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Founded by Charles Dolan in 1973.1
On May 20, 2015, Netherlands-based French company Altice NV announced that it would enter the U.S. cable market by purchasing Suddenlink Communications, the country's 7th-largest cable provider, for $9.1 billion. The acquisition closed on December 21, 2015.
On September 17, 2015, Altice NV announced its intention to acquire Cablevision from the Dolan family and other public shareholders for $17.7 billion. The deal was approved by the FCC on May 3, 2016 and after approval from various regional regulators such as New Jersey's Board of Public Utilities and the New York Public Service Commission, closed on June 21, 2016. Under the terms of the deal, Altice paid $34.90 in cash for each share in Cablevision and a 22% premium to the company's stock price; Altice also assumed Cablevision's debt.
In November 2016, Altice USA announced a five-year plan for fiber-to-the-home service to build a network capable of delivering 10 Gbit/s broadband speed. In August 2017, the company stated it was on track to reach one million homes by the end of 2018.
In May 2017, Altice USA announced its intention to rebrand its Suddenlink and Cablevision properties under the Altice name by the end of the second quarter of 2018.
In June 2017, Altice USA went public on the New York Stock Exchange, raising $2.2 billion in its initial public offering.
On January 8, 2018, Altice NV announced that it will spin-off Altice USA into a separate company. Patrick Drahi will maintain control of both companies, although they will be led by separate management teams.
On April 30, 2019, it was announced Altice USA was buying Cheddar for $200 million in cash.
On February 14, 2020, Altice USA announced that it had bought Service Electric in New Jersey. The deal closed in July.
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On March 1, 2021, Altice USA announced that it would acquire Morris Broadband in North Carolina for $310 million which was later closed on April 6, 2021. Altice later announced that Morris Broadband would be folded into Optimum. In April 2022, Altice USA announced that Suddenlink would be brought under the Optimum brand as part of its "Let's Reconnect" marketing campaign and FTTH deployments.
On November 6, 2025, Altice USA announced that it would change its name to Optimum Communications effective November 19, unifying it with its service brand.
From Wikipedia’s article on Optimum Communications, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.7