Mediacom Communications Corporation is a cable and communications cable provider in the United States. Founded in 1995 by Rocco B. Commisso, it serves mainly smaller markets in the Midwest and the Southern United States. Previously publicly traded company, it became private in a $ 600 million transaction in March 2011 and, in 2011, owned by Commisso.
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Coverage
Mediacom offers services in 22 countries (Per Mediacom Employee as posted on the workplace wall). About 55% of Mediacom's subscriber base is on the 60th to 100th television. It is the largest cable company in Iowa and the second largest in Illinois.
Examples of cities with Mediacom services include Albany, Columbus, Tifton, and Valdosta in Georgia; Iowa City, Cedar Rapids and Des Moines in Iowa; Columbia, Jefferson City and Springfield in Missouri and Quad Cities on the Iowa/Illinois border. Mediacom also serves remote areas on the Gulf Coast of Florida and around Minneapolis, Minnesota. : 7
In reporting the results for the fourth quarter and full year of 2016, Mediacom describes itself as the 5th largest US cable company, with 1,352,000 customer relationships by the end of 2016. In February 2017 Multichannel News reported that Mediacom is the # 1 largest multi- 9. distributor in the US with 828,000 video subscribers. Of the 2,800,000 "houses passed" (where Mediacom services can be ordered), 44% have subscribed to basic cable with Mediacom, and 27.8% have subscribed to Mediacom Internet services. From home with basic cable, 54.8% also have "digital cable" service. Counting the basic cable, digital cable, high-speed data, and cable phones as a separate income, Mediacom had 2.981,000 revenue-generating units (RGUs) by the end of 2009. : 6 52% of customers have at least two videos , The Internet, and calls from Mediacom, and 18% have all three; over the previous five years, video declined from 80% of Mediacom's revenue to 64%. : 7
By the end of 2016, Mediacom announced it will be the first US cable company to completely switch to DOCSIS 3.1 platform, a new generation of broadband technology. In January 2017, Mediacom launched 1 Gbit/s internet service throughout the Iowa trail and as a result, all of the nearly 1 million households in more than 300 Iowa communities passed by Mediacom's network in Iowa now have access to download speeds that are up to 40 times faster than the minimum broadband definitions set by the FCC. According to the Mediacom website, 1 Gbit/s internet service is also available in parts of Alabama and Missouri, and, by the end of 2017, will be available to any community where Mediacom offers internet services.
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Sports
Mediacom broadcasts a local sports program on its Connection channel, MC22 , along with ESPNEWS simulcast. Other sports channels on the Mediacom line as of September 2015 include the NFL Network, the Big Ten Network, the SEC Network and the national feed from the YES Network. Mediacom does not carry NHL Network, MLB Network or NBA TV.
Reputation
In 2016 Mediacom Communications was named the Top Nations Communications Provider by leading industry publication CableFax.
In the 2016 telecom report conducted by ACSI, Mediacom occupies the last place in customer satisfaction among all companies in ACSI, regardless of industry.
In a survey conducted by Consumer Reports magazine in 2012, Mediacom is the country's worst cable provider according to 50,000 people surveyed.
The September 28, 2012 PC Magazine edition names Mediacom as one of the 15 fastest internet service providers in the country.
Des Moines Record Business in Best of Des Moines 2012 edition gives Mediacom the best award for Best Local Internet Service Provider and Best Corporate Social Media Usage.
As reported at the Chicago Tribune July 19, 2012, Mediacom was named by the FCC as one of the top 4 Internet service providers in the country when it came to delivering advertised speed to consumers.
The February 2010 publication of Consumer Reports rated Mediacom 15th of 16 in TV service, 24 out of 27 in Internet service, and last 23 on phone service, based on surveys. The deepening of this trend has been highlighted in the June 2012 edition of Consumer Reports, where Mediacom has a poor rating of TV services, telephony services and bundled telecom services, and the worst third ISP just above two satellite internet companies Wild Blue and Hughes Net.
Train strife involving Mediacom
June 2015 train dispute with Granite Broadcasting
On June 1, 2015, Mediacom customers in three television markets served by Granite Broadcasting Corporation companies were not able to view these stations via Mediacom cable due to a dispute between Mediacom and Granite Broadcasting over the cost of a retransmission permit. The affected Granite Broadcasting stations include WEEK-TV in Peoria, Illinois, KBJR-TV in Superior, Wisconsin/Duluth, Minnesota, and WISE-TV in Fort Wayne, Indiana, all of which are the main affiliates of NBC. On June 11, 2015, Mediacom and Granite Broadcasting reached an agreement, thereby restoring the Granite station to the Mediacom cabling system. The deal came just in time for Game 5 of the 2015 Final Stanley Cup which aired on NBC two days later.
carriage dispute July 2015 with Media General
On July 14, 2015, Media General withdrew its station from the Mediacom cable system throughout the United States due to a transport dispute over the cost of a retransmission permit. This transport dispute sees Media General stations disappear from Mediacom formations in 14 television markets across the United States and even three Fox affiliates owned by Media General disappear from Mediacom customers in Hampton Roads, Virginia, Terre Haute, Indiana, and Topeka, Kansas shortly before the start of the 2015 All-Star Major League Baseball Game. On July 30, 2015, Mediacom and Media General reached a new agreement, thereby restoring Media General's station to Mediacom customers in the affected area.
Mediacom view on carriage disputes and retransmission
On July 7, 2015, Mediacom petitioned the Federal Communications Commission to limit or prevent the blackout of local broadcasting stations during transport disputes. According to Mediacom Rocco Commisso CEO, the FCC has often ignored concerns about retransmission approval and blackout of local television stations, especially in rural areas, where residents have a harder time receiving acceptable over-the-air signals. The Commisso proposal is for local broadcasters not to stop the cable carrier or satellite provider from station signaling at the end of the re-approval agreement if the station does not reach at least 90 percent of its local audience in its DMA either over-the-air or through its online stream. The Commission also notes the fact that retransmission consent costs twice every two or three years - something that has never happened in other industries.
References
External links
- Mediacom - the official site
- MC22 - the official site
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