Telecommunications

Buckeye Broadband Corporate Office

Buckeye Broadband, formerly known as Buckeye Cable System or even The Cable System, was founded in 1965 and is based out of Toledo, Ohio. The company offers television service, internet, and telephone services. The company is a subsidiary of Block Communications.

The company offers sports and music channels, video on demand, digital video recorder, and high-definition television services. While many companies have discontinued dial-up Internet service, Buckeye Broadband still offers this service, along with email, spam protection, email virus control, and Internet classes; and local and long distance calling services.

Buckeye Broadband is perhaps best known for its prosecution of 23 customers who uncapped their internet modems in 2002. In 2014, Sinclair Broadcast Group and Buckeye Broadband ended a dispute and finally reached a new 2 year agreement.

Buckeye Broadband

History

Cable One Corporate Office

Cable One was founded in 1986 in Phoenix, Arizona. The original name was Post-Newsweek Cable, but was changed in 1997. The company is the 13th largest provider of internet services, broadband, television programming, and cell phone services in the U.S. The company serves more than 730,000 persons in 19 states at this time.

In April of 2014, Cable One removed 15 television channels that are owned by Viacom after failing to reach an agreement. The company replaced those channels with others provided by other networks including BBC America, Sprout, Sundance, IFC, Investigation Discovery, TV One, The Blaze, and National Geographic.

Cable One had annual revenue in 2014 of $814 million and employs more than 2,000 persons. The company is publicly traded on the NYSE under the ticker symbol: CABO.

Cable One

Cable One had annual revenue in 2014 of $814 million and employs more than 2,000 persons. The company is publicly traded on the NYSE under the ticker symbol: CABO.

History

Atlantic Broadband Corporate Office

Atlantic Broadband was founded in 2004 as a spinoff of Charter Communications. As of 2012, the company operates as a subsidiary of Cogeco Cable, Inc.

The company is the 9th largest cable operator in the U.S., providing television, internet, and telephone services in Pennsylvania, Florida, Maryland, West Virginia, Delaware, South Carolina, and New York. Atlantic Broadband serves approximately 250,000 persons and offers both basic and expanded services including pay-per-view television, DVR device, high definition television channels as well as basic or local channels.

Atlantic Broadband also offers its customer’s storage data and backup, hosted voice services for business clients, and satellite-delivered channels such as CNN and MTV.

In 2012, CEO Richard Shea rang the bell on the NASDAQ in honor of all veterans.

The company acquired MetroCast in 2017 for $1.4 billion. Headquarters are located in Quincy, Massachusetts.

Atlantic Broadband

Atlantic Broadband was founded in 2004 as a spinoff of Charter Communications. As of 2012, the company operates as a subsidiary of Cogeco Cable, Inc.

History

Atlantic Broadband also offers its customer’s storage data and backup, hosted voice services for business clients, and satellite-delivered channels such as CNN and MTV.

In 2012, CEO Richard Shea rang the bell on the NASDAQ in honor of all veterans.

The company acquired MetroCast in 2017 for $1.4 billion. Headquarters are located in Quincy, Massachusetts.

Bright House Networks Corporate Office

Bright House Networks is a telecommunications company that was founded in 2003. The company offers home security systems, automation systems, high speed internet service, cable television, home and business phone service, as well as business data solutions.

In April of 2016, Charter Communications received FCC approval to purchase approximately 14 percent of the company for an estimated $10.4 billion. Time Warner Communications is also interested in purchasing a piece of Bright House Networks and is awaiting FCC approval.

The company is privately owned and is based out of Syracuse, New York. Bright House Networks services 2.2 million customers and is the 6th largest cable television provider in the United States.

Bright House Networks

The company is privately owned and is based out of Syracuse, New York. Bright House Networks services 2.2 million customers and is the 6th largest cable television provider in the United States.

History

EarthLink Corporate Office

Earthlink was founded in 1994 by Sky Dayton in Pasadena, California. After trying to configure his own computer so that it could access the internet, Dayton decided to start his own dial up internet service. Within a one year period, Earthlink was offering dial up internet service to 95 cities. Earthlink was the first internet provider to allow unlimited access for one flat monthly fee. The company began offering internet service for businesses in 1996.

The company went public on the NASDAQ in 1997 under the ticker symbol: ELNK. In 1999, Earthlink was the first ISP to offer high speed DSL service.

Earthlink has made numerous acquisitions over the years, the most recent being CenterBeam, Inc. in 2013. The company has more than 2,100 employees and annual revenue in 2013 of $1.2 billion.

Earthlink

The company went public on the NASDAQ in 1997 under the ticker symbol: ELNK. In 1999, Earthlink was the first ISP to offer high speed DSL service.

Earthlink has made numerous acquisitions over the years, the most recent being CenterBeam, Inc. in 2013. The company has more than 2,100 employees and annual revenue in 2013 of $1.2 billion.