List of cable companies

This is a list of cable companies by country.

Contents

1 Australia 2 Austria 3 Belgium 4 Brazil 5 Bulgaria 6 Canada 7 Chile 8 Czech Republic 9 Denmark 10 Estonia 11 Finland 12 France 13 Germany 14 Hong Kong 15 Hungary 16 Italy 17 Ireland 18 Japan 19 Latvia 20 Lithuania 21 Malta 22 Mexico 23 Netherlands 24 New Zealand 25 Norway 26 Philippines 27 Poland 28 Portugal 29 Romania 30 Russia 31 Singapore 32 Slovac Republic 33 Slovakia 34 Spain 35 Sweden 36 Switzerland 37 Turkey 38 United Kingdom 39 United States 39.1 Top Five 39.2 Detailed list 40 Uruguay

Australia

• Foxtel Cable
• Austar Communications: 400,000 (Regional areas)
• Optus/SingTel
• Neighborhood Cable (Regional areas in Victoria)

Austria

• UPC Austria TeleKabel: 497.300(Homes Passed 923,300, Cable Subscribers 497,300, Telephone Subscribers 153,900, Internet Subscribers 205,800, Digital Subscribers 24,700)
• LIWEST: 100.000 (Homes Passed 130.000, Telephone Subscriber 10.000, Internet Subscriber 35.000)
• Salzburg AG: 70.000

Belgium

• Telenet MixtICS Cable Partners: 1.560.000
• ALE-Teledis: 300.000
• Brutele: 300.000
• UPC Belgium: 131.800(Homes Passed 154,200, Cable Subscribers 131,800, Telephone Subscribers 0, Internet Subscribers 27,400)
• Coditel
• Integan Cable Communication
• Interelectra
• PBE
• WVEM

Brazil

• NET: 1,300,000 subscribers
• TV Cabo Communication/Tv Show Brazil: 15.500(Franchise Homes:650.000,Homes Passed: 463.000,Two-Way Homes Passed: 463.000,Analog Cable Subscribers: 9.000,Digital Cable Subscribers: 6.500,Total Video Subscribers: 15.500,Internet Data Subscribers: 700,Total RGU's: 16.200 )
• Vivax
• TVA

Bulgaria

• Cable Bulgaria: 150.000
• Evrotur Sat TV: 70.000
• Centrum Group: 50.000
• Eurosat

Canada

• Access Communications - Regina, Saskatchewan
• Cogeco Cable - southern Ontario and central Quebec
• EastLink - Nova Scotia, PEI
• Persona Inc. - rural areas across Canada
• Rogers Communications - Greater Toronto, Ottawa, New Brunswick, Newfoundland
• Shaw Cable - western Canada, northern Ontario
• Videotron - Quebec
• Defunct
• Classicomm
• Fundy Cable
• Garnet Cable
• MacLean Hunter Cablesystems

Chile

• VTR GlobalCom: 488.000(Franchise Homes 2,350,000,Homes Passed: 1.752.100,Two-Way Homes Passed: 1.030.700,Analog Cable Subscribers: 488.000,Digital DTHSubscribers: 5.500,Total Video Subscribers: 493.500,Voice Subscribers: 271.300,Internet/Data Subscribers: 129.200,Total RGU's: 894.000)

Czech Republic

• Kable Plus: 400.000
• UPC Czech Republic: 400.000(UPC Ceská Republika, Kabel Net and Dattel Kabel): 299.900(Homes Passed: 720.900,Cable Subscribers: 299.900,Telephone Subscribers: 2,400,Internet Subscribers: 25.400,DTH: 76,700)
• InterCable CZ: 225.000
• Kabel Net Holding, a.s.: 77.445
• TES Litvinov, s.r.o.: 70.935
• Kabel Plus Stredni Morava, a.s.: 55.382
• KT Ostrava Jih, s.r.o.: 51.626
• Dattel Kable Gts telecom: 50.000
• KT DAKR, s.r.o.: 40.433
• Dattel, a.s.: 35.000
• ATS, s.r.o.: 35.750
• K + K Cable, v.o.s.: 30.605
• Elsat, s.r.o.: 30.150
• Pilskabel, a.s.: 20.967
• Kabelova Televize Jesenik:

Denmark

• Telia Stofa: 630.000
• TDC Kable TV
• OnCable
• Tele 2

Estonia

• Starman
• STV
• Tele2

Finland

• HTV Helsinki Televisio Oy: 256.746
• Sonera Plaza(TeliaSonera Finland Oyj): 159.885
• TTV Tampereen Tietoverkko Oy: 89.772
• Turun Kaapeli-TV(Turun Kaapelitelevisio Oy): 84.008
• Oulu-TV Oy: 62.916
• Vaasan Läänin Puhelin Oy: 52.881
• Päijät-Visio Oy: 44.650
• KPY Kaapelitelevisio Oy: 41.332
• Jyväsviestintä Oy: 34.045
• Lännen Puhelin Oy: 33.952
• Teljän Mediat Oy: 25.468
• Tikka Media Oy: 23.377
• Hämeen Puhelin Oy: 21.163
• ElisaCom Oy: 19.590
• Kotkan Tietoruutu Oy: 16.572
• Savonlinnan Puhelin Oy: 14.364
• Kokkolan Puhelin Oy: 13.217
• Pietarsaaren Seudun Puhelin Oy: 13.054
• Kajaanin Puhelinosuuskunta: 12.928
• Mikkelin Puhelin Oyj: 12.827
• Riihimäen Puhelin Oy: 12.119
• Salon Seudun Puhelin Oy: 12.000
• Lohjan Puhelin Oy: 9.250
• Mariehamns Centralantenn Ab: 8.120
• Pohjanmaan PPO Oy: 7.852
• Iisalmen Puhelin Oy: 6.283
• Forssan Seudun Puhelin Oy: 6.199
• Etelä-Satakunnan Puhelin Oy:3.130
• Pohjois-Hämeen Puhelin Oy: 1.763
• Kuopion Kaapelitelevisio

France

• Noos: 1,076,748(1,116,913 abonnés, 191,300 abonnés)
• NC Numericable: 790,974(867,306,,974 abonnés TV, 76,000 abonnes internet)
• FT Cable: 841.000(Homes "passed" 1,500,706, Householdswith an "all service" subscription 841 081, Penetration rate 56%, Workforce 780)
• UPC France: 467.100 (Homes Passed 1,384,600, Cable Subscribers 467,100, Telephone Subscribers 58,400, Internet Subscribers 26,200, Digital Subscribers 6,500)
• Est Videocommunication
• Valvision: 50.000
• Vialis
• Videopôle

Germany

• Kabel Deutschland: 10.000.000
• ish: 4.200.000 (2.8 million franchise homes, 1.4 million homes connected directly)
• Tele Columbus GmbH: 2.400.000
• UPC Germany(ewt/tss: 1.000.000, PrimaCom: 1.300.000)
• Kabel BW Cable Partners: 2.300.000(4.7 million franchise homes, 3.2 million homes and businesses passed and 2.2 million homes connected)
• iesy: 1.250.000
• Bosch Telekom GmbH
• Cable One:
• GdW Bundesverband:

Hong Kong

• CableTV
• exTV
• HKBN

Hungary

• UPC Hungary(UPC Magyarország and Monor): 708,000(Homes Passed 986,100, Cable Subscribers 708,200, Telephone Subscribers 64,800, Internet Subscribers 41,300 DTH 103,000)
• Matavkabeltv: 200.000
• HCS: 100.000
• DSP Befekteto Rt.: 77.000
• Nemetkabel Vagyonkezelo Rt.: 50.000
• Delkabel Kft.: 40.000
• KFKI Szamitastechnikai Rt.: 35.000
• KableVision
• FiberNet Rt
• Antenna Hungarian

Italy

• Sky Italia
• e.Biscom: 330.000
• Fastweb
• Spa
• Stream

Ireland

• Chorus Coditel
• NTL Ireland: 327.200(cablu digital: 58.600, cablu analog: 268.600)

Japan

• BB Cable

Latvia

• Baltcom
• Televideotikls
• Telia Multicom

Lithuania

• Balticum
• C-Gates Group (KRT, Levitel, Trigeris)
• Init TV
• UAB Mikro Visata
• Vilsat

Malta

• UPC Melita Cable:

Mexico

• CableVision

Netherlands

• UPC Netherland: 2.335.630(Homes Passed 2,603,000, Cable Subscribers 2,313,200, Telephone Subscribers 158,600, Internet Subscribers 324,300, Digital Subscribers 50,400)
• Essent Kabelcom: 1.700.000
• N.V. Casema: 1.329.715
• Multikabel: 305.000
• PrimaCom: 300.000
• DELTA Kabelcomfort B.V.: 147.311
• COGAS/KMTO: 74.200
• CAI Westland: 59.406
• Nutsbedrijven Maastricht: 57.000
• Alkmaarse Kabel: 40.612
• ONS CAI: 35.205
• Kabel Noord: 25.183
• ENECO Energie 19.731
• St. CAI Harderwijk 14.888
• CAI Brunssum 13.653
• TEBECAI: 12.679
• St. CAI IJsselstein: 12.550
• St. Kabelnet Veendam: 11.600
• Gem. CAI Edam-Volendam: 10.712
• St. KTV Brabant Gelderland: 10.654
• St. KTV Krimpen a/d IJssel: 10.609
• St. KTV Pijnacker: 8.263
• Gem. CAI Albrandswaard: 7.131
• Kabeltex: 5.360
• OKEM B.V.: 5.094
• Center Parcs: 3.830
• Doornse CAI: 3.370
• St. CAS Hilvarenbeek: 3.360
• St. CAI Borculo: 3.349
• St. CAI Bleiswijk: 3.252
• Ver. CAI Benschop: 548
• Groenstichting Rozendaal: 476
• St. CAI Dahliastraat: 327
• Telekolumbus
• Mediakabel

New Zealand

• TelstraClear (acquired Cable TV provider Saturn)

Norway

• Telenor Avidi AS - Canal Digital: 3.500.000
• UPC Norway: 340.600(Homes Passed 484,400, Cable Subscribers 340,600, Telephone Subscribers 23,600, Internet Subscribers 37,000, Digital Subscribers 33,300)
• Tele 2

Philippines

• SunCable Systems: 350,000
• SkyCable: ??

Poland

• UPC Poland(UPC Polska and UPC Telewizja Kablowa): 988.900(Homes Passed 1,875,300, Cable Subscribers 988,900, Telephone Subscribers 0, Internet Subscribers 32,600)
• Multimedia Polska Gdynia: 475.000
• Vectra Gdynia: 394.000
• Grupa Elektrim Warszawa: 380.000
• TOYA Łódź: 150.000
• Telewizja Kablowa Poznań Poznań: 130.000
• DAMI Radom: 110.000
• Małopolska Telewizja Kablowa STAR Tarnów: 60.0000
• Sląska TVK - Holding Katowice Katowice: 50.000
• Stream Communications Kraków: 40.000
• TVK Master Głogów: 30.000
• Sat Film Łódź: 25.000
• Aster City Cable

Portugal

• TV Cabo: 1.300.000
• CaboVisao: 700.000
• TVTel: 250.000

Romania

Astral Telecom S.A.(FX Internet Ltd, CVR S.A., Canad Systems Ltd, Digital 3 S.A, Genius Ltd.): 951.000 - 27%

RCS S.A.%RDS S.A.(RCS, TerraSat Ltd, CRD S.A., FX Communication S.A.TVS Holding Ltd)- 25%

UPC Romania S.A.(Seltron Ltd, Portal Ltd, Analog S.A., Diplomatic Ltd, EuroSat Ltd, Satba Ltd, Conex Sat Ltd): 351.000 - 15%

Cony Sat S.A & Megaconstruct S.A.: 150.000 - 5%

Terra Sat Comp SRl: 150.000 merged with RCS S.A. - 5%

Astral TV SRL: 140.000 merged with Astral Telecom S.A.- 4,5%

FX Communication S.A.(FX Internet Ltd): 107.170 sold to Astral Telecom and RCS S.A. - 5%

Strorm TV Ltd: 90.000 merged with Astral Telecom S.A. - 4%

TV Cablu Ltd: 85.000 merged with Astral Telecom S.A - 4%

Seltron Ltd: 75.000 merged with UPC Romania S.A - 3%

Analog S.A.: 65.000 merged with UPC Romania S.A. - 2.5%

CVR S.A.: 50.000 hold by Astral Telecom S.A. - 2%

cRD S.A.: 50.000 hold by RCS S.A. - 2%

Canad Systems Ltd: 50.000 hold by Astral Telecom S.A. - 2%

Delta TV Ltd: 45.000 merged with Astral Telecom S.A.

TVS Holding Ltd: 50.000 hold by RCS S.A.

Digital 3 S.A.: 40.000 merged with Astral Telecom S.A. - 1,5%

Conex Sat Ltd: 29.000 hold by UPC Romania S.A. - 1%

Satba Ltd: 9.000 hold by UPC Romania S.A. - 0,5%

Russia

• Kosmos TV
• Mostelekom
• Telix
• Com-Cor TV

Singapore

• StarHub CableTV

Slovac Republic

• UPC Slovac Perubilc(UPC Slovensko, Kabeltel and Trnavatel): 283.800(Homes Passed 399,800, Cable Subscribers 283,800, Telephone Subscribers 0, Internet Subscribers 2,500, DTH 12,100)
• Cable Plus: 150.000
• Satro SRO

Slovakia

• Astra Telekom (Gorenjski kabel)
• KRS d.d. (Velenje)
• KRS Rotovs
• KRS Tabor
• Ljubljanski kabel
• Telemach

Spain

• Ono R Cable Partners: 4.300.000(4.000.000 home, 300.000 business)
• Retecal: 900.000
• Tenaria: 100.000
• Galavision
• CableVision Spain
• Aunacable
• Euskaltel
• TeleCable

Sweden

• UPC Sweden: 281.700 (Homes Passed 421,600, Cable Subscribers 281,700, Telephone Subscribers 0, Internet Subscribers 68,600, Digital Subscribers 24,300)
• com hem
• Kabelvision Tele 2
• Sweden On Line

Switzerland

• Cablecom AG: 1,500,000
• Telegeneve: 130,000

Turkey

• Aktif Kablo
• Interaktif
• Kablonet
• Topaz
• Ultra Kablo
• Turk Telecom

United Kingdom

• Telewest Broadband: 4,900,000 (4.9 million homes; provides multichannel television, telephone and internet services to 1.73 million)
• NTL: 3,300,000 (Broadband Internet: 1,000,000; Cable: 3,000,000; Analog Cable: 671,700; Digital Cable: 1,330,000, Business Cable: 3,000)

United States

Top Five

Based on market share (number of subscribers) Before November 2002

1. AT&T Broadband 19% (13,440,000)
2. Time Warner Cable 15% (10,862,000)
3. Comcast Corp. 12% (8,481,500)
4. Charter Communications 9% (6,697,900)
5. Cox Communications 9% (6,263,400)

After November 2002

1. Comcast Corp. 30% (21,305,100)
2. Time Warner Cable 15% (10,914,000)
3. Charter Communications 9% (6,578,800)
4. Cox Communications 9% (6,280,800)
5. Adelphia Communications 8% (5,321,700)

Table 1: Top Five US Cable Operators (MSOs) (Source: National Cable & Telecommunication Association 2003a, Credit Lyonnais Securities 2002)

Detailed list

• Comcast Corporation: 21,000,000(39 million homes passed, More than 7.6 million digital video customers, More than 5.2 million high-speed data customers, More than 1.2 million cable telephone customers, Market leader in 8 of the top 10 U.S. markets,70% of subscribers in the top 20 U.S. markets)
• Time Warner Cable: 11,000,000(18 million U.S. homes, and serves nearly 11 million customers)
• Charter Communications: 6,578,000
• Cox Communications: 6,278,500
• Adelphia Communication: 5,400,000
• Cablevision Systems corporation: 3,000,000
• Bright House Networks 2,062,900
• Mediacom Communications Corporation 1,560,000
• Insight Communications (1) 1,295,700
• CableOne (&) 714,500
• RCN Corporation 430,500
• Cebridge Connections (e) 425,000
• Bresnan Communications (2) 309,000
• Service Electric 290,800
• WideOpenWest (WOW! Internet & Cable) (e) 289,100
• Tele-Media Corporation (&) 226,500
• Armstrong 217,000
• Midcontinent Communications 200,500
• Susquehanna Cable 205,100
• Northland Communications Corporation (e) 180,300
• Pencor Services (e) 172,000
• Millennium Digital Media (e) 153,200
• Buckeye Cable System 151,400
• US Cable Corporation 143,400
• General Communications 137,200

Uruguay

• MutiTel: 0 (Internet Homes Serviceable: 8.000, Two-Way Homes Passed: 8.000, Internet Access Subscribers: 500, Total RGU's: 500)