Tag: Cable One
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The Recap: Legacy Max Customers Lose 4K, Bally Sports+ Kept Going Down, and More
It was another busy week of earnings, this time from a number of the streaming services. Also, it was a rough few days if you were a Bally Sports+ subscriber. As always, there was a lot going on in the world of cord cutting. But that’s why The Recap exists, to catch you up on…
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As 5G Home Internet Explodes, This Cable Provider Just Slashed Broadband Prices to Compete
The impact of the 5G home internet and satellite-based broadband services is real, with these alternative options bringing real competition into new areas. As a result, the cable industry is getting more aggressive, as illustrated by Cable One’s latest promotional offer. The company, which serves 1.1 million customers in 24 states under the Sparklight brand,…
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This Cable TV Company Is Going Streaming Only & Shutting Down Its Traditional TV Service
Cord cutting and streaming have been taking off recently. Inflation is driving many to look for cheaper ways to watch TV. It is also driving cable TV companies to look for ways to save money on also save money. Now to help address cord cutting and help cut costs, Sparklight Cable (also known as Cable…
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Only 30% of Cable One’s Customers Pay for Cable TV
In what may be a glimpse of the future of cable TV, Cable One’s CEO announced last week that only 30% of their customers pay for TV. The other 70% of Cable One’s customers only pay for broadband Internet. That means of the 800,000 customers Cable One has only 240,000 pay for TV. “We don’t…
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Cable Companies Now Use Credit Scores to Determine How They Treat Customers
Do you have a low credit score? According to DSL Reports, Cable One is now basing their customer service level on your credit score. Recently Thomas Might, the CEO of Cable One, said at the JPMorgan Global Technology, Media, and Telecom conference that “We don’t turn people away,” but the cable company’s support staff isn’t going…