WideOpenWest Inc
NYSE:WOW
WideOpenWest Inc
WideOpenWest, Inc. engages in the provision broadband services. The company is headquartered in Englewood, Colorado and currently employs 1,500 full-time employees. The company went IPO on 2017-05-25. The firm is offering high-speed data (HSD), cable television (Video) and digital telephony (Telephony) services to residential customers and offer a full range of products and services to business customers. Its footprint covers certain suburban areas within the states of Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Michigan, South Carolina and Tennessee. Its products are available either as a bundle or as an individual service to residential and business services customers. The company offers HSD services to residential customers that include high-speed connections to the Internet using cable modems. Its video service offerings include basic cable service, digital cable service, WOW tv+ and premium channels. Its telephony service provides residential voice services using voice over Internet protocol (VoIP). Its telephony services include local area calling plans, unlimited local and long-distance plans, caller identification (ID) and other features.
WideOpenWest, Inc. engages in the provision broadband services. The company is headquartered in Englewood, Colorado and currently employs 1,500 full-time employees. The company went IPO on 2017-05-25. The firm is offering high-speed data (HSD), cable television (Video) and digital telephony (Telephony) services to residential customers and offer a full range of products and services to business customers. Its footprint covers certain suburban areas within the states of Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Michigan, South Carolina and Tennessee. Its products are available either as a bundle or as an individual service to residential and business services customers. The company offers HSD services to residential customers that include high-speed connections to the Internet using cable modems. Its video service offerings include basic cable service, digital cable service, WOW tv+ and premium channels. Its telephony service provides residential voice services using voice over Internet protocol (VoIP). Its telephony services include local area calling plans, unlimited local and long-distance plans, caller identification (ID) and other features.
Pending Acquisition: WOW! is being acquired by DigitalBridge and Crestview Partners, and management did not comment on results due to the pending transaction.
Competition: Legacy markets face strong competition from cable giants Comcast and Charter, as well as fixed wireless providers.
Greenfield Expansion: WOW! added over 15,000 homes in Greenfield markets this quarter, reaching 106,000 total homes with 16% penetration.
Churn and ARPU: Company reported strong high-speed data ARPU growth and churn near record lows.
Simplified Pricing: Management highlighted their all-in pricing and no-contract, no-data-cap offerings as key differentiators.
