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| Company type | TV, Internet & Phone services |
|---|---|
| Industry | Telecommunications |
| Founded | 2004, as spin-off of Charter Communications |
| Headquarters | |
Key people | Frank van der Post (President) |
| Products | Narrowcasting, Broadband Internet, Voice over IP |
| Parent | Cogeco (2012–present) |
| Website | www.atlanticbb.com |
Atlantic Broadband, a subsidiary of Cogeco Communications Inc., is the 8th largest cable operator in the United States, based on the number of television service customers served.[1] The company currently provides TV, Internet and phone services to approximately 307,000 television service customers located in eleven states: New Hampshire, Maine, Connecticut, New York, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, West Virginia, Virginia, South Carolina, and Florida. Atlantic Broadband is headquartered in Quincy, Massachusetts.[2] It was formed by acquiring nonstrategic regions from Charter Communications in 2004 and from the acquisition of properties from MetroCast.[3]
On July 18, 2012, it was announced that Cogeco would be purchasing Atlantic Broadband for US$1.36 billion.[4][5]
In 2018, Cogeco acquired MetroCast and merged it with the Atlantic Broadband system. MetroCast networks covered around 236,000 homes and businesses in New Hampshire, Maine, Pennsylvania, Maryland and Virginia and served about 120,000 Internet, 76,000 cable and 37,000 telephone customers.[6]
In 2020, Atlantic Broadband announced that it had signed an agreement to acquire Thames Valley Communications, a broadband services company operating in Southeastern Connecticut.[7]
See also
- List of United States telephone companies
- List of multiple-system operators
- List of wired multiple-system broadband providers in Massachusetts (by municipality)
References
- ^ "Atlantic Broadband Network Delivers High Performance With Heightened Usage During COVID-19 Crisis". finance.yahoo.com. Retrieved 2020-04-27.
- ^ Atlantic Broadband, Bloomberg Company Profile
- ^ Metrocast acquired by Atlantic Broadband, Posted Jan 4, 2018 , Fosters.com
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-05-17. Retrieved 2014-05-14.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ http://www.digitalhome.ca/2012/12/cogeco-cable-finalizes-acquisition-of-atlantic-broadband/
- ^ U.S. Cable Company MetroCast Sold to Canada's Cogeco Communications For $1.4B
- ^ Sharma, Ray. "Atlantic Broadband Acquires Thames Valley Communications". www.thefastmode.com. Retrieved 2020-04-27.
External links
- Quincy, Massachusetts
- Companies based in Norfolk County, Massachusetts
- Companies based in Massachusetts
- Cable television companies of the United States
- Telecommunications companies based in Massachusetts
- Cogeco
- Charter Communications
- Corporate spin-offs
- Telecommunications companies established in 2004
- 2012 mergers and acquisitions
- American subsidiaries of foreign companies