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|Description= | |Description=Optimum is an internet service provider (ISP) formerly known as Cablevision. | ||
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'''[[wikipedia:Optimum|Optimum]]''' is | '''[[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== | ||
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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 | 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'')=== | ||
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Optimum
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| Founded | 1973 |
| Legal Structure | Subsidiary |
| Industry | ISP, Telecommunications |
| Also known as | |
| Official website | https://optimum.net |
Optimum is an American internet service provider (ISP) founded by Charles Dolan in 1973 as Cablevision.[1] In 2004 the company would begin to use the Optimum branding.[2] Altice would later buy Cablevision in 2016.[3]
Consumer-impact summary
[edit | edit source]Incidents
[edit | edit source]This is a list of all consumer-protection incidents this company is involved in. Any incidents not mentioned here can be found in the Optimum category.
ISP monopoly (date)
[edit | edit source]- Main article: link to the main article
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.[4]
Example incident two (date)
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Products
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[edit | edit source]References
[edit | edit source]- ↑ de la Merced, Micheal (2015-09-17). "The Dolans, the Clan That Built the Cablevision Empire, Say Goodbye". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 2015-09-18. Retrieved 2025-04-07.
- ↑ LIBN Staff (2004-05-28). "Cablevision's Optimum Voice to face new rivals". Long Island Business News. Archived from the original on 2025-04-07. Retrieved 2025-04-07.
- ↑ "Charles Dolan, HBO and Cablevision founder, dies at 98". ABC7. 2024-12-30. Archived from the original on 2025-04-07. Retrieved 2025-04-07.
- ↑ Harmon, Brian (2026-03-26). "Brookhaven strikes tentative deal with Verizon FiOS, breaks Optimum's cable monopoly". Greater Long Island.