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  "description": "The network said it reached goals in fiber, mobile and video subscribers, while continuing to face debt challenges. ",
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  "publishedAt": "2026-02-12T21:31:08.000Z",
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  "tags": [
    "5,000 more than it lost Q3",
    "earnings call",
    "Learn more about Broadband Breakfast Live Online",
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  "textContent": "WASHINGTON, Feb. 12, 2026 – Optimum Communications, formerly Altice USA, lost 62,000 net broadband subscribers in Q4, 5,000 more than it lost Q3, ultimately closing out 2025 with 4.2 million broadband subscribers.\n\nIn Optimum’s earnings call Thursday, CEO **Dennis Mathew** said a big reason for this was the intense and “unprecedented levels” of competition among network providers.\n\nOptimum said they purposefully focused on earnings, knowing that the number of broadband subscribers would fall. They did this in order to prioritize their average revenue per user (ARPU).\n\nLearn more about Broadband Breakfast Live Online\n\n\n                            Signup on CHAT for BroadbandLive\n                        \n\n### This post is for subscribers only\n\nBecome a member to get access to all content\n\nSubscribe now",
  "title": "Optimum Down 62,000 Subscribers, But Earnings Growth Returns",
  "updatedAt": "2026-05-21T09:58:37.754Z"
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