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Broadband only subscriptions gain steam at Time Warner Cable, Charter, Cablevision
For more than a decade, Time Warner Cable, Charter Communications and other major MSOs have focused the bulk of their marketing efforts on selling triple-plays of subscription video, Internet and phone service to subscribers for about $90 monthly. But with demand for high-speed service outpacing sales of the industry's core pay TV product, more cable MSOs are beginning to tout broadband only options.
Time Warner Cable sees backlash from $4 modem fees
Time Warner Cable is grappling with complaints from subscribers who are opting to purchase their own cable modems rather than pay a new $4 monthly fee that the MSO plans to charge to customers to lease the devices.
Modem glitch causes Comcast IPv6 delay
Comcast ( Nasdaq: CMCSA ) has run into problems with its IPv6 migration because of a technical issue with the Netgear ( Nasdaq: NTGR ) cable modems its uses. The issue has caused the cable TV giant to
Comcast sends snail mail warnings to cable modem subscribers infected with malware
Comcast ( Nasdaq: CMCSA ) is beginning to warn some of its high-speed Internet subscribers in Utah and other markets that their computers and other devices may be infected by malware. Rather than
FCC recruits cable modem, DSL subscribers for Measuring Broadband America tests
Setting the stage for a new barrage of ad campaigns about broadband speeds from Cablevision ( NYSE: CVC ), Verizon ( NYSE: VZ ) and other providers, the FCC is seeking volunteers for its 2012 Measuring
Comcast defends Internet Essentials program
Responding to complaints that it isn't making much of an effort to promote the $9.95 monthly Internet access service that it has created for low-income homes, Comcast ( Nasdaq: CMCSA ) said it has
FCC: Cablevision cable modem subscribers getting 90% of advertised speeds
Cablevision ( NYSE: CVC ) promises cable modem subscribers speeds of 15 Mbps, and its Optimum Online customers are seeing average download speeds of about 90 percent of its advertised speed during peak
Charter increases broadband speeds for cable modem customers
Offering speeds up to 100 Mbps, Charter Communications ( Nasdaq: CHTR ) said it is increasing the speeds for its high-speed Internet services in markets that it has upgraded to DOCSIS 3.0. The speed of
Cablevision to offer faster Internet speeds to low-income homes than other cable MSOs
While more cable operators plan to offer low-income homes high-speed Internet access at a discounted rate of $9.95 monthly, some providers are offering faster speeds than others. Cablevision ( NYSE:
Cox warns high-speed Internet subscribers who exceed usage allowances
Cox Communications is beginning to warn high-speed Internet subscribers who exceed their monthly bandwidth usage allowances, and encouraging them to upgrade to more expensive tiers. The cable MSO
