Cable Companies

Verizon Wireless, Comcast Make Peace with Justice Department in Spectrum, Co-Marketing Deals

The Justice Department filed a settlement agreement in federal district court, paving the way for Verizon Wireless to purchase $3.9 billion in spectrum and enter into a number of other agreements with U.S. cable companies. ...More
August 16, 2012 By Josh Long
Posted in News
FCC, DOJ Close to Approving Verizon Wireless/Cable Deals -- Report

Verizon Wireless has said it's purchasing spectrum from Bright House Networks, Comcast, Cox and Time Warner Cable to meet the skyrocketing demand for mobile broadband services thanks to Americans' insatiable appetite to be connected at all times. ...More
August 14, 2012 By Josh Long
Posted in News
Level 3, Time Warner Cable Get Cozy

Level 3 Communications on Monday announced a multiyear pact with Time Warner Cable to expand the cable company's national network. ...More
August 13, 2012
Posted in News
Former Comcast Employee, Others Nabbed for Cable Billing Crimes

An investigation revealed that nearly 5,800 accounts were impacted over the course of a year, resulting in a loss to Comcast Cable of $2.4 million. ...More
August 8, 2012 By Josh Long
Posted in News
Cablecos & The Channel: State of the Market 2012

The second annual Channel Partners survey shows there are still challenges despite partners' expressed interest in selling cableco telecom services. ...More
August 6, 2012
Posted in Reports, Ethernet/ MPLS, Voice over IP (VoIP)/IP Telephony
In Spite of Video Losses, Time Warner Cable Grows

Residential services revenues, which make up the bulk of the company's sales, grew the least (7.4 percent) to $4.6 billion. ...More
August 2, 2012 By Josh Long
Posted in News
Internet Sales Bolster Comcast's Quarter

Strong high-speed Internet sales gave Comcast Corp. a boost in the second quarter as the nation's largest cable TV provider managed to curtail the number of video customers leaving the company. ...More
August 1, 2012 By Josh Long
Posted in News
Verizon Wireless Must Clear Justice Roadblock in Cable Deals

Justice Department officials reportedly won't give Verizon Wireless the green light to acquire spectrum from cable companies unless changes are made to related co-marketing deals that have come under scrutiny. ...More
July 13, 2012 By Josh Long
Posted in News
Charter Makes 'Key Structural Change' to Partner Program

As the cable industry targets the channel, Charter Business has recruited a well-known figure — Michael Fair — as head of its partner program. Channel Partners interviewed Fair in early July about his new role. ...More
July 11, 2012
Posted in Articles
Verizon Wireless, Netflix, Comcast Customers Hammered by Storm-Related Outages

Even the cloud isn't safe from Mother Nature. ...More
July 2, 2012 By Craig Galbraith
Posted in News