Optimum

Optimum
Basic information
Founded	1973
Legal Structure	Subsidiary
Industry	ISP, Telecommunications
Also known as
Official website	https://optimum.net

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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

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User privacy
Business model
Market control

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Incidents

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ISP monopoly (date)

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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]

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References

↑ 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.

[1] 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.

[2] 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.

[3] "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.

[4] Harmon, Brian (2026-03-26). "Brookhaven strikes tentative deal with Verizon FiOS, breaks Optimum's cable monopoly". Greater Long Island.

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