10.05.16 - Altice USA Now Offers 300 Mbps BB Speeds for Residential Customers and 350 for Business

"Altice USA today unveiled faster high-quality broadband service across the Optimum footprint in New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut, with speeds of up to 300 Mbps downstream for residential customers and up to 350 Mbps downstream for business customers. These new speeds, which are being introduced less than four months after Altice acquired Cablevision and its Optimum system, provide customers with more choice when it comes to selecting the right bandwidth to fit their communication needs. Altice USA, a subsidiary of Altice Group (Euronext: ATC, ATCB) a leading telecommunications, media and entertainment company, is the fourth largest cable operator in the U.S."

“Altice USA is excited to launch significantly faster speeds across the Optimum footprint, made possible by investment in our superior network and infrastructure,” said Dexter Goei, Chairman and CEO of Altice USA. “We are particularly pleased to be able to meet our public interest commitments more than one year ahead of schedule. Across the globe, Altice’s business model is centered on delivering the most advanced technology and capabilities. Today’s accelerated introduction of faster Optimum broadband speeds marks only the beginning of the new products and service enhancements that we plan to bring to our customers in the U.S.”

See Altice USA's full press release here

See Governor Cuomo's tweet praising the announcement here