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America’s Internet Speeds Continue to Surge Ahead

With the United States having the monumental opportunity to close the digital divide, it is helpful to get an idea of how download speeds have changed over time. Thanks to the more than $300 billion invested by cable internet providers over the last 20 years, internet speeds have surged from single digit megabit speeds to multigigabit connections. Since 2020, when
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Broadband Stats: The Cable Industry Plays a Vital Role in the Climate Transition

As record heatwaves cover the U.S., and other extreme weather becomes more commonplace, many industries are looking at how they can help contribute to curbing the effects of climate change. The cable industry has been finding ways to reduce carbon emissions and energy costs for consumers for years, but has also pledged to go above and beyond to continue to
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The Future of Using (and Reusing) Spectrum

From laptops to cell phones to tablets to smart home technology, it's hard to escape the sea of devices that people depend on every day to keep themselves informed, entertained and connected to others. While consumers have a huge appetite for wireless devices, they may not give much thought to the essential resource that makes it possible – spectrum. At
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Cable TV Networks Focus on Breaking Gender Stereotypes

Television has always played an important role in helping to move the needle on societal issues, and challenging female inequality and harmful gender stereotypes is one of them. Cable TV networks have been and continue to come out with powerful programming that spotlight women in unique ways, casting them not only in leading roles but in ones that defy the
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Statement of Michael Powell, President & CEO of NCTA – The Internet & Television Association Regarding Legislation That Would Codify Broadband Networks Under Title II Public Utility Regulation

“Twenty years into an increasingly stale debate over net neutrality, the justifications for it seem increasingly limp. The breathless assertions over the years that the internet is gravely threatened because ISPs would block or throttle traffic and erect toll booths to charge internet companies to reach consumers have proven hollow and unrealized. The claim that ISPs would not invest in
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Comcast's Internet Essentials Shows the Impact of Broadband Adoption on Families

Currently, more than 14 million people have been connected through the cable industry's low-cost broadband adoption programs. And over the past two years throughout the COVID pandemic, cable internet service providers (ISPs) have doubled down on their efforts to expand eligibility, forge public-private partnerships to connect as many households as possible, offer connected devices for use in the home, provide
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Broadband Highlighted as Household Product Not Hit By Inflation

Americans have been hit with rising inflation rates, the likes of which haven’t been seen in decades. Due to large disruptions in supply chains and labor markets, the price for some essential goods and services have skyrocketed. While the price of many vital goods have increased, in some cases by massive amounts, the price of broadband internet has remained stable
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TV Stats: Excellence in Cable Programming

Last week, the Television Academy announced the nominees for the upcoming 74th Primetime Emmy Awards. Taking place on September 12, 2022, the Emmys will showcase excellence on the small screen, reflecting the wide variety of viewing platforms and options available to consumers. As more and more TV shows are created, this means more job opportunities are available at all levels,
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Charter Brings High-Speed Broadband to Virginia's Unserved

In the near future, and with the presumption that the country's largest investment ever in broadband deployment ($42.5 billion) will be targeted to those areas most in need of internet service, cable internet service providers (ISPs) will get the chance to finish the job that they started—which is to give every American access to a high-speed broadband connection. But even
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National Geographic's 10th 'SharkFest' Brings Diverse Voices to the Table

July brings with it hot summer weather, swimming pools, beaches, and ... SHARKS! Thanks to cable TV networks like Warner Bros. Discovery and National Geographic, people around the world have learned more about these fascinating underwater creatures and dispelled many myths that have given them a bad reputation. Warner Bros. Discovery was a pioneer when it began its robust programming
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