Your American History Reference Guide! - List of cable companies
List of cable companies
This is a list of cable companies by country.
Foxtel Cable
Austar Communications : 400,000 (Regional areas)
Optus /SingTel
Neighborhood Cable (Regional areas in Victoria)
UPC Austria TeleKabel: 497.300(Homes Passed 923,300, Cable Subscribers 497,300, Telephone Subscribers 153,900, Internet Subscribers 205,800, Digital Subscribers 24,700)
LiWest: 100.000
Salzburg AG : 70.000
Telenet MixtICS Cable Partners: 1.560.000
ALE-Teledis: 300.000
Brutele: 300.000
UPC Belgium: 131.800(Homes Passed 154,200, Cable Subscribers 131,800, Telephone Subscribers 0, Internet Subscribers 27,400)
Coditel
Integan Cable Communication
Interelectra
PBE
WVEM
TV Cabo Communication /Tv Show Brazil : 15.500(Franchise Homes:650.000,Homes Passed: 463.000,Two-Way Homes Passed: 463.000,Analog Cable Subscribers: 9.000,Digital Cable Subscribers: 6.500,Total Video Subscribers: 15.500,Internet Data Subscribers: 700,Total RGU's: 16.200 )
Cable Bulgaria: 150.000
Evrotur Sat TV: 70.000
Centrum Group: 50.000
Eurosat
Access Communications - Regina, Saskatchewan
Cogeco Cable - southern Ontario and central Quebec
EastLink - Nova Scotia, PEI
Persona Inc. - rural areas across Canada
Rogers Communications - Greater Toronto, Ottawa, New Brunswick, Newfoundland
Shaw Cable - western Canada, northern Ontario
Videotron - Quebec
Defunct
Classicomm
Fundy Cable
Garnet Cable
MacLean Hunter Cablesystems
VTR GlobalCom: 488.000(Franchise Homes 2,350,000,Homes Passed: 1.752.100,Two-Way Homes Passed: 1.030.700,Analog Cable Subscribers: 488.000,Digital DTHSubscribers: 5.500,Total Video Subscribers: 493.500,Voice Subscribers: 271.300,Internet/Data Subscribers: 129.200,Total RGU's: 894.000)
Kable Plus: 400.000
UPC Czech Republic: 400.000(UPC Ceská Republika, Kabel Net and Dattel Kabel): 299.900(Homes Passed: 720.900,Cable Subscribers: 299.900,Telephone Subscribers: 2,400,Internet Subscribers: 25.400,DTH: 76,700)
InterCable CZ: 225.000
Kabel Net Holding, a.s.: 77.445
TES Litvinov, s.r.o.: 70.935
Kabel Plus Stredni Morava, a.s.: 55.382
KT Ostrava Jih, s.r.o.: 51.626
Dattel Kable Gts telecom: 50.000
KT DAKR, s.r.o.: 40.433
Dattel, a.s.: 35.000
ATS, s.r.o.: 35.750
K + K Cable, v.o.s.: 30.605
Elsat, s.r.o.: 30.150
Pilskabel, a.s.: 20.967
Kabelova Televize Jesenik:
Telia Stofa : 630.000
TDC Kable TV
OnCable
Tele 2
HTV Helsinki Televisio Oy : 256.746
Sonera Plaza(TeliaSonera Finland Oyj): 159.885
TTV Tampereen Tietoverkko Oy: 89.772
Turun Kaapeli-TV(Turun Kaapelitelevisio Oy): 84.008
Oulu-TV Oy: 62.916
Vaasan Läänin Puhelin Oy: 52.881
Päijät-Visio Oy: 44.650
KPY Kaapelitelevisio Oy: 41.332
Jyväsviestintä Oy: 34.045
Lännen Puhelin Oy: 33.952
Teljän Mediat Oy: 25.468
Tikka Media Oy: 23.377
Hämeen Puhelin Oy: 21.163
ElisaCom Oy: 19.590
Kotkan Tietoruutu Oy: 16.572
Savonlinnan Puhelin Oy: 14.364
Kokkolan Puhelin Oy: 13.217
Pietarsaaren Seudun Puhelin Oy: 13.054
Kajaanin Puhelinosuuskunta: 12.928
Mikkelin Puhelin Oyj: 12.827
Riihimäen Puhelin Oy: 12.119
Salon Seudun Puhelin Oy: 12.000
Lohjan Puhelin Oy: 9.250
Mariehamns Centralantenn Ab: 8.120
Pohjanmaan PPO Oy: 7.852
Iisalmen Puhelin Oy: 6.283
Forssan Seudun Puhelin Oy: 6.199
Etelä-Satakunnan Puhelin Oy:3.130
Pohjois-Hämeen Puhelin Oy: 1.763
Kuopion Kaapelitelevisio
Noos : 1,076,748(1,116,913 abonnés, 191,300 abonnés)
NC Numericable : 790,974(867,306,,974 abonnés TV, 76,000 abonnes internet)
FT Cable: 841.000(Homes "passed" 1,500,706, Householdswith an "all service" subscription 841 081, Penetration rate 56%, Workforce 780)
UPC France: 467.100 (Homes Passed 1,384,600, Cable Subscribers 467,100, Telephone Subscribers 58,400, Internet Subscribers 26,200, Digital Subscribers 6,500)
Est Videocommunication
Valvision: 50.000
Vialis
Videopôle
Kabel Deutschland: 10.000.000
ish: 4.200.000 (2.8 million franchise homes, 1.4 million homes connected directly)
Tele Columbus GmbH: 2.400.000
UPC Germany(ewt/tss: 1.000.000, PrimaCom: 1.300.000)
Kabel BW Cable Partners: 2.300.000(4.7 million franchise homes, 3.2 million homes and businesses passed and 2.2 million homes connected)
iesy: 1.250.000
Bosch Telekom GmbH
e Kabel:
Cable One:
GdW Bundesverband:
UPC Hungary (UPC Magyarország and Monor ): 708,000(Homes Passed 986,100, Cable Subscribers 708,200, Telephone Subscribers 64,800, Internet Subscribers 41,300 DTH 103,000)
Matavkabeltv : 200.000
HCS: 100.000
DSP Befekteto Rt.: 77.000
Nemetkabel Vagyonkezelo Rt.: 50.000
Delkabel Kft.: 40.000
KFKI Szamitastechnikai Rt.: 35.000
KableVision
FiberNet Rt
Antenna Hungarian
Chorus Coditel
NTL Ireland: 327.200(cablu digital: 58.600, cablu analog: 268.600)
Baltcom
Televideotikls
Telia Multicom
Balticum
C-Gates Group (KRT, Levitel, Trigeris)
Init TV
UAB Mikro Visata
Vilsat
UPC Netherland: 2.335.630(Homes Passed 2,603,000, Cable Subscribers 2,313,200, Telephone Subscribers 158,600, Internet Subscribers 324,300, Digital Subscribers 50,400)
Essent Kabelcom: 1.700.000
N.V. Casema: 1.329.715
Multikabel: 305.000
PrimaCom: 300.000
DELTA Kabelcomfort B.V.: 147.311
COGAS/KMTO: 74.200
CAI Westland: 59.406
Nutsbedrijven Maastricht: 57.000
Alkmaarse Kabel: 40.612
ONS CAI: 35.205
Kabel Noord: 25.183
ENECO Energie 19.731
St. CAI Harderwijk 14.888
CAI Brunssum 13.653
TEBECAI: 12.679
St. CAI IJsselstein: 12.550
St. Kabelnet Veendam: 11.600
Gem. CAI Edam-Volendam: 10.712
St. KTV Brabant Gelderland: 10.654
St. KTV Krimpen a/d IJssel: 10.609
St. KTV Pijnacker: 8.263
Gem. CAI Albrandswaard: 7.131
Kabeltex: 5.360
OKEM B.V.: 5.094
Center Parcs: 3.830
Doornse CAI: 3.370
St. CAS Hilvarenbeek: 3.360
St. CAI Borculo: 3.349
St. CAI Bleiswijk: 3.252
Ver. CAI Benschop: 548
Groenstichting Rozendaal: 476
St. CAI Dahliastraat: 327
Telekolumbus
Mediakabel
TelstraClear (acquired Cable TV provider Saturn)
Telenor Avidi AS - Canal Digital: 3.500.000
UPC Norway: 340.600(Homes Passed 484,400, Cable Subscribers 340,600, Telephone Subscribers 23,600, Internet Subscribers 37,000, Digital Subscribers 33,300)
Tele 2
SunCable Systems : 350,000
SkyCable: ??
UPC Poland(UPC Polska and UPC Telewizja Kablowa): 988.900(Homes Passed 1,875,300, Cable Subscribers 988,900, Telephone Subscribers 0, Internet Subscribers 32,600)
Multimedia Polska Gdynia: 475.000
Vectra Gdynia: 394.000
Grupa Elektrim Warszawa: 380.000
TOYA Łódź: 150.000
Telewizja Kablowa Poznań Poznań: 130.000
DAMI Radom: 110.000
Małopolska Telewizja Kablowa STAR Tarnów: 60.0000
Sląska TVK - Holding Katowice Katowice: 50.000
Stream Communications Kraków: 40.000
TVK Master Głogów: 30.000
Sat Film Łódź: 25.000
Aster City Cable
TV Cabo: 1.300.000
CaboVisao: 700.000
TVTel: 250.000
RCS(RCS, TerraSat, CRD, FX Communication): 900.000 - 25%
Astral Telecom(FX Internet, CVR, Canad Systems): 900.000 - 25%
UPC Romania(Seltron, Portal, Analog, Diplomatic, EuroSat, Satba): 340.000 - 10% (Homes Passed 458,400, Cable Subscribers 333,300, Telephone Subscribers 0, Internet Subscribers 0)
CVR: 50.000 sold to Astral Telecom - 1%
cRD: 50.000 sold to RCS - 1%
Canad Systems: 50.000 sold to Astral Telecom - 1%
Kosmos TV
Mostelekom
Telix
Com-Cor TV
Slovac Republic
UPC Slovac Perubilc(UPC Slovensko, Kabeltel and Trnavatel): 283.800(Homes Passed 399,800, Cable Subscribers 283,800, Telephone Subscribers 0, Internet Subscribers 2,500, DTH 12,100)
Cable Plus: 150.000
Satro SRO
Astra Telekom (Gorenjski kabel)
KRS d.d. (Velenje)
KRS Rotovs
KRS Tabor
Ljubljanski kabel
Telemach
Ono R Cable Partners: 4.300.000(4.000.000 home, 300.000 business)
Retecal: 900.000
Tenaria: 100.000
Galavision
CableVision Spain
Aunacable
Euskaltel
TeleCable
UPC Swenden: 281.700(Homes Passed 421,600, Cable Subscribers 281,700, Telephone Subscribers 0, Internet Subscribers 68,600, Digital Subscribers 24,300)
com hem
Kabelvision Tele 2
Sweden On Line
Cablecom AG : 1,500,000
Telegeneve : 130,000
Aktif Kablo
Interaktif
Kablonet
Topaz
Ultra Kablo
Turk Telecom
Telewest Broadband : 4,900,000 (4.9 million homes; provides multichannel television, telephone and internet services to 1.73 million)
NTL : 3,300,000 (Broadband Internet : 1,000,000; Cable: 3,000,000; Analog Cable: 671,700; Digital Cable: 1,330,000, Business Cable: 3,000)
Top Five
Based on market share (number of subscribers)
Before November 2002
AT&T Broadband 19% (13,440,000)
Time Warner Cable 15% (10,862,000)
Comcast Corp. 12% (8,481,500)
Charter Communications 9% (6,697,900)
Cox Communications 9% (6,263,400)
After November 2002
Comcast Corp. 30% (21,305,100)
Time Warner Cable 15% (10,914,000)
Charter Communications 9% (6,578,800)
Cox Communications 9% (6,280,800)
Adelphia Communications 8% (5,321,700)
Table 1: Top Five US Cable Operators (MSOs)
(Source: National Cable & Telecommunication Association 2003a, Credit Lyonnais Securities 2002)
Detailed list
Comcast Corporation : 21,000,000(39 million homes passed, More than 7.6 million digital video customers, More than 5.2 million high-speed data customers, More than 1.2 million cable telephone customers, Market leader in 8 of the top 10 U.S. markets,70% of subscribers in the top 20 U.S. markets)
Time Warner Cable : 11,000,000(18 million U.S. homes, and serves nearly 11 million customers)
Charter Communications : 6,578,000
Cox Communications : 6,278,500
Adelphia Communication: 5,400,000
Cablevision Systems corporation: 3,000,000
Bright House Networks 2,062,900
Mediacom Communications Corporation 1,560,000
Insight Communications (1) 1,295,700
CableOne (&) 714,500
RCN Corporation 430,500
Cebridge Connections (e) 425,000
Bresnan Communications (2) 309,000
Service Electric 290,800
WideOpenWest (WOW! Internet & Cable) (e) 289,100
Tele-Media Corporation (&) 226,500
Armstrong 217,000
Midcontinent Communications 200,500
Susquehanna Cable 205,100
Northland Communications Corporation (e) 180,300
Pencor Services (e) 172,000
Millennium Digital Media (e) 153,200
Buckeye Cable System 151,400
US Cable Corporation 143,400
General Communications 137,200
MutiTel : 0 (Internet Homes Serviceable: 8.000, Two-Way Homes Passed: 8.000, Internet Access Subscribers: 500, Total RGU's: 500)