Wednesday, October 29, 2003

Cablevision Reaches One Million Cable Modem Customers

Cablevision Systems reached the one million customer milestone for its cable modem service in the New York metropolitan region. The service now has a 23% penetration rate, which Cablevision said represents the highest penetration rate for a broadband service in the United States.
http://www.cablevision.com

  • In September 2003, Cablevision, which provides cable TV service to more than 3 million households in the New York metropolitan area, launched a residential VoIP service offering unlimited local, regional and long distance calls throughout the U.S. and Canada for $34.95 per month. The "Optimum Voice" service includes five premium calling features: call waiting, caller ID, call return, three-way calling and call forwarding. Optimum Voice works over a cable modem with household electricity as its power source (no back-up). International calling must be made via prepaid phone cards as there is no other billing other than the monthly flat rate fee. E911 service is provided.