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19.05.2008« [telecommunications — телекоммуникация — telekommunikation]
usa — cox sees double-digit customer growth
The third largest US cable operator, Cox Communications, has reported double-digit subscriber growth on its residential phone, high speed internet and digital cable TV platforms. The firm says broadband subscriber numbers rose 10.3% in the year to the end of March to reach 3.8 million, while the number of telephony customers was up 15.9% at 2.46 million. Digital cable TV subscriptions were up 10% year-on-year at 3.2 million. Cox now claims more than six million residential customer relationships.
Source: TeleGeography's CommsUpdate
cox
Cox Communications carries the complete collection of cable capacity. Cox provides basic cable service to more than 6 million customers, including 2.7 million digital cable subscribers and 3 million Internet access subscribers, making it the third-largest US cable company, behind Comcast and Time Warner Cable. Cox provides telecommunications services as a competitive local-exchange carrier (CLEC). In addition, the company offers voice and data communications to businesses, and has investments in TV programming and broadband technology firms. Media conglomerate Cox Enterprises controlled 63% of Cox Communications until it bought out the rest of the company for $8.5 billion and took it private.
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