WideOpenWest

ISP Network Operator

USA

Valid from 1996-01-01

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About

Founded in 1996, with major milestones including the 2001 acquisition of Americast (adding 310,000 customers), 2012 purchase of Knology (expanding to 13 markets and 800,000+ customers), 2018 deployment of DOCSIS 3.1 to 95% of footprint, and 2021 sales of Ohio and Illinois/Maryland/Indiana systems for $1.8 billion total (Source), (Source).

Operator Characteristics

Retail-only ISP?

No
WideOpenWest is not retail-only; it builds and operates its own HFC and FTTH networks in addition to retail sales (Source).

Wholesale-only Network Operator?

No
WideOpenWest is not wholesale-only; it sells retail directly to residential and business end-users (Source).

Business-only ISP?

No
WideOpenWest is not business-only; it offers services to both residential consumers and businesses (Source).

Owns Networks

WideOpenWest FTTH
WideOpenWest owns and operates its WideOpenWest FTTH network infrastructure (limited greenfield expansions) (Source), (Source).
WideOpenWest HFC
WideOpenWest owns and operates its WideOpenWest HFC network infrastructure (Source), (Source).

Sells Over Networks

WideOpenWest FTTH
WideOpenWest sells services over its own WideOpenWest FTTH network (Source), (Source).
WideOpenWest HFC
WideOpenWest sells services over its own WideOpenWest HFC network (Source), (Source).