Cablevision pitches Sprint discounts to Optimum Business customers

Cablevision (NYSE: CVC) said it is teaming up with Sprint (NYSE: S) to offer discounted wireless service to Optimum Business customers.

The MSO said it will offer discounted Sprint wireless phone service to commercial customers that order both its Optimum Voice telephone and Optimum Online high-speed Internet products. Cablevision offers similar discounts to subscribers who order a bundle of services through deals it has with Citrix Online, FedEx, Network Solutions and other firms that are part of its Optimum Business Benefits program.

Cablevision competes for commercial customers in the New York metropolitan market against Verizon (NYSE: VZ) and regional telecom firms. Adding a discount for wireless phone service to its product offering could help it sign new local businesses.

For more:
- see news release from Cablevision

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