Cablevision Systems reached the one million customer milestone for its cable modem service in the New York metropolitan region. The service now has a 23% penetration rate, which Cablevision said represents the highest penetration rate for a broadband service in the United States.
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- In September 2003, Cablevision, which provides cable TV service to more than 3 million households in the New York metropolitan area, launched a residential VoIP service offering unlimited local, regional and long distance calls throughout the U.S. and Canada for $34.95 per month. The “Optimum Voice” service includes five premium calling features: call waiting, caller ID, call return, three-way calling and call forwarding. Optimum Voice works over a cable modem with household electricity as its power source (no back-up). International calling must be made via prepaid phone cards as there is no other billing other than the monthly flat rate fee. E911 service is provided.