Government
Facing blowback, Optimum will reverse channel changes for government, public access TV
Citing "feedback" from municipalities and other stakeholders, Optimum will return government and public access programming to their prior channel positions, the company notified the State Public Service Commission yesterday.
News
Gov: State has issued notices of apparent violation to PSEG-LI, Altice and others for response to Tropical Storm Isaias
The State Department of Public Service has issued notices of apparent violation to PSEG-Long Island and four other utilities, including Altice USA (Optimum), for their response to Tropical Storm Isaias, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said during a press conference today.
News
Altice begins construction of ‘fiber-to-the-home’ network in Riverhead
The town board gave the communications company permission to begin building infrastructure for its 'fiber-to-the-home' network in Riverhead, which will increase broadband speeds from 400 Mbps to up to 10 Gbps.
Business
Newsday will remain in the hands of Cablevision’s founding family, in deal announced today
Less than a month after the newspaper's parent company Cablevision was sold to Netherlands-based media company Altice, an entity led by Patrick Dolan has acquired 75 percent of Newsday Media Group.
Suffolk Closeup
Suffolk Closeup What will become of Long Island’s only daily newspaper?
The $17.7 billion acquisition of Cablevision by Netherlands-based Altice last month has left the fate of Long Island's only daily newspaper uncertain.
