Mediacom

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Mediacom Communications
Type Public (NASDAQMCCC)
Founded 1995
Headquarters Middletown, NY USA
Key people Rocco B. Commisso, Chairman & CEO
Mark E. Stephan, CFO
Industry Telecommunications
Products Cable Television, Broadband Internet, VoIP
Revenue $1.098 Billion USD (2005)
Net income -$222.2 Million USD (2005)
Employees 4,119 (2005)
Website www.mediacomcc.com
Mediacom's main office in Middletown, New York
Mediacom's main office in Middletown, New York

Mediacom Communications (NASDAQMCCC; usually called just Mediacom) is a cable television and communications provider in the United States.

Originally founded as an analog network in 1995, Mediacom is currently the 8th largest cable company in the United States.[1] The company employs over 4,000 people and provides cable access to more than 1.5 million subscribers in 23 states. The company focuses on providing cable coverage to non-metropolitan areas. Presently, the company's products and services include analog and digital video services, video on demand, high-definition television, digital video recording, high-speed Internet access, and IP telephone services. The company also offers its customers bundles for its video services combined with Internet or telephone. They promote this bundle as the "VIP package": video, Internet, phone.

In the 2008 Consumer Reports DTV rankings, Mediacom was ranked 12th in a listing of the 12 largest digital providers (including fiber optic and satellite) for overall service[citation needed].

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Mediacom is headquartered in Middletown, New York. It currently provides services in 23 U.S. states including, but not limited to: Alabama, Arizona, California, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky,Maryland, Minnesota, Missouri, Mississippi, North Carolina, Ohio and Wisconsin.

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  • Some information provided by Reuters.com.

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