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Mediacom Communications Named Nation's Top Cable Operator

December 7, 2016

Entire Mediacom Communications Broadband Network to be Gigabit-Ready by Year End

Mediacom Communications today announced the company’s entire broadband network will be gigabit-capable by the end of 2016. Mediacom will become the first major U.S. cable company to fully transition to the DOCSIS 3.1 “Gigasphere” platform, the latest generation of broadband technology. As a result, virtually all of the 3 million homes and businesses that Mediacom serves across its 22 state footprint will be able to enjoy speeds that are up to 40 times faster than the minimum broadband definition set by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC).

October 21, 2016

Mediacom Founder and CEO Inducted into Columbia University Athletics Hall of Fame

Mediacom Communications is proud to announce that the company’s founder and CEO, Rocco B. Commisso, was honored by Columbia University for his lifetime of commitment to Columbia Athletics and specifically to the institution’s soccer program.

August 29, 2016

Mediacom Communications Marks 20th Anniversary by Announcing $1 Billion Capital Investment

In recognition of the 20th anniversary of its first cable system purchase, Mediacom Communications announced today that the Company intends to invest $1 billion over the next 3 years to, among other projects, upgrade and expand its national broadband network.

September 21, 2016

Mediacom adds free international calling to its most popular triple-play service

Mediacom today announced it added a new 30-minute international calling feature to its Xtream triple-play service, a change that comes at no additional cost and offers customers the ability to save money while calling popular international destinations.

August 23, 2016

Mediacom Adding International Channels

Mediacom Communications said Monday that most of its customers will get the ability to choose from as many as eight international channels that can be added to an individual cable subscription to provide news and entertainment from European and Asian countries.

August 29, 2016

Join us in celebrating 20 years of Mediacom!

For Mediacom Communications chairman and CEO Rocco Commisso, the cable industry has been so much like the game of soccer that the onetime Olympic hopeful once excelled at: The good ones are fast on their feet, but the great ones can see down the field.

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Mediacom Awards and Recognitions

Mediacom named Top MSO (Multiple System Operator) of the Year by Cablefax, our second time in 10 years (2016)

National Association for Multi-Ethnicity in Communications awards Mediacom Business Emma Diversity marketing award (2016)

Campaign 2016 Iowa Caucuses coverage wins Association of Cable Communicators’ Beacon Award (2016)

Rural Town Hall Series produced by Mediacom and RFD-TV named Top Public Affairs Programming by Cablefax (2016)

Ranked among the top 10 fastest major ISP in the U.S. by PC Magazine (2016)

NCTA Vanguard Award for Science & Technology given to Mediacom’s Chief Technology Officer, JR Walden (2016)

Awarded Top Tablet/Smartphone app for MediacomConnect MobileCARE app by CableFax (2015)

Received Ookla Speedtest Awards for Fastest ISP in Iowa and Minnesota and Second Fastest ISP in Alabama and Illinois (2015)

Ranked among the top major ISPs in the Netflix ISP Speed Index (2015)

Ranked among the top 10 fastest major ISP in the U.S. by PC Magazine (2015)

Federal Communications Commission – Measuring Broadband America Report: Between 2011 and 2015 Mediacom consistently met or exceeded its advertised internet download and upload speeds (2015)

Rocco B. Commisso Mediacom Founder & CEO awarded Ellis Island Medal of Honor by the National Ethnic Coalition of Organizations (2015)

Awarded 5 different Best of the Corridor Awards by Corridor Business Journal including Best Local ISP, Best Philanthropic “Giving” Company and Favorite App for its MediacomConnect Mobile Care App (2015)

NCTA Vanguard Award for cable operations awarded to John Pascarelli, Mediacom EVP Operations, for his contributions to the growth and success of the cable industry (2014)

Mediacom’s EVP of HR & Programming, Italia Commisso Weinand, is inducted into the Broadcasting & Cable Hall of Fame (2014)

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