OPTU

Optimum Communications, Inc.

A major American telecommunications company delivering broadband and fiber internet, cable TV, mobile, and home phone service to customers across 21 states, plus its own news networks like News 12 and Cheddar. Its roots trace to Cablevision, founded by Charles Dolan on Long Island in 1973 — the same media pioneer who earlier launched HBO. Renamed from Altice USA in November 2025, it now shares the name of its consumer-facing Optimum brand, which debuted with Optimum Online internet in 1997.