List of cable companies - Definition and Overview

This is a list of cable companies by country.

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
• 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

Brazil

• 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 )

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
• e Kabel:
• 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
• 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

• Mexico KableVision

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 (aquired 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

• RCS(RCS,TerraSat): 850.000
• Astral Telecom: 725.000
• UPC Romania(Seltron, Portal, Analog, Diplomatic, EuroSat): 333.000(Homes Passed 458,400, Cable Subscribers 333,300, Telephone Subscribers 0, Internet Subscribers 0)
• CVR: 50.000
• cRD: 50.000 sold to RCS
• Canad Systems: 50.000 sold to astral

Russia

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

Singapore

• Singapore CableVision

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 Swenden: 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 Since November 2002

1. AT&T Broadband 19% (13,440,000) Comcast Corp. 30% (21,305,100)
2. Time Warner Cable 15% (10,862,000) Time Warner Cable 15% (10,914,000)
3. Comcast Corp. 12% (8,481,500) Charter Communications 9% (6,578,800)
4. Charter Communications 9% (6,697,900) Cox Communications 9% (6,280,800)
5. Cox Communications 9% (6,263,400) 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)
• TW CAble: 11,000,000(18 million U.S. homes, and serves nearly 11 million customers)
• Charter Communication: 6,578,000
• Cox Communication: 6,278,500
• Adelphia Communication: 5,400,000
• CableVision Systems corporation: 3,000,000
• Bright House Networks 2,062,900
• Mediacom Communications Corporations 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 (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)