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 | UofMiamiGrad
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join:2001-02-03
Great Neck, NY
| Re: If LOL! This is going to be great, cause you can bet your life CV will now rush to issue that $3 billion special dividend, so that any company looking to buy CV will have a boatload of debt to take on. Thus killing any possible takeover by another cable company.  Just hope VZ gets some more franchise agreements approved to kill CV. | |
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Great Neck, NY
| Re: If NEW YORK, March 6 (Reuters) - Cablevision Systems Corp. (CVC.N: Quote, Profile, Research) said on Monday its board authorized management to take all necessary steps to implement a $3 billion special dividend payable pro rata to all shareholders.
In a regulatory filing, Bethpage, New York-based Cablevision said the dividend will be paid subject to certain conditions, including obtaining financing on acceptable terms and final board approval.
Cablevision, which owns the New York Rangers professional hockey team and the New York Knicks pro basketball team, said in January its board was expected to consider at a meeting in March paying a special dividend, after canceling a $3 billion dividend in December.
On Feb. 27, Cablevision posted a fourth-quarter profit of $54.1 million, or 19 cents per share, compared with a loss of $305.8 million, or $1.06 per share, a year earlier, when it took a charge of $166.3 million to write down the value of its abandoned satellite business.
Revenue rose 12.5 percent to $1.49 billion, beating the average Wall Street estimate of $1.46 billion.
Cablevision also reported better-than-expected subscriber growth to its video, high-speed Internet and digital phone services.
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verolom
join:2002-03-23
Eatontown, NJ | Could be worse, could be Comcast that nab Cablevision. | |
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RARPSL
join:1999-12-08
Suffern, NY
| said by MxxCon  :TW buys CV, say byebye to our(OOL) 10/1 and 15/2 inet say hello to higher bills:( I agree. I have a co-worker who lives just north of me who is in TW/RR territory. He pays more than me and gets only 5/.384 (it used to be something like 3/.384 but they recently speed bumped it on the download side) while I get 15/2. If TW buys OOL, they will then drop us back to their 5/.384 speeds or jack our costs WAY up to keep 15/2. Since I now have BOOST 30/2, I can see TW trying to charge me over $100/m to keep my present speed. | |
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mrchris
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join:2002-10-01
North Babylon, NY | They better not! | |
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drslash
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Marion, IA | Please buy Mediacom Somebody has to be able to do things better than these people have been...then again...the better the devil you know!
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mrchris
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North Babylon, NY | Re: Please buy Mediacom No, someone should buy that piece of crap excuse of a cable provider Charter! | |
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qdemn7
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Fort Worth, TX
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| Re: Please buy Charter said by Chris 313 :We're getting an upgrade to 7000/512+ when Charter is still stuck at 3000/256 in most areas. You're right, that's why I dropped Charter 4 years ago, and went with SBC, now AT&T.
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join:2005-11-21
Yermo, CA
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| Re: Please buy Charter said by qdemn7 :said by Chris 313 :We're getting an upgrade to 7000/512+ when Charter is still stuck at 3000/256 in most areas. You're right, that's why I dropped Charter 4 years ago, and went with SBC, now AT&T. Ah yes about half of Ma Bell has returned from the grave, Maybe soon they'll roll out the olive drab trucks again.;) They were like that back in the 60's.:D
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qdemn7
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| Re: Please buy Charter said by JokerCPoC :Ah yes about half of Ma Bell has returned from the grave, Maybe soon they'll roll out the olive drab trucks again.;) They were like that back in the 60's.:D Yes, I remember those well. 
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marigolds
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join:2002-05-13
Saint Louis, MO
| said by drslash :Somebody has to be able to do things better than these people have been...then again...the better the devil you know! The problem is the territories that Mediacom owns. I think TW would invest a lot less time and money than Mediacom even if they have more resources. This was the problem with TCI and AT&T; as far behind as Mediacom looks, these areas were even farther behind under AT&T. Unfortunately, I think Mediacom's management of their territories is going downhill. I just don't think TW or a similar company would make any real improvements though.
One of the biggest problems though with Mediacom is that the squeaky wheel gets the grease. The better a franchise is managed by local government, the better the outcomes they get. While service might become more even, it would probably just become evenly bad.
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en102
Canadian, eh?
join:2001-01-26
Valencia, CA | Re: Please buy Mediacom OMG! I haven't used ISCABBS in a while - is it still up? I compiled the client (back in the 90's) for VAX/VMS to avoid the long queue on Telnet back then. | |
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join:2001-01-13
Glen Head, NY
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| Re: Please buy Mediacom said by en102 :for VAX/VMS I still love that OS!
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csnewbie
join:2001-02-12
Atlanta, GA | please buy Comcast
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en102
Canadian, eh?
join:2001-01-26
Valencia, CA | Re: Please buy Mediacom I agree - someone please replace Commiecast/Comcr@p | |
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kamm
join:2001-02-14
Brooklyn, NY | TWC to buy CV? No way... ... such deal will be OK'ed by FCC. In such case most of NYC will be covered by a single cable provider - and it's already sux that despite "opened cables" they do not compete nor serve on each others area everywhere in the city. | |
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| liquidnw
join:2005-06-05
Bronx, NY
| Why wouldn't it be okays, they don't compete with each other now what difference would it make? The only people that get screwed in these mergers are employees and business who have one less national provider. But for the general customer does it really matter. If they really want to break up these companies, how about breaking them into 2 companies in each area that compete against each other instead of giving each a monopoly over customers in there respective areas. What do i care if ATT is huge they could gouge the general customers already as they had no wireless comp any way? Same goes for cable companies. How stupid is it to give half of NYC to TWC and the other to Cablevision. Wouldn't it make sense to make them compete against each other? | |
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join:2005-05-26
Marietta, GA | Re: TWC to buy CV? No way... Ive pondered that myself. | |
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majortom1981
join:2004-08-26
Lindenhurst, NY | nooooo I hope not. I do not want anybody to buy cablevision . We have prob the best speed sout of any cabelcompany. If somebody buys cablevision there goes our nice speeds.
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| Scuba2
join:2004-01-13
Under da sea | Re: nooooo Cablevision just say NOOOOOOOO to TW
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| liquidnw
join:2005-06-05
Bronx, NY
| While yeah I would miss the great speeds that would be about the only thing. It would be nice to actually get new channels when there lauched, or even get certain channels like HDnets,DiscoverHD,TNT-HD,BBC America, etc. Personally i don't mind the higher price if the company would actually add new popular programing unlike cv which continually raise prices and give you stuff like Telemundo Peurto Rico,Logo and WB-HD. Compelling programing huh. | |
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sandman9r
join:2003-11-09
Bronx, NY
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| Not Going to Happen Cablevision is one of the most sought after companies in the northeast. Their assets alone are worth millions. Any deal involving them will probably be in the double digit billions.
Also of note, this dumb rumour/suggestion surfaces at least twice a year. Chances are, no sale will, nor should happen. I'm enjoying my Optimum services too much to have to think that it'll be replaced by Time Warner's average at best offerings. | |
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LawnMowerGuy
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join:2002-11-17
Watertown, CT | Re: Not Going to Happen I agree with Sandman. This is all they have for news? It's getting sickening, they report cablevision will get sold all the time, nothing happens.
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join:2003-08-05
Tehachapi, CA
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Morac
join:2001-08-30
Riverside, NJ | This makes sense Because we all know less cable competition is better for you.  | |
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| TW sucks TW sucks, just to be plain vulgar about it.. everything they touch turns to crap with higher prices. They have NOT been on the innovative trend doing anything for the residential subscriber, except around the margins. As much as Long Islanders hate cablevision, a merger wouldn't exactly help marketshare (as far as gaining subscribers) and probably have the opposite effect if they raised prices, lowered speeds, as they've done with other aquisitions over the years. Pay more, offer less just doesn't work these days with Verizon entrenched on Long Island.
With similar disgust, the AT&T deal sucks too.. nothing to benefit the consumer, lots of poor workers get fired in the duplication of services, deployment slows to a crawl with super duper iptv xdsl, paralleling the 1996 rollout from pupa stage BellAtlantic. Well, since I don't plan on living in a ATT/BellSloth domain, I could care less. Without a commitment to innovation on the broadband side, I dont' see any further consolidation happening this year. | |
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grandpinaple
join:2006-01-03
New York, NY | Say no to drugs and TW Nuff said. I don't want anyone else to have to feel the stingy crap that is TWC and Roadrunner. | |
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dvd536
as Mr. Pink as they come
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join:2001-04-27
Phoenix, AZ | Re: Say no to drugs and TW the good news:
you wouldn't get capped for excessive uploads
the bad news:
you now have new permanent upload caps of 384kbps.
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GhostDoggy
join:2005-05-11
Duluth, GA | FCC being unfair When DirecTV and Dish Networks looked to merge in the face of cable industry competition the FCC wouldn't allow for it. Now, the FCC is allowing everyone 'else' to merge but the satellite companies. Does this seem a little unfair? | |
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bhorow
join:2004-05-17
Forest Hills, NY
| Insight and Cablevision Time Warner Cable defiantly has int rest but the Dolan's have never been willing to sell.
Remember Cablevision owns lots of other assets beside cable, like MSG, and the Knicks. Along with lots of content.
Time Warner would jump at the opportunity.
However it is not likely to happen.
Insight seems more of a possibility since it is in Ohio area, and there would be some int rest, and a easier takeover.
However the ATT deal doesn't put any pressure on Time Warner or cable companies. They are already acquiring adelphia, and as far as charter is concerned, that would be more of an int rest to cox or comcast Geographically.
Charter could threaten to sell off some of its business to AT&T and that would pressure cable to come forward. Charter and AT&T had relationship before. | |
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hobgoblin
Sortof Agoblin
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join:2001-11-25
Orchard Park, NY
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| Re: Insight and Cablevision Bhorow for reasons only known to her told us
"Charter could threaten to sell off some of its business to AT&T and that would pressure cable to come forward. Charter and AT&T had relationship before."
and of course they would love to be in the cable business...
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guyver01
Use The Force
join:2001-01-04
Commerce City, CO
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| said by bhorow :Time Warner Cable defiantly has int rest but the Dolan's have never been willing to sell. That's not true... the Dolan's have always been on record indicating they would sell the company for the right price, which is usually more than it's worth.
Cablevision was almost sold, TWICE, to a company called US WEST, in the early 1990's... but there were problems with the negotiations that caused the deal to fail.
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