FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

ABOUT 1,020,000 ADDED BROADBAND IN 1Q 2021 Top Providers Added Over 1,000,000 Subscribers in Four of the Past Five Quarters

Durham, NH – May 18, 2021 – Leichtman Research Group, Inc. (LRG) found that the largest cable and wireline phone providers in the U.S. – representing about 96% of the market – acquired about 1,020,000 additional broadband subscribers in 1Q 2021, compared to a pro forma gain of about 1,170,000 subscribers in 1Q 2020.

These top broadband providers now account for about 107 million subscribers, with top cable companies having about 73.7 million broadband subscribers, and top wireline phone companies having about 33.3 million subscribers.

Findings for the quarter include: • Overall, broadband additions in 1Q 2021 were 87% of those in 1Q 2020 • The top cable companies added about 935,000 subscribers in 1Q 2021 – 76% of the net additions for the top cable companies in 1Q 2020 • The top wireline phone companies added about 85,000 total broadband subscribers in 1Q 2021 – compared to a net loss of about 60,000 subscribers in 1Q 2020 o Net broadband losses among Telco non-fiber subscribers were more than offset by over 400,000 net adds via fiber in 1Q 2021, bringing the number of Telco broadband subscribers via fiber to about 14.6 million

“Top broadband providers added over one million subscribers in the first quarter of 2021. This marked the fourth time in the past five quarters that there were more than one million net broadband additions in the U.S.,” said Bruce Leichtman, president and principal analyst for Leichtman Research Group, Inc. “Over the past year, there were about 4,665,000 net broadband adds, compared to about 2,760,000 net broadband adds over the prior year.”

Broadband Providers Subscribers at end of 1Q 2021 Net Adds in 1Q 2021 Cable Companies * 31,034,000 460,000 Charter 29,234,000 355,000 Cox** 5,435,000 55,000 Altice 4,370,800 11,600 1,454,000 16,000 880,000 23,000 WOW (WideOpenWest) 823,800 10,000 511,004 6,383 Total Top Cable 73,742,604 936,983 Wireline Phone Companies AT&T 15,435,000 51,000 7,193,000 64,000 CenturyLink/Lumen^ 4,728,000 (39,000) Frontier 3,052,000 (17,000) Windstream 1,122,300 13,000 Consolidated 794,224 2,024 TDS 501,700 8,400 Bell 437,600 1,500 Total Top Telco 33,263,824 83,924

Total Top Broadband 107,006,428 1,020,907 Sources: The Companies and Leichtman Research Group, Inc. * Slightly reduced the number of subs in prior quarters due to a change in methodology, this had no impact on net adds ** LRG estimate ^ CenturyLink/lumen revised reporting to include residential and small business subscribers TDS includes about 289,000 wireline subscribers and about 212,700 cable subscribers Company subscriber counts may not solely represent residential households – about 6% of the total are non-residential Top cable and wireline phone companies represent approximately 96% of all subscribers

Net additions reflect pro forma results from system sales and acquisitions, reporting adjustments, and the addition of new providers to the list – therefore, comparing totals in this release to prior releases will not produce accurate findings

About Leichtman Research Group, Inc. Leichtman Research Group, Inc. (LRG) specializes in research and analysis on the broadband, media and entertainment industries. LRG combines ongoing consumer research studies with industry tracking and analysis, to provide companies with a richer understanding of current market conditions, and the adoption and impact of new products and services. For more information about LRG, please call (603) 397-5400 or visit www.LeichtmanResearch.com.

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