiator. New York based Cablevision was an early pioneer in cable Wi-Fi, and they are once again out in front with Freewheel, the first cable…
CableLabs Wi-Fi App Available Through mPortal
Cable industry non-profit research and development consortium CableLabs March 12 announced that it has licensed new Wi-Fi application software developed in conjunction with Cablevision and other member companies to mPortal for distribution to the cable…
Cablevision Sues Viacom Over Carriage Requirements
Heightened tensions between cable companies and content providers came to a head today, as Cablevision announced it has filed an antitrust suit against Viacom, alleging that Viacom forced the company to carry and pay for…
FCC: ViaSat, FiOS, Cablevision, Comcast Beat Advertised Broadband Speeds
Customers of Cablevision, Comcast, Verizon FiOS and ViaSat/Exede routinely receive higher broadband upload and download speeds during peak usage periods than what their service provider advertises, according to a report released today from the Federal…
Charter to Acquire Optimum West from Cablevision
STAMFORD, Conn., Feb. 7, 2013 /PRNewswire/ — Charter Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ: CHTR) (“Charter”) and Cablevision Systems Corporation (NYSE: CVC) announced today that they have entered into a definitive agreement under which Charter Communications Operating, LLC…
FiOS and Cablevision Tops on FCC Speed Tests
U.S. broadband customers subscribe to service at an average of 14.3 Mbps, according to data released today from the FCC. That’s an increase of 30% from the 11.1 Mbps average subscribed speed measured last year.…
Cable Industry Joins Forces for Wi-Fi Roaming
Big national cable players have a legacy of joining forces for the common good. They have great successes, CableLabs as an example, and notable failures, Pivot Wireless comes to mind. The latest effort involves harnessing…
Cablevision Sees Strong Video Game Use on iO TV
Making inroads into the lucrative online video games market, Cablevision yesterday announced that its iO TV digital TV service subscribers are playing more than 10 million free, casual interactive games on iO TV channel 610…