A multiple-system operator (MSO) is an operator of multiple
cable or
direct-broadcast satellite
Satellite television is a service that delivers television programming to viewers by relaying it from a communications satellite orbiting the Earth directly to the viewer's location. The signals are received via an outdoor parabolic antenna comm ...
television systems. A cable system in the United States, by
Federal Communications Commission
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is an independent agency of the United States federal government that regulates communications by radio, television, wire, satellite, and cable across the United States. The FCC maintains jurisd ...
(FCC) definition, is a facility serving a single community or a distinct governmental entity, each of which has its own franchise agreement with the cable company. Though in the strictest sense any cable company that serves multiple communities is an MSO, the term today is usually reserved for companies that own multiple cable systems, such as
Rogers Communications
Rogers Communications Inc. is a Telecommunications in Canada, Canadian communications and media company operating primarily in the fields of mobile phone operator, wireless communications, cable television, telephony and Internet access, Intern ...
,
Shaw Communications, and
Videotron in Canada;
Altice USA,
Charter Communications,
Comcast and
Cox Communications in the United States; or
Virgin Media in the UK.
Top multichannel video service providers in the United States by number of subscribers
*All data from Leichtman Research Group, Inc. except where noted
Top multichannel video service providers outside of US, by number of subscribers
See also
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List of countries by number of broadband Internet subscriptions
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List of countries by number of Internet users
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List of countries by number of telephone lines in use
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List of countries by smartphone penetration
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List of mobile network operators
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List of telephone operating companies
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Multichannel television in the United States
References
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Cable television in the United States