Tag: M&A

January 30, 2026

Fiber Fiber Broadband M&A Rural Broadband Telco

Citizens Mutual Telephone Cooperative to purchase Van Buren Telephone

After the close of the transaction and a transition period, Van Buren Telephone subscribers will become members of Citizens Mutual.
January 13, 2026

AI M&A

Plume Design to acquire Sweepr in AI-focused deal

Plume Design said the acquisition will combine its “real-time, device-level network intelligence” with Sweepr’s AI-based platform.
January 6, 2026

M&A

Cable One agrees to acquire the portion of Mega Broadband it doesn’t own

The Cable One Mega Broadband Investments (MBI) deal is valued at $475M to $495M. MBI operates under the Vyve Broadband name.
January 6, 2026

M&A Rural Broadband Telco

Acquisition by private equity completed; WOW! is now private

The WOW! acquisition by DigitalBridge Group and Crestview Partners was finalized on December 31. WOW! is also known as Wide Open West.
January 5, 2026

Fiber Fiber Broadband M&A

Point Broadband, Clearwave Fiber to combine

The combined Point Broadband Clearwave Fiber network will reach 12 states. The deal is expected to close in the first half of 2026.
January 5, 2026

M&A

Broadband M&A 2025 dominated by private equity buys; big guys made strategic deals

Almost all broadband M&A for 2025 fell into one of two categories. One was private equity investment. The other involved major providers.