US Cable
| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Cable television |
| Founded | 1976 |
| Founder | Stephen E. Myers, Michael Anderson |
| Headquarters | Watson, New York , United States |
Area served | Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Minnesota, Missouri, New Jersey, New Mexico, South Carolina, Texas, Wisconsin |
| Products | Cable television services |
The US Cable Group was a cable television service provider catering to more than 240,000 customers across twelve states, placing it among the nation’s top 35 cable operators. Its coverage included Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Minnesota, Missouri, New Jersey, New Mexico, South Carolina, Texas, and Wisconsin.
History
Established in 1976 under the name M.A.I. Cablevision in Watson, New York by stockbrokers Stephen E. Myers and Michael Anderson, US Cable grew through system acquisitions and new builds throughout the 1970s and 1980s. During the 1980s, the company formed partnerships with Tele-Communications Inc. (TCI). In 1992, Liberty Media—owned by TCI—acquired a half ownership of US Cable’s assets. By 1997, TCI had purchased US Cable’s systems located in Illinois, Indiana, and New Jersey.
The majority of US Cable’s operations were conducted through US Cable of Coastal-Texas, L.P., with the exception of a Northern New Jersey system operated by US Cable of Paramus-Hillsdale, LLC. This particular system was sold to Cablevision by TCI in 1998 but was reacquired by US Cable in 1999 following an order from the Federal Trade Commission aimed at preserving competition in the market. Due to increased competition from Verizon FiOS, US Cable ultimately sold this system back to Cablevision in 2009.
In June 2011, US Cable divested its assets serving Minnesota and Wisconsin subscribers (33,000 customers) to Midcontinent Communications and its Missouri systems (16,000 subscribers) to Charter Communications. Later that year on August 21, Baja Broadband purchased the remaining US Cable operations servicing approximately 60,000 subscribers across Colorado, New Mexico, and Texas.