Altice/Cablevision Roll Out Low-Income Broadband Service Details
Upgrades to Cablevision's network to give all customers access to broadband service of up to 300 Mbps will begin the instant Altice closes on its takeover of the cable company, the two said in an FCC filing Tuesday in docket…
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15-257. It was aimed at giving details on planned investments in the Cablevision footprint post-deal, and the two said Altice will also "maintain and advance" Cablevision's low-income Internet commitment by introducing a 30 Mbps offering for $14.99/month. That low-income offering will come without modem fees to households with children eligible for the National School Lunch Program and people 65 and older who are eligible for federal Supplemental Security Income benefits, so long as the enrollee has not been a Cablevision broadband subscriber in the past 60 days and isn't behind on any Cablevision bills, they said. That broadband offering will begin rolling out within six months of the close of the deal, and be available to all Cablevision footprint customers within 15 months of the close, they said. The FCC unofficial 180-day shot clock on reviewing Altice/Cablevision stood Tuesday at day 173.