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This is a list of municipalities with available wired multiple-system ("triple play") broadband providers, often commonly known as cable franchise holders, or fiber to the premises providers. As of 2015 Massachusetts had ten registered providers which served 308 communities (out of 351), with those 308 having at least one franchise provider. It is estimated that these ten providers alone contributed roughly $3.5 billion dollars to the Commonwealth's economy in 2011.

A handful of municipal owned providers in the state also form a collective known as the Massachusetts Alliance for Municipal Electric Choice (MAMEC).

Notes

• MAP, Cable Television Providers, by Municipality
• Subscriber statistics in the state, Cable Television Subscriber statistics, by Municipality
• Status of communities as of November 2019
• Cable Television Licenses, Department of Telecommunications and Cable, (Massachusetts) Consumer Affairs & Business Regulation (OCABR) office.
• Cashing in on Cable Warning Flags for Local Government, October 2001, The Beacon Hill Institute of Suffolk University

See also

• Administrative divisions of Massachusetts
• List of counties in Massachusetts
• List of cities in Massachusetts
• List of towns in Massachusetts
• List of villages in Massachusetts
• List of United States wireless communications service providers
• Cable television in the United States
• List of multiple-system operators
• List of United States over-the-air television networks
• List of United States cable and satellite television networks
• Satellite television in the United States

References

1. Massachusetts Department of Telecommunications and Cable Fiscal Year 2015 Annual Report Issued: October 28, 2015, Commonwealth Of Massachusetts - Department of Telecommunications and Cable
2. Study shows economic impact of cable industry, By Johnny Diaz; October 5, 2011, Globe Staff
3. Cable collision course - As Verizon rolls out TV service, it faces formidable competitors: Comcast and local approvals, By Alexander Soule, Jan 24, 2005, 12:00am EST | Updated Jan 20, 2005, 3:26pm EST, BizRate
4. "2009-10 Municipal Directory". Massachusetts Municipal Association. Archived from the original on 2013-06-15. Retrieved 2010-01-25.
5. ^ "Population and Housing Occupancy Status: 2010 - State -- County Subdivision, 2010 Census Redistricting Data (Public Law 94-171) Summary File". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2011-03-23.
6. "Massachusetts City and Town Incorporation and Settlement Dates". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved 2009-05-06.
7. Abington - Comcast, September 2009
8. Abington - Verizon February 2008
9. ^ One of 14 municipalities with a city form of government that refers to itself as "The Town of". "Citizen Information Service: Massachusetts City and Town Incorporation and Settlement Dates". Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved 2016-08-11.
10. Munson, Ben (24 September 2019). "BELD stops selling cable TV, cites 'costs beyond our control'". FierceCable. Retrieved 2 October 2019.
11. William O. Hultgren (Fall 2004). "Time Line for the Establishment of the Town of Charlton" (PDF). Charlton Historical Society Newsletter. Charlton Historical Society. p. 1. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-19. Retrieved 2010-04-22.

External links

• Massachusetts City and Town Directory, Secretary of the Commonwealth, Elections Division
• U.S. Community Network Maps

• Cable television companies of the United States
• Communications in Massachusetts
• Massachusetts geography-related lists
• Science and technology in Massachusetts