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A private cable operator (PCO) is a private small independent cable company competing directly with Multi system operators (MSO). PCOs typically offer
Private_cable_operator
Television content transmitted via signals on coaxial or fibre-optic cable
North American television frequencies Private cable operator QAM (television) Satellite television Society of Cable Telecommunications Engineers Switched
Cable_television
Topics referred to by the same term
sporting boat (pleasure craft) in Canada Precinct Committee Officer Private cable operator Professional conference organiser Prospective Commanding Officer
PCO
American internet service provider
Ygnition is an American private cable operator (PCO) and broadband Internet services company headquartered in Seattle, Washington focused on the MDU market
Ygnition
Former telephony occupation
to cables that retract into the desk when not in use. Each pair of plugs was part of a cord circuit with a switch associated that let the operator participate
Switchboard_operator
Philippines cable television operator
Parasat Cable TV, Inc. (stylized upper case as PARASAT with a satellite dish icon) is a Philippine cable television operator billed as Mindanao's only
Parasat_Cable_Television
Non-commercial mass media where the general public can create content
signals) carried on a cable television system over one or more channels and subject to the exclusive control of the cable operator. In contrast with public-access
Public-access_television
Cable car link across the River Thames in London
The London cable car, also known as the Dangleway, is a cable car link across the River Thames in London, England. The line was built by Doppelmayr and
London_cable_car
Spanish telecommunications company
Paul (14 April 2010). "CVC Acquires 35% Stake in Spanish Regional Cable Operator R". Bloomberg News. Retrieved 25 March 2014. "CVC exercises option to
R_(cable_operator)
Transoceanic communication line placed on the seabed
carry digital data, which includes telephone, internet and private data traffic. Modern cables are typically about 25 mm (1 in) in diameter and weigh around
Submarine communications cable
Submarine_communications_cable
State-owned cable television provider in Tamil Nadu, India
Tamil Nadu Arasu Cable TV Corporation Limited (TACTV). TACTV has taken on lease the Head Ends of the willing private Multi System Operators in 27 Districts
Tamil Nadu Arasu Cable TV Corporation Limited
Tamil_Nadu_Arasu_Cable_TV_Corporation_Limited
American cable TV company
States' fifth-largest cable television provider based on the number of video subscribers, and among the leading cable operators focused on serving smaller
Mediacom
Former transatlantic telephone cable
fiber capacity led to a financial crisis in private cable operators like Global Crossing. In the diplomatic cables leak, it is revealed that the landing point
TAT-14
Cable Mútua Elèctrica (Cable Mútua), Sant Julià de Lória) BKF LIWEST Salzburg AG Magenta Telekom Orange Belgium - the second largest mobile operator in
List of cable television companies
List_of_cable_television_companies
Communications cable across the Atlantic
telecommunications cable is a submarine communications cable connecting one side of the Atlantic Ocean to the other. In the 19th and early 20th centuries, each cable was
Transatlantic communications cable
Transatlantic_communications_cable
American multinational telecommunications and media conglomerate
Cable Systems as a corporate spin-off from its parent, Jerrold Electronics, for U.S. $500,000. At the time, American Cable was a small cable operator
Comcast
Transatlantic communications cable connecting the US to France
Dunant is a private 250 Tbit/s 6,600 kilometre transatlantic communications cable that connects the United States (Virginia Beach) with France (Saint-Hilaire-de-Riez)
Dunant (submarine communications cable)
Dunant_(submarine_communications_cable)
American cable provider
a privately owned subsidiary of Cox Enterprises. Cox Enterprises expanded into the cable television industry in 1962 by purchasing a number of cable systems
Cox_Communications
17 mobile operators have ceased operations in India. The longest operating defunct operator is MTNL which was also the first mobile operator in the country
List of telecom companies in India
List_of_telecom_companies_in_India
digital cable television users in 2008. Unlike many cable television operators in other countries that support two-way modes, China's cable television
Cable_television_by_region
Kosovan internet and cable television service provider
and in 2011 it launched cable television services. The Independent Media Commission licensed Artmotion as a cable operator in 2013, expanding coverage
Artmotion_(Kosovo)
point (IX) in Fortaleza (Brazil) and a new subsea cable to Argentina, called Malbec. GlobeNet is a private company, part of BTG Pactual's Infrastructure Fund
GlobeNet
Secondary syndication feed of The CW
major cable, fiber optic and IPTV providers (including multiple-system and private cable operators) in markets served by a subchannel or cable-only affiliate
The_CW_Plus
African submarine communications cable
Africa's first broadband submarine cable system along the continent's Southern coasts in 2009. SEACOM is privately owned and operated. Fibre-optic pairs
SEACOM_(African_cable_system)
Operator of the electric power distribution system
A distribution network operator (DNO), also known as a distribution system operator (DSO), is the operator of the electric power distribution system which
Distribution_network_operator
Africa Coast Europe submarine cable (ACE) since March 2013. GUILAB is an infrastructure provider for telecommunications operators and Internet service providers
Guinéenne_de_Large_Bande
Transatlantic communications cable connecting the US to UK and Spain
Grace Hopper is a private transatlantic communications cable that connects the United States of America (New York) with the UK (Bude) and Spain (Bilbao)
Grace Hopper (submarine communications cable)
Grace_Hopper_(submarine_communications_cable)
Dutch cable operator
pronunciation: [ˈzɪɡoː] or [ˈzɪɣoː]) is the largest cable operator in the Netherlands, providing digital cable television, Internet, and telephone service to
Ziggo
Obtaining unauthorized access to cable television services
reception of cable television without authorization by a cable operator is forbidden by both federal and state laws. In Missouri, cable television piracy
Cable_television_piracy
administration policies. This shift led to the growth of private cable operators, including Sky Cable, established in 1990. In 2001, Dream Satellite TV began
Television_in_the_Philippines
Month of 1920
Shipping Board announced that the federal government would use another private cable operator, the Postal Telegraph Company for all future business. Sul Ross
November_1920
American telecommunications and mass media company
2022, it is the largest cable operator in the United States by subscribers, just ahead of Comcast, and the largest pay TV operator ahead of Comcast and AT&T
Charter_Communications
mainly concentrated in the private sector. A number of local telecommunications firms operate in the region, including SomCable, Somtel and Telesom. Telephone
Telecommunications in Somaliland
Telecommunications_in_Somaliland
Submarine cable project for data transmission between Asia, Europe, and Africa
2022-05-06. "Somaliland operators agree to co-own optical cable". Somaliland Standard. 2024-03-12. "Hormuud Telecom cable landing station construction
PEACE_Cable
American cable television, telephone, and Internet service provider
the combination of the three companies to create the sixth largest cable operator across seven of the 10 top US cities. The transaction closed in January
RCN_Corporation
Organization that provides telephone and/or other telecommunications services
develops. Additionally, with advances in technology, other industries such as cable television, Voice-over IP (VoIP), and satellite providers offer similar
Telecommunications_company
Historic cable car system in San Francisco, California
Omnibus Railroad and Cable Company became the last new cable car operator in San Francisco. The following year the California Street Cable Railroad opened
San Francisco cable car system
San_Francisco_cable_car_system
Philippine broadband service and cable provider
as Conception Pay TV Network) is a subscription-based cable antenna television system operator and broadband Internet service provider in the Philippines
Cablelink
Ferry that is guided and propelled by cables
catenaries which may be difficult to judge or even see. Some cable ferry operators warn vessel operators to exercise caution. They may indicate distances to keep
Cable_ferry
Samena Council. 2020-07-22. Retrieved 2022-08-04. "Fiber optic cables from mobile operator Africell vandalized in Luanda – police". Angola Telegraph. 2022-04-11
List of terrestrial fibre optic cable projects in Africa
List_of_terrestrial_fibre_optic_cable_projects_in_Africa
Defunct Canadian telecommunications company
formerly owned Cable Bahamas, a cable operator in the Bahamas which is now part of Columbus. In 2015 Columbus Communications was acquired by Cable & Wireless
Persona_Communications
merging and becoming cable operators. The 1991 bid (for the 1992-1997 period) triggered competitiveness as a first step toward privatization. Cadena Dos became
Television_in_Colombia
Hub of a television broadcast operation
cablecast, satellite provider for broadcast, or sent on to a cable television operator. Television master control rooms include banks of video monitors
Master_control
Telephone system typically used in business environments
housings Console or switchboard allowing an operator to control incoming calls Interconnecting wires and cables Logic cards, switching and control cards
Business_telephone_system
Government-owned energy system operator for Great Britain
Energy System Operator (NESO) is a government-owned energy system operator for Great Britain, designated as the Independent System Operator and Planner
National Energy System Operator
National_Energy_System_Operator
Telecommunications provider in the United States
WideOpenWest, Inc. (doing business as WOW!) is the eighth largest cable operator in the United States with their network passing 1.9 million homes and
Wide_Open_West
operating as Digital Cable Systems SA, is a Romanian telecommunication company. The company started in June 2005 as satellite television operator (DTH) under the
Akta
Maltese telecommunications company
Melita Limited, formerly Melita Cable, is a Maltese telecommunications company established in 1992. It is wholly owned by the Infrastructure team at Goldman
Melita (telecommunications company)
Melita_(telecommunications_company)
Telecommunications firm based in Texas
the combination of the three companies to create the sixth largest cable operator across seven of the ten top US cities. On February 24, 2020, RCN Corporation
Grande_Communications
Terminal and associated equipment located at a subscriber's premises
service, but are not defined as equipment, such as manuals and cable packages, and cable adapters are instead referred to as CPE-peripherals. CPE can refer
Customer-premises_equipment
operate an in-house cable network which is fed solely by its own satellite antenna on the building, not the local cable operator. The satellite channels
Television_in_Germany
Canadian telecommunications and media company headquartered in Montreal, Quebec
hybrid fibre coaxial cable operator in North America. In February 2019, the company announced it sold Cogeco Peer 1 to private equity firm Digital Colony
Cogeco
lists Japanese railway operators. Those in italics are the third-sector operators, being operated both by public and private entities. The Japan Railways
List of railway companies in Japan
List_of_railway_companies_in_Japan
American cable provider
Comcast Cable Communications, doing business as Xfinity, is an American telecommunications business segment and division of Comcast Corporation. It is
Xfinity
Dubai-based operator of communication satellites
ABS - Agility Beyond Space is a global satellite operator headquartered in Dubai, UAE and has offices in United States and Asia. The company redomiciled
ABS_(satellite_operator)
Gondola lift transportation system in Nepal
Chandragiri Cable Car is a gondola lift transportation system located in Chandragiri Municipality, Nepal. Opened in 2016, the Chandragiri Cable Car runs
Chandragiri_Cable_Car
Jewish businessman and billionaire (born 1963)
ATCE.AS, which soon began to buy up European cable companies. In France, he founded the French cable operator Numericable and in 2013 bought SFR, the second
Patrick_Drahi
Ship for laying undersea cables
A cable layer or cable ship is a deep-sea vessel designed and used to lay underwater cables for telecommunications, for electric power transmission, military
Cable_layer
California transit operator
Company, the Market Street Cable Railway Company and the United Railroads of San Francisco. Once the largest transit operator in the city, the company folded
Market Street Railway (transit operator)
Market_Street_Railway_(transit_operator)
in the French Community of Belgium, broadcast their channels via operators using cable, satellite, IPTV and digital terrestrial television (DVB-T2). In
Television_in_Belgium
Cable television and broadband internet service provider in Serbia
Serbian cable operator IKOM. In November 2017, SBB acquired Serbian minor cable company Kabel Group 85. In September 2018, a British private equity firm
Serbia_Broadband
Indonesian telecommunications company
trading and general services company. XL became the first private mobile services operator in the country, starting commercial operations on October 8
XLSmart
Rules requiring cable companies to carry local broadcast television stations
operators are allowed to demand payment from cable operators, or negotiate private agreements for carriage, or threaten revocation against the cable operator
Must-carry
Aerial tramway in New Mexico, United States
new track cables in 2009. New tram cars were again installed in May 2016. On New Year's Eve, 2021, a winter storm caused the emergency cable to ice over
Sandia_Peak_Tramway
American military drama television series
Chief Special Warfare Operator (E-8) Joe "Bear" Graves a.k.a. Foxtrot Delta 1/FD1 Kyle Schmid as Chief Special Warfare Operator (E-7) Alex Caulder a.k
Six_(TV_series)
Airfield in Havering, East London, England
Hall Aerodrome IATA: none ICAO: EGML Summary Airport type Private Owner Timothy Lyons Operator Damyns Hall Aerodrome Location Upminster Elevation AMSL 56 ft
Damyns_Hall_Aerodrome
Aggregate of all public telephone networks
telephony operators. It provides infrastructure and services for public telephony. The PSTN consists of telephone lines, fiber-optic cables, microwave
Public switched telephone network
Public_switched_telephone_network
French cable and telecommunications company
Numericable was a major French cable operator and telecommunications services company. The company provides cable broadband services in France, Luxembourg
Numericable
Japanese telecommunications operator
Hepburn: Keidīdīai kabushiki gaisha) is a Japanese telecommunications operator. It was established in 2000 through the merger of DDI Corporation (第二電電
KDDI
Payment method for public transport in London
the cable car is a privately funded concern and is not fully integrated into TfL's ticketing system. To encourage use of the cable car as a commuter service
Oyster_card
American cable provider
Delaware counties in New York. In April 2024, Adams CATV, Inc., operator of Adams Cable Service, agreed to be acquired by Blue Ridge Communications, following
Adams_Cable
Gulf Bridge International (GBI) is the Middle East's first privately owned submarine cable system linking the countries bordering the Persian Gulf on
Gulf_Bridge_International
Type of intentional interference with wireless signals
cyberattacks on internet-connected broadcasting equipment. As a cable television operator connects itself in the signal path between individual stations
Broadcast_signal_intrusion
Fare zone system managed by Transport for London
hire Dial-a-Ride London Cable Car London River Services London Streets Source London Taxi and Private Hire office Bus operators Arriva Herts & Essex Arriva
London_fare_zones
Isle of Wight telecommunications company
WightFibre is a full-fibre network operator on the Isle of Wight. WightFibre provides telephone and broadband internet services exclusively to homes and
WightFibre
Road tunnel beneath the Thames between Silvertown and North Greenwich
Tunnel Approach on the south side, on an alignment similar to the London cable car. The left hand lane in the tunnel is restricted to only buses and goods
Silvertown_Tunnel
Planned articulated tram for Melbourne
Footscray Hawthorn Melbourne, Brunswick & Coburg Prahran & Malvern Private operators North Melbourne Electric Tramway & Lighting Company Government owned
G-class_Melbourne_tram
London bus operator
First Bus London is a bus operator running services across Greater London and parts of Surrey. It is a subsidiary of FirstGroup, operating buses under
First_Bus_London
Railway station in Ōtsu, Shiga Prefecture, Japan
Japan, operated by the private railway company Hieizan Railway. Cable Enryakuji Station is the upper terminus of the Sakamoto Cable, and is 2.0 kilometers
Cable_Enryakuji_Station
Method of communication by radio waves
text messages by radio waves, analogous to electrical telegraphy using cables. Before about 1910, the term wireless telegraphy was also used for other
Wireless_telegraphy
British private equity firm
Scott, Mark (19 July 2012). "Group Led by BC Partners to Buy U.S. Cable Operator for $6.6 Billion". The New York Times. Scott, Mark, and Emily Steel
BC_Partners
Class of transport modes
Cable transport is a broad class of transport modes that have cables. They transport passengers and goods, often in vehicles called cable cars. The cable
Cable_transport
as more people subscribed to the (relatively cheap) cable TV operators. Many (if not all) cable companies created their own television channels, which
Television_in_Bulgaria
private company that holds the distinction of being the first GSM network operator in Yemen. • Y Telecom (Y Co): Established as the third GSM private
Telecommunications_in_Yemen
Cable television operator in Singapore
StarHub Limited since StarHub acquired Singapore Cable Vision (SCV) in 2001, and was the sole pay-TV operator in the country until 2007 when mio TV (now Singtel
StarHub_TV
American businessman (born 1976)
Unitymedia GmbH, Germany's second-largest cable operator, and as Managing Director for Unitymedia's cable operations, broadcasting and satellite entities
Chris_Winfrey
Japanese cable TV company
in Chiyoda, Tokyo, whose main operation is an MSO (multiple-system) cable operator in Sapporo, Sendai, Tokyo, Osaka and Fukuoka. It is a consolidated subsidiary
J:COM
Internet service provider in Pakistan
to 2 Companies". ProPakistani. Dec 19, 2022. Retrieved 2024-08-26. "Cable Operator Opens Fire on StormFiber's Lahore Team". ProPakistani. Sep 16, 2022
Cyber_Internet_Services
American telecommunications company
States operations of Cogeco Communications, constituting the 8th largest cable operator in the United States, based on the number of television service customers
Breezeline
Internet service provider with a network based on wireless networking
customers. Initially, WISPs were only found in rural areas not covered by cable television or DSL. There were 879 Wi-Fi based WISPs in the Czech Republic
Wireless Internet service provider
Wireless_Internet_service_provider
German telecommunications provider
operator in Germany owned by Vodafone Group Plc and headquartered in Düsseldorf. It provides mobile phone, LTE, 5G, cable internet, landlines, cable TV
Vodafone_Germany
also with a huge bandwidth. Bangladesh Submarine Cable Company Limited is the only submarine cable operator in Bangladesh. Bangladesh portal Telecommunications
Telecommunications in Bangladesh
Telecommunications_in_Bangladesh
American telecommunications company (1885–2024)
world's largest telecommunications company, the world's largest cable television operator, and a regulated monopoly. At its peak in the 1950s and 1960s
AT&T_Corporation
American pay television network
Netherlands from 2012 to 2016 through a partnership with the Dutch cable operator Ziggo. In 2010, HBO bought the shares of Sony and Disney. HBO programs
HBO
Swedish multinational telecommunication provider
operator to launch digital TV with their broadband at no extra cost. Stofa is mainly a cable TV operator, but also supplies broadband via the cable TV
Telia_Company
Express bus network in London
hire Dial-a-Ride London Cable Car London River Services London Streets Source London Taxi and Private Hire office Bus operators Arriva Herts & Essex Arriva
London_Superloop
entrenched cable operators in metros and urban areas, and instead focused on providing services to rural areas and regions not serviced by cable television
Direct-to-home television in India
Direct-to-home_television_in_India
British telecommunications company
LLP". www.kirkland.com. Retrieved 4 June 2022. "Mobile operator Lebara sold to Waterland Private Equity". IS Preview. 12 August 2024. Retrieved 14 January
Lebara
Company (MTOC) was the company that established and operated Melbourne's cable tram system from 1885 to 1916. The MTOC was started by Francis Boardman
Melbourne Tramway and Omnibus Company
Melbourne_Tramway_and_Omnibus_Company
Government fee for private services
United States cable television industry, a cable television franchise fee is an annual fee charged by a local government to a private cable television company
Cable television franchise fee
Cable_television_franchise_fee
PRIVATE CABLE-OPERATOR
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Male
Native American
Native American Hopi name PIVANE means "weasel."
Boy/Male
English
Ropemaker. An English surname.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Carl.French : Norman and Picard form of Charles.Swiss German : variant spelling of Karle.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from Middle English cobel ‘rowboat’, presumably applied as a metonymic occupational name for a maker of such or possibly as a nickname for a sailor.Americanized spelling of German Kobel.
Boy/Male
American, Australian, British, English
Rope; Rope-maker; An English Surname
Surname or Lastname
English and Welsh
English and Welsh : variant spelling of Caddell.Probably a variant spelling of German Kadel.
Surname or Lastname
French
French : from the personal name Privat, Latin Privatus (from privatus ‘private citizen’, i.e. not a public official). This was the name of several early saints, including a bishop of Mende, martyred in the 3rd century.English : habitational name from a place in Hampshire, which probably gets its name from an unrecorded Old English word pryfet ‘privet’. This word is found from an early date in place names, for example Privett Farm in Standlynch, Wiltshire, which could be a source of the surname, but as a vocabulary element it is not recorded before the 16th century.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from the female personal name (A)mabel (see Mabbitt).
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant spelling of Capel.Americanized spelling of German Kappel or of Göbel (see Goebel).
Girl/Female
American, Australian, British, Christian, English, Latin
Lovable; Diminutive of Amabel; Worthy of Being Loved
Male
English
English surname transferred to forename use, possibly originally a habitational name derived from a place named from Old Norse gafl, GABLE means "gable," a term used to denote a "triangular-shaped hill."Â
Boy/Male
Danish, German, Swedish
Thin; Slender
Girl/Female
English American Latin
Lovable.
Female
English
English name derived from the vocabulary word, SABLE means "black," as a heraldic color. It is sometimes confused with the mammal of the same name but which has brown fur, not black, and which has a different origin.
Male
English
Short form of English Caleb, CALE means "dog" or "rabid."
Boy/Male
Hebrew
Exhalation of breath. The second son of Adam in the bible. The variant Able is used as an English...
Female
English
Variant spelling of English Mabel, MABLE means "lovable."Â
Surname or Lastname
English
English : metonymic occupational name for a maker of rope, especially the type of stout rope used in maritime applications, from Anglo-Norman French cable ‘cable’ (Late Latin capulum ‘halter’, of Arabic origin, but associated by folk etymology with Latin capere ‘to seize’).English : possibly from an Old English personal name, Ceadbeald.English : metonymic occupational name for a horseman, from Middle English cabal ‘horse’.From German Göbel (see Goebel), assimilated to the English name.
Boy/Male
Indian, Sanskrit
Personal; Intrinsic; Hybrid; Private
Male
English
Variant spelling of English Abel, ABLE means "vanity," i.e. "transitory."
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Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian, Malayalam, Marathi
A Jewel; Lord Shiva
Boy/Male
Tamil
Shrinath | à®·à¯à®°à¯€à®¨à®¾à®¤Â
Lord shrinathji, Lord Vishnu
Boy/Male
Tamil
Pundit
Girl/Female
Australian, Christian, Jamaican
Cinnamon Tree; Favorite
Girl/Female
Bengali, Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Jain, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Sanskrit, Telugu
Great Personality; Wealth; Goddess Laxmi
Girl/Female
Indian
Wise
Girl/Female
Australian, British, English
From Denmark; Similar to Daniel; Divine Knowledge
Male
English
English form of Roman Latin Pompeius, possibly POMPEY means "display, solemn procession."Â
Girl/Female
Australian, British, English, French, Greek, Hebrew, Irish, Welsh
Shining; Brightness; Nymph; Torch; Moon; Moon Elope; Variant of Helen
Girl/Female
Arabic, Muslim
The Queen of Sheba
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v. t. & i.
To telegraph by a submarine cable
a.
Sequestered from company or observation; appropriated to an individual; secret; secluded; lonely; solitary; as, a private room or apartment; private prayer.
a.
One of the Primates.
n.
A privative prefix or suffix. See Privative, a., 3.
v. t.
To fasten with a cable.
n.
A private friend; a confidential friend; a confidant.
a.
Not publicly known; not open; secret; as, a private negotiation; a private understanding.
a.
Of or belonging to a probate, or court of probate; as, a probate record.
a.
A private matter or business; a secret.
a.
Not invested with, or engaged in, public office or employment; as, a private citizen; private life.
imp. & p. p.
of Cable
n.
A private matter; a secret.
a.
The genitals; the privates.
n.
Privacy; retirement.
a.
Private knowledge; joint knowledge with another of a private concern; cognizance implying consent or concurrence.
n.
A rope of steel wire, or copper wire, usually covered with some protecting or insulating substance; as, the cable of a suspension bridge; a telegraphic cable.
a.
Belonging to, or concerning, an individual person, company, or interest; peculiar to one's self; unconnected with others; personal; one's own; not public; not general; separate; as, a man's private opinion; private property; a private purse; private expenses or interests; a private secretary.
n.
A cable.
n.
The private parts; the genitals.
a.
Having secret or private knowledge; privy.