Optimum - Revision history

Mr Pollo at 13:04, 23 April 2026

2026-04-23T13:04:53Z

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	'''[[wikipedia:Optimum\|Optimum]]''' is a [[internet service provider]] (ISP) founded by Charles Dolan in 1973 as Cablevision.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2015/09/18/business/dealbook/the-dolans-the-clan-that-built-the-cablevision-empire-say-goodbye.html\|title=The Dolans, the Clan That Built the Cablevision Empire, Say Goodbye\|first=Micheal\|last=de la Merced\|date=2015-09-17\|work=The New York Times\|access-date=2025-04-07\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150918155226/https://www.nytimes.com/2015/09/18/business/dealbook/the-dolans-the-clan-that-built-the-cablevision-empire-say-goodbye.html\|archive-date=2015-09-18\|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2004 the company would begin to use the Optimum branding.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://libn.com/2004/05/28/cablevisions-optimum-voice-to-face-new-rivals/\|title=Cablevision's Optimum Voice to face new rivals \|author=LIBN Staff\|date=2004-05-28\|work=Long Island Business News\|access-date=2025-04-07\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250407212253/https://libn.com/2004/05/28/cablevisions-optimum-voice-to-face-new-rivals/\|archive-date=2025-04-07\|url-status=live}}</ref> Altice would later buy Cablevision in 2016.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://abc7ny.com/15729833/\|title=Charles Dolan, HBO and Cablevision founder, dies at 98\|date=2024-12-30\|work=ABC7\|access-date=2025-04-07\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250407212553/https://abc7ny.com/15729833/\|archive-date=2025-04-07\|url-status=live}}</ref>		'''[[wikipedia:Optimum\|Optimum]]''' is an American [[internet service provider]] (ISP) founded by Charles Dolan in 1973 as Cablevision.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2015/09/18/business/dealbook/the-dolans-the-clan-that-built-the-cablevision-empire-say-goodbye.html\|title=The Dolans, the Clan That Built the Cablevision Empire, Say Goodbye\|first=Micheal\|last=de la Merced\|date=2015-09-17\|work=The New York Times\|access-date=2025-04-07\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150918155226/https://www.nytimes.com/2015/09/18/business/dealbook/the-dolans-the-clan-that-built-the-cablevision-empire-say-goodbye.html\|archive-date=2015-09-18\|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2004 the company would begin to use the Optimum branding.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://libn.com/2004/05/28/cablevisions-optimum-voice-to-face-new-rivals/\|title=Cablevision's Optimum Voice to face new rivals \|author=LIBN Staff\|date=2004-05-28\|work=Long Island Business News\|access-date=2025-04-07\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250407212253/https://libn.com/2004/05/28/cablevisions-optimum-voice-to-face-new-rivals/\|archive-date=2025-04-07\|url-status=live}}</ref> Altice would later buy Cablevision in 2016.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://abc7ny.com/15729833/\|title=Charles Dolan, HBO and Cablevision founder, dies at 98\|date=2024-12-30\|work=ABC7\|access-date=2025-04-07\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250407212553/https://abc7ny.com/15729833/\|archive-date=2025-04-07\|url-status=live}}</ref>

	==Consumer-impact summary==		==Consumer-impact summary==

ExtensionGuy: desc added for extension, even shorter and quick summarization of first paragraph

2026-04-06T11:58:43Z

desc added for extension, even shorter and quick summarization of first paragraph

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Mr Pollo at 19:48, 27 March 2026

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	===ISP monopoly (''date'')===		===ISP monopoly (''date'')===
	{{Main\|link to the main article}}		{{Main\|link to the main article}}
	In Northeastern towns such as Brookhaven ~~before 2026~~, the town only had a cable/internet contract with Optimum (with those in the town declaring Optimum an "effective monopoly") before accepting a 5-year franchise deal with Verizon.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://greaterlongisland.com/brookhaven-verizon-fios-cable-franchise-agreement/\|title=Brookhaven strikes tentative deal with Verizon FiOS, breaks Optimum’s cable monopoly\|date=2026-03-26\|first=Brian\|last=Harmon\|work=Greater Long Island}}</ref>		In Northeastern towns such as Brookhaven, the town only had a cable/internet contract with Optimum (with those in the town declaring Optimum an "effective monopoly") before accepting a 5-year franchise deal with Verizon in 2026.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://greaterlongisland.com/brookhaven-verizon-fios-cable-franchise-agreement/\|title=Brookhaven strikes tentative deal with Verizon FiOS, breaks Optimum’s cable monopoly\|date=2026-03-26\|first=Brian\|last=Harmon\|work=Greater Long Island}}</ref>

	===Example incident two (''date'')===		===Example incident two (''date'')===

Mr Pollo: Both companies were merged into what is Optimum today (Cablevision merged into Altice and Altice rebranded to Optimum)

2026-03-27T19:46:34Z

Both companies were merged into what is Optimum today (Cablevision merged into Altice and Altice rebranded to Optimum)

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	'''[[wikipedia:Optimum\|Optimum]]''' is a [[internet service provider]] (ISP) founded by Charles Dolan in 1973 as Cablevision.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2015/09/18/business/dealbook/the-dolans-the-clan-that-built-the-cablevision-empire-say-goodbye.html\|title=The Dolans, the Clan That Built the Cablevision Empire, Say Goodbye\|first=Micheal\|last=de la Merced\|date=2015-09-17\|work=The New York Times\|access-date=2025-04-07\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150918155226/https://www.nytimes.com/2015/09/18/business/dealbook/the-dolans-the-clan-that-built-the-cablevision-empire-say-goodbye.html\|archive-date=2015-09-18\|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2004 the company would begin to use the Optimum branding.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://libn.com/2004/05/28/cablevisions-optimum-voice-to-face-new-rivals/\|title=Cablevision's Optimum Voice to face new rivals \|author=LIBN Staff\|date=2004-05-28\|work=Long Island Business News\|access-date=2025-04-07\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250407212253/https://libn.com/2004/05/28/cablevisions-optimum-voice-to-face-new-rivals/\|archive-date=2025-04-07\|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Altice]] would later buy [[Cablevision]] in 2016.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://abc7ny.com/15729833/\|title=Charles Dolan, HBO and Cablevision founder, dies at 98\|date=2024-12-30\|work=ABC7\|access-date=2025-04-07\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250407212553/https://abc7ny.com/15729833/\|archive-date=2025-04-07\|url-status=live}}</ref>		'''[[wikipedia:Optimum\|Optimum]]''' is a [[internet service provider]] (ISP) founded by Charles Dolan in 1973 as Cablevision.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2015/09/18/business/dealbook/the-dolans-the-clan-that-built-the-cablevision-empire-say-goodbye.html\|title=The Dolans, the Clan That Built the Cablevision Empire, Say Goodbye\|first=Micheal\|last=de la Merced\|date=2015-09-17\|work=The New York Times\|access-date=2025-04-07\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150918155226/https://www.nytimes.com/2015/09/18/business/dealbook/the-dolans-the-clan-that-built-the-cablevision-empire-say-goodbye.html\|archive-date=2015-09-18\|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2004 the company would begin to use the Optimum branding.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://libn.com/2004/05/28/cablevisions-optimum-voice-to-face-new-rivals/\|title=Cablevision's Optimum Voice to face new rivals \|author=LIBN Staff\|date=2004-05-28\|work=Long Island Business News\|access-date=2025-04-07\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250407212253/https://libn.com/2004/05/28/cablevisions-optimum-voice-to-face-new-rivals/\|archive-date=2025-04-07\|url-status=live}}</ref> Altice would later buy Cablevision in 2016.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://abc7ny.com/15729833/\|title=Charles Dolan, HBO and Cablevision founder, dies at 98\|date=2024-12-30\|work=ABC7\|access-date=2025-04-07\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250407212553/https://abc7ny.com/15729833/\|archive-date=2025-04-07\|url-status=live}}</ref>

	==Consumer-impact summary==		==Consumer-impact summary==

Mr Pollo at 19:44, 27 March 2026

2026-03-27T19:44:39Z

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	==Incidents==		==Incidents==
	This is a list of all consumer-protection incidents this company is involved in. Any incidents not mentioned here can be found in the [[:Category:{{FULLPAGENAME}}\|{{PAGENAME}} category]].		This is a list of all consumer-protection incidents this company is involved in. Any incidents not mentioned here can be found in the [[:Category:{{FULLPAGENAME}}\|{{PAGENAME}} category]].
	===~~Example incident one~~ (''date'')===		===ISP monopoly (''date'')===
	{{Main\|link to the main article}}		{{Main\|link to the main article}}
	~~Short summary of~~ the ~~incident~~ (~~could be~~ the ~~same as the summary preceding the article~~).		In Northeastern towns such as Brookhaven before 2026, the town only had a cable/internet contract with Optimum (with those in the town declaring Optimum an "effective monopoly") before accepting a 5-year franchise deal with Verizon.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://greaterlongisland.com/brookhaven-verizon-fios-cable-franchise-agreement/\|title=Brookhaven strikes tentative deal with Verizon FiOS, breaks Optimum’s cable monopoly\|date=2026-03-26\|first=Brian\|last=Harmon\|work=Greater Long Island}}</ref>

	===Example incident two (''date'')===		===Example incident two (''date'')===
	...		...

Bythmusters: Copied info from infobox to cargo

2026-01-25T15:13:11Z

Copied info from infobox to cargo

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	'''[[wikipedia:Optimum\|Optimum]]''' is a [[internet service provider]] (ISP) founded by Charles Dolan in 1973 as Cablevision.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2015/09/18/business/dealbook/the-dolans-the-clan-that-built-the-cablevision-empire-say-goodbye.html\|title=The Dolans, the Clan That Built the Cablevision Empire, Say Goodbye\|first=Micheal\|last=de la Merced\|date=2015-09-17\|work=The New York Times\|access-date=2025-04-07\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150918155226/https://www.nytimes.com/2015/09/18/business/dealbook/the-dolans-the-clan-that-built-the-cablevision-empire-say-goodbye.html\|archive-date=2015-09-18\|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2004 the company would begin to use the Optimum branding.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://libn.com/2004/05/28/cablevisions-optimum-voice-to-face-new-rivals/\|title=Cablevision's Optimum Voice to face new rivals \|author=LIBN Staff\|date=2004-05-28\|work=Long Island Business News\|access-date=2025-04-07\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250407212253/https://libn.com/2004/05/28/cablevisions-optimum-voice-to-face-new-rivals/\|archive-date=2025-04-07\|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Altice]] would later buy [[Cablevision]] in 2016.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://abc7ny.com/15729833/\|title=Charles Dolan, HBO and Cablevision founder, dies at 98\|date=2024-12-30\|work=ABC7\|access-date=2025-04-07\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250407212553/https://abc7ny.com/15729833/\|archive-date=2025-04-07\|url-status=live}}</ref>		'''[[wikipedia:Optimum\|Optimum]]''' is a [[internet service provider]] (ISP) founded by Charles Dolan in 1973 as Cablevision.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2015/09/18/business/dealbook/the-dolans-the-clan-that-built-the-cablevision-empire-say-goodbye.html\|title=The Dolans, the Clan That Built the Cablevision Empire, Say Goodbye\|first=Micheal\|last=de la Merced\|date=2015-09-17\|work=The New York Times\|access-date=2025-04-07\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150918155226/https://www.nytimes.com/2015/09/18/business/dealbook/the-dolans-the-clan-that-built-the-cablevision-empire-say-goodbye.html\|archive-date=2015-09-18\|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2004 the company would begin to use the Optimum branding.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://libn.com/2004/05/28/cablevisions-optimum-voice-to-face-new-rivals/\|title=Cablevision's Optimum Voice to face new rivals \|author=LIBN Staff\|date=2004-05-28\|work=Long Island Business News\|access-date=2025-04-07\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250407212253/https://libn.com/2004/05/28/cablevisions-optimum-voice-to-face-new-rivals/\|archive-date=2025-04-07\|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Altice]] would later buy [[Cablevision]] in 2016.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://abc7ny.com/15729833/\|title=Charles Dolan, HBO and Cablevision founder, dies at 98\|date=2024-12-30\|work=ABC7\|access-date=2025-04-07\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250407212553/https://abc7ny.com/15729833/\|archive-date=2025-04-07\|url-status=live}}</ref>

Rudxain: wanted: ISP, Altice, CableVision

2025-11-14T07:04:31Z

wanted: ISP, Altice, CableVision

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	'''[[wikipedia:Optimum\|Optimum]]''' is a internet service provider founded by Charles Dolan in 1973 as Cablevision.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2015/09/18/business/dealbook/the-dolans-the-clan-that-built-the-cablevision-empire-say-goodbye.html\|title=The Dolans, the Clan That Built the Cablevision Empire, Say Goodbye\|first=Micheal\|last=de la Merced\|date=2015-09-17\|work=The New York Times\|access-date=2025-04-07\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150918155226/https://www.nytimes.com/2015/09/18/business/dealbook/the-dolans-the-clan-that-built-the-cablevision-empire-say-goodbye.html\|archive-date=2015-09-18\|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2004 the company would begin to use the Optimum branding.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://libn.com/2004/05/28/cablevisions-optimum-voice-to-face-new-rivals/\|title=Cablevision's Optimum Voice to face new rivals \|author=LIBN Staff\|date=2004-05-28\|work=Long Island Business News\|access-date=2025-04-07\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250407212253/https://libn.com/2004/05/28/cablevisions-optimum-voice-to-face-new-rivals/\|archive-date=2025-04-07\|url-status=live}}</ref> Altice would later buy Cablevision in 2016.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://abc7ny.com/15729833/\|title=Charles Dolan, HBO and Cablevision founder, dies at 98\|date=2024-12-30\|work=ABC7\|access-date=2025-04-07\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250407212553/https://abc7ny.com/15729833/\|archive-date=2025-04-07\|url-status=live}}</ref>		'''[[wikipedia:Optimum\|Optimum]]''' is a [[internet service provider]] (ISP) founded by Charles Dolan in 1973 as Cablevision.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2015/09/18/business/dealbook/the-dolans-the-clan-that-built-the-cablevision-empire-say-goodbye.html\|title=The Dolans, the Clan That Built the Cablevision Empire, Say Goodbye\|first=Micheal\|last=de la Merced\|date=2015-09-17\|work=The New York Times\|access-date=2025-04-07\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150918155226/https://www.nytimes.com/2015/09/18/business/dealbook/the-dolans-the-clan-that-built-the-cablevision-empire-say-goodbye.html\|archive-date=2015-09-18\|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2004 the company would begin to use the Optimum branding.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://libn.com/2004/05/28/cablevisions-optimum-voice-to-face-new-rivals/\|title=Cablevision's Optimum Voice to face new rivals \|author=LIBN Staff\|date=2004-05-28\|work=Long Island Business News\|access-date=2025-04-07\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250407212253/https://libn.com/2004/05/28/cablevisions-optimum-voice-to-face-new-rivals/\|archive-date=2025-04-07\|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Altice]] would later buy [[Cablevision]] in 2016.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://abc7ny.com/15729833/\|title=Charles Dolan, HBO and Cablevision founder, dies at 98\|date=2024-12-30\|work=ABC7\|access-date=2025-04-07\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250407212553/https://abc7ny.com/15729833/\|archive-date=2025-04-07\|url-status=live}}</ref>

	==Consumer-impact summary==		==Consumer-impact summary==

Mr Pollo: Removing under development template after months of no progress

2025-08-11T22:26:00Z

Removing under development template after months of no progress

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Mr Pollo at 23:05, 5 May 2025

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	==See also==		==See also==
			*[[Spectrum]]
	*[[Verizon]]		*[[Verizon]]

Mr Pollo: will add incidents later on

2025-04-07T21:27:04Z

will add incidents later on

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'''[[wikipedia:Optimum|Optimum]]''' is a internet service provider founded by Charles Dolan in 1973 as Cablevision.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2015/09/18/business/dealbook/the-dolans-the-clan-that-built-the-cablevision-empire-say-goodbye.html|title=The Dolans, the Clan That Built the Cablevision Empire, Say Goodbye|first=Micheal|last=de la Merced|date=2015-09-17|work=The New York Times|access-date=2025-04-07|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150918155226/https://www.nytimes.com/2015/09/18/business/dealbook/the-dolans-the-clan-that-built-the-cablevision-empire-say-goodbye.html|archive-date=2015-09-18|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2004 the company would begin to use the Optimum branding.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://libn.com/2004/05/28/cablevisions-optimum-voice-to-face-new-rivals/|title=Cablevision's Optimum Voice to face new rivals |author=LIBN Staff|date=2004-05-28|work=Long Island Business News|access-date=2025-04-07|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250407212253/https://libn.com/2004/05/28/cablevisions-optimum-voice-to-face-new-rivals/|archive-date=2025-04-07|url-status=live}}</ref> Altice would later buy Cablevision in 2016.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://abc7ny.com/15729833/|title=Charles Dolan, HBO and Cablevision founder, dies at 98|date=2024-12-30|work=ABC7|access-date=2025-04-07|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250407212553/https://abc7ny.com/15729833/|archive-date=2025-04-07|url-status=live}}</ref>

==Consumer-impact summary==
{{Placeholder box|Overview of concerns that arise from the company's conduct regarding (if applicable):
* User freedom
* User privacy
* Business model
* Market control}}

==Incidents==
This is a list of all consumer-protection incidents this company is involved in. Any incidents not mentioned here can be found in the [[:Category:{{FULLPAGENAME}}|{{PAGENAME}} category]].
===Example incident one (''date'')===
{{Main|link to the main article}}
Short summary of the incident (could be the same as the summary preceding the article).
===Example incident two (''date'')===
...

==Products==
{{Placeholder box|This is a list of the company's product lines '''with articles on this wiki'''.
* [[Example product line one]] (release date): Short summary of the product's incidents.
* [[Example product line two]] (release date):}}

==See also==
*[[Verizon]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:{{PAGENAME}}]]