PRINCETON, NJ – March 24, 2021 – RCN, Grande and Wave, award-winning providers of high-speed internet, digital TV and phone services across the U.S., today announced that Internet First customers, both new and existing, are receiving a significant speed increase…
Astound Broadband, parent company of broadband providers RCN, Wave, Grande, and enTouch, has agreed to be sold to Stonepeak Infrastructure Partners (Stonepeak) in what is being characterized as the largest cable broadband transaction in the past 5 years. The deal…
PRINCETON, N.J. – September 8, 2020 – RCN, Grande and Wave, leading business and residential providers of high-speed internet, digital TV and phone services across seven of the top 10 DMAs the U.S., today announced that it has reached the milestone of serving one million…
The consolidated broadband company created when alternative asset firm TPG acquired RCN, Grande Communications, and Wave Broadband today has announced another acquisition — EnTouch Systems, a provider of high-speed internet, video, voice and home security services to the Houston area….
PRINCETON, New Jersey — Feb. 5, 2019 — RCN, an award-winning provider of high-speed internet, digital TV and phone services, has announced the availability of seven dedicated 4K channels in each of its serviceable markets, making the company the US leader in 4K channel…
January 24, 2018 — KIRKLAND, Wash. & FORT WORTH, Texas & SAN FRANCISCO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–RCN/Grande, a nationwide broadband service platform controlled by TPG Capital, today closed its previously announced partnership with Wave Broadband (Wave). Wave is a leading regional broadband fiber company…
In its latest deal, TPG Capital is backing RCN’s $2.3 billion Wave Broadband acquisition. Wave Broadband will join TPG Capital’s cable and broadband portfolio, which also already includes RCN and Grande Communications – two operators that, like Wave, are focused…
BOSTON, MA – March 20, 2017 – RCN Boston, a leading provider of Internet, digital TV and phone services announced today the launching of 1 Gigabit Internet speed service for only $69.99 per month. The 1 Gigabit service also comes…
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 and how they are reshaping…
A regional cable MSO consolidation move by TPG Capital will create a new top ten cable MSO in the U.S. after a deal to acquire RCN and Grande Communications closes. TPG, a private equity firm with $70 billion in assets…
PC Magazine readers rated RCN at the top of the list of the best ISPs for business, followed closely by Verizon Fios. This was the second year PC Magazine ranked the best ISPs for business. Last year Verizon Fios earned…
Lehigh Valley, PA – June 27, 2016 – RCN Business, a communications provider offering a full suite of Internet, voice, video and network solutions to businesses of all sizes, announces today that it has partnered with Talen Energy, a local…
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