Company type | Public |
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NYSE: WOW Russell 2000 Component | |
Industry | Telecommunications |
Predecessor | Americast, Knology |
Founded | November 1996 Denver, Colorado, U.S. |
Headquarters | , U.S. |
Area served | |
Key people | Teresa Elder (president & CEO) John Rego (CFO) Bill Case (CIO) Henry Hryckiewicz (CTO) |
Products | Broadband Cable television IPTV Digital cable Digital telephone HDTV Internet Internet security VoIP phone |
Brands | WOW! |
Revenue | US$1,148.4 million(2020)[1] |
US$22.2 million(2020)[2] | |
US$14.4 million(2020)[2] | |
Total assets | US$2,487.0 million(2020)[1] |
Subsidiaries | Broadstripe |
Website | www |
WideOpenWest, Inc. (doing business as WOW![3]) is the eighth largest cable operator in the United States with their network passing 1.9 million homes and businesses.[4] The company offers landline telephone, cable television, and broadband Internet services.[5] As of November 3, 2022, WOW! has about 538,100 subscribers.[6]
After a 2017 initial public offering, WideOpenWest is publicly traded with Avista Capital Partners and Crestview Partners retaining significant stakes.[7] As of August 6, 2019 Avista Capital Partners sold their shares in the company, leaving Crestview Partners WOW's largest shareholder holding a 37% stake in the company.[8]