Adelphia Cable
"Adelphia is one of the nation's leading cable companies with more than 5.3 million residential customers nationwide. In addition to cable entertainment Adelphia offers digital cable, high-speed internet access, long distance telephone service, and home security" (Adelphia).
The leadership of this company currently consists of 18 officers. One officer for each of the five regions Adelphia covers. One officer in each of the following: Human Resource, Finance, Customer Care, Marketing, Programming, Media Services, Chief Accounting Officer, and Information Technology. Currently the top four officers for Adelphia Communications are as follows, Brad Sonnenberg, Executive VP of General Counsel and Secretary, Vanessa Wittman, Executive VP and Chief Financial Officer, Ron Cooper, President and Chief Operating Officer and William T. Schleyer who is the Chairman and CEO of Adelphia Cable. Prior to Schlleyer's employment for Adelphia he was engaged as a Principal in Pilot House Ventures, President and COO of Media One, President and COO of Continental Cablevision, Inc.
The company was founded in 1952 in the small town of Coudersport, Pennsylvania and incorporated in 1972. By 1998 Adelphia had passed the two million-customer milestone for its cable television service while, at the same time, rapidly expanding a new line of telecommunications products and services. By 1999 Adelphia more than doubled its reach with three major acquisitions, extending their services into 30 states and serving more than 5 million customers. Presently Adelphia Cable is the fifth-largest cable television company in the United States. "Adelphia Communications Corporation has traveled a path from relative obscurity through notoriety and into the national spotlight. It is working now under the new leadership to address the issues of it's past and emerge from Chapter 11 bankruptcy to become a broadband industry leader with a reputation for strong and effective corporate governance" (Adelphia).
Adelphia Communications offers a variety of different products such as Cable for more than 5.3 million residential customers nationwide, digital cable, high-speed Internet access, long distance telephone service, and home security along with 24-hour customer service.
In July 2002 John Rigas (Former CEO) and two of his sons were arrested and charged with looting the cable TV company of hundreds of millions of dollars to pay for luxury condos, a golf course, and to cover personal investment loses. "The complaint alleges that members of the Rigas family that controlled Adelphia systematically looted the corporation. In less than four years, the complaint alleges, they stole hundreds of millions of dollars and through their fraud caused losses for investors of more than $60 billion" (CNN).
At the beginning, he spent seven years as an executive at the cable & wireless in UK, and was
3. Shaw Direct provides direct-to-home satellite programming to more than 900,000 subscribers - largest in the country
Comcast Corporation is the largest cable company, home Internet service provider and the third largest home telephone service provider in the United States by revenue, it is also the largest mass media and communications company in the world
Phone companies are in a constant battle about which one has the best service. What would you say is the best phone company? AT&T and Verizon have been known to be one of the best companies, which means they are constantly competing against each other for customers. The two ads I found are from each companies perspective to show how both think they are the better carrier. I argue that Verizon is the better company between the two because of background knowledge and research that has been done.
Television, the phone, and the internet. These inventions have uniquely shaped the 20th century and have led to the 21st century being known as the age of information. These services are the primary ways we communicate, express ourselves, and reach out in our ever increasing global world. In the United States, these services are provided by a number of different firms, chief among them is Comcast, being the largest provider of Cable and internet in America, and a large telephone provider. Next to it stands Time Warner Cable, the second largest provider of cable in the United States. The decision for Comcast to buy Time Warner Cable for forty-five billion dollars in 2014 has led to many criticizing the merger, calling it a monopoly. Others have called the whole cable system an oligopoly. For it to be a monopoly or an oligopoly, it would have to fit their respective categories. The merger between Comcast and Time Warner Cable would not create a true monopoly, but would give it significant market power because it has monopoly resources and can be considered a natural monopoly. It will also further its power in a market dominated by oligopolies. People argue that it is not a danger to Americans for this merger to happen, but when one looks at the practices Comcast already uses, it paints
Have you ever wondered how your phone company started out? Or the new innovations it has brought about? And maybe even how the business is run? Well, today I’m going to talk about AT&T’s history, the products it sells, the employee jobs and U-verse.
The dominant economic traits of this industry start with having an enormous amount of capital required for staying competitive. One is also required to spend lots of money on research and development, as the telecommunications industry seems to be the vision of the future. More and more companies like AT&T are trying very hard to combine their network services of phone line, video and data transfer, high speed internet access, and television cable via one line in the consumers homes. With a successful combination of the above stated services AT&T is hoping to be the industry leader in the near future.
There are many telecommunication companies out in the world but a major one that is taking the world by storm is a company called America Movil; it was founded back in September 2000 by its owner Carlos Slim Helu as a side project for Telmex in Mexico City, Mexico, which is also its headquarters. (“America Movil”) America Movil helps provide services to 246 million cellphone and landline users in 18 different countries and provides31 million with landlines, employs about 200,000 workers, and is known as the fourth largest mobile network operator (americamovil.com), some of those countries where its services can be found are in Jamaica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Argentina, and many more. Not only do they provided telephone services but they also provide broadband and fixed line Internet, and digital television. As a side not America Movil provides television services to about 19 million subscribers, and broadband services to 19 million users as well. (Americamovil.com)
The telecommunications industry is of vital importance to the development of the information-based economy. AT&T need to supply access to cost efficient, timely and innovative telecommunications services.
The year is 1952 and a young John Rigas purchased a cable company for a mere $300 in Coudersport, Pennsylvania with high hopes of building the company into a successful family owned and operated business (AICPA, 2005, para. 3); a business that would remain unparallel to the rest of its competition. In the late 1990s his dreams came to fruition; John Rigas, along with a few close family members and investors, purchased Century Communications for $5.2 billion and merged the companies together becoming the 6th largest cable company serving more than 5.6 million subscribers (AICPA, 2005, para. 4). Ensuring that the majority of Adelphia’s voting stock and control of the board remained in the hands of f...
Channel Exposure- AT&T is adequate in its point of sales. They intend to match most competitors in using Radio Shack, BEST Buy, Walmart, Mall locations, high visible real estate traffic.
Vodafone is the world's largest mobile telecommunications community, employing over 65,000 staff and with over 130 million customers. The business operates in 26 countries worldwide. Vodafone is a public limited company with listings on the London and New York stock exchanges.
The intent of this paper is to perform an analysis of the cable industry's external environment. The first sections of the document will discuss environmental scanning and define the telecommunication niche that is currently occupied by cable operators such as Comcast. The next section will identify the macroeconomic variables that currently impact cable operators and will compare two variables to two corresponding industry variables. The final section of the paper will identify some of the challenges and opportunities facing the industry. An external analysis of the industry will provide a clear picture of the environment as well as any opportunities and threats faced by Comcast. By understanding the environment, opportunities and threats a company has the ability to create strategies to support its business goals. The primary process by which Comcast will gain an understanding of its external environment is environmental scanning.
Digital Subscriber Line new technology that takes advantage of standard copper telephone line to provide secure, reliable, high-speed Internet access. DSL refers to the family of digital subscriber line technologies, such as ADSL, HDSL, and RADSL. Connection speed for DSL ranges from 1.44 Mbps to 512 Kbps downstream and around 128 Kbps upstream. Unlike traditional connections DSL such as analog modems and IDSN, DSL deliver continuous “always on” access. That means multimedia-rich websites, e-mail, and other online applications are available anytime. DSL makes it possible for you to remain online even while you’re talking on the telephone-without jeopardizing the quality of either connection. DSL is available in a spectrum of speeds. Some are best home use, while others are designed to accommodate rigorous business demands. Whether for business or the home, DSL, offers unsurpassed price/performance value compared to other online options. There are the five facts that one should know about DSL. It is remarkably fast. With DSL service, you can benefit from Internet speeds that are up to 12 minutes faster than a typical ISDN connection and 50 times faster than traditional 28.8 Kbps modems. This means that in the 12 seconds it takes to read this information, you could have downloaded a 2 megabyte presentation file or web photograph. It would take 10 more minutes (600 more seconds!) to download the same with a traditional 28.8 Kbps. It’s highly reliable. One can depend on DSL because its proven technology takes full advantage of the existing telecommunications infrastructure. It’s inherently secure. DSL network provides a dedicated Internet connection via private telephone wires, you can bypass dial-up intruders or shared network hackers. Unlike traditional dial-upp modems or cable modems. DSL protects your valuable data with the most secure connection available. It’s surprising affordable. DSL is widely recognized as the most cost-effective connectivity solution for small buisness. DSL delivers industrial- strength like speed to multiple users at only 25% of typical TI costs. There is no better price option available. DSL is also an exceptional value for home users. At about $2 a day for services that meets the needs of most people. The connection is always on. It’s ready to run every minute of the day. There’s no more logging on and off. No more busy signals or disconnects. This gives you the freedom to focus on what you want to accomplish on line rather than focusing on trying to get connected.
Television advertisement takes an important part of everyday human's life. Everyday millions of people in America and the world watches Television and advertisements. Television advertisements are very common these days. They appear in public where a lot of people can hear and watch. For example, commercials tend to appear on the radio, foot ball game where a lot of people are watching, and in on television. Advertisement is seen many times especially on television. Television is the most efficient way for business industries to use to take advantage of showing advertisement.