The National Content & Technology Cooperative (NCTC) Connectivity Exchange is now live on the buyer and seller side, a spokesperson told us.
A rural Pay TV satisfaction study from Innovative Systems found an average score of 7.8 on a 10-point scale. The score varied little from
NCTC will no longer have the word “cable” in its name and its role is expanding beyond negotiating programming deals for
As MSO wireless offerings proliferate from the likes of Comcast and Charter, smaller cable companies are considering an MVNO strategy, CoBank
The Nokia NCTC deal will make Nokia broadband equipment available to 700 largely rural cable companies, some of whom won funding in the
Smaller cable operators’ broadband performance is standing up against the sudden and onerous demands of the COVID-19 pandemic…
Telecom mergers and acquisitions involved Tier 2 and Tier 3 cable companies and telcos, as well as competitive carriers and investment firms. Here’s our roundup of . . .
The Cable One Fidelity acquisition gives Cable One a network that includes parts of Arkansas, Illinois, Louisiana, Missouri, Oklahoma and Texas. Cable One has been . . .
Both Vyve and GTCR were established in 2013 and have played the rural cable consolidator role. Vyve, originally, known as BCI Broadband, has had a higher profile, but . . .
Small cable companies are finding success deploying broadband in rural areas outside their home turf. Shentel, MCTV and Schurz Communications say cable rural broadband can . . .
Windstream broadband HFC infrastructure previously offered 100 Mbps speeds. The network upgrade targets over 70,000 locations. The offering is sold under the Kinetic brand.
Fixed wireless has been a big focus for cable company Midco since it acquired wireless ISP InvisiMax last year. Midco fixed wireless is now available to customers surrounding . . .
The Cable ONE Fidelity purchase includes operations in six states that pass 190,000 homes. Fideltiy has 114,000 residential primary service units and 20,000 business PSUs.
The Shentel Big Sandy Broadband purchase will bring Shentel 4,700 revenue generating units (RGUs), including more than 2,200 broadband RGUs. The serving areas are contiguous to . . .
What role does video have for cable and IPTV providers going forward as broadband becomes the dominant service? An interesting debate at this year’s NCTC…
After a period of heavy fiber network consolidation, the largest remaining privately held fiber operator is FiberLight. As potential…
Cable ONE Business says custimers can save money in comparison with using TDM trunks by using SIP trunks…
A new NCTC Philo deal will give NCTC members another OTT video offering, joining several other previously inked deals. A spokesperson for Philo declined to reveal if NCTC members would get an upfront fee or recurring monthly revenue on Philo sales.
Qualified CAF II auction bidders include satellite providers Viasat and Hughes, along with wireless companies such as U.S. Cellular and smaller cable companies including Altice, as well as rural telcos and electric companies.
NCTA highlights four rural cable gigabit success stories — from Mediacom, Midco, Eagle Communications and Alaska’s GCI. While many of these deployments are DOCSIS-based, at least one uses FTTH. NCTA seems to be positioning . . .
The Connect America Fund reverse auction will award broadband funding for underserved rural areas. Various types of service providers are eligible to participate. Will we see CAF auction bids from rural cable companies? On the one hand, . . .
A survey of American Cable Association members found that these smaller cable companies expect retransmission fees to continue to rise.