A multiple-system operator (MSO) is an operator of multiple cable or direct-broadcast satellite television systems. A cable system in the United States, by Federal Communications Commission (FCC) definition, is a facility serving a single community or a distinct governmental entity, each of which has its own franchise agreement with the cable company. Though in the strictest sense any cable company that serves multiple communities is an MSO, the term today is usually reserved for companies that own multiple cable systems, such as Rogers Communications, Shaw Communications, and Videotron in Canada; Optimum Communications, Charter Communications, Comcast and Cox Communications in the United States; or Virgin Media in the UK.

Top multichannel video service providers in the United States by number of subscribers

All data from Leichtman Research Group, Inc. Rank MSO name Brand Total subscribers Technology1 Charter Communications Spectrum 14,122,000Cable2 Comcast Xfinity 14,106,000Cable3 DirecTV DirecTV 11,300,000Satellite4Dish Network Dish Network 6,471,000Satellite Sling TV 2,055,000 IPTV5YouTube (Google)YouTube TV7,900,000IPTV6 Disney Hulu + Live TV 4,600,000IPTV7 Verizon Fios 3,012,000Fiber8 Cox Communications Contour 2,695,000Cable9 Optimum Communications Optimum 2,262,000Cable10 FuboTV FuboTV 1,618,000IPTV11 Philo Philo 800,000IPTV12 Mediacom Xtream 445,000 Cable13 Cogeco Breezeline 280,145 Cable14 Frontier Communications Frontier 234,000 Fiber15 Cable One Sparklight 142,300 Cable

Top multichannel video service providers outside of US, by number of subscribers

+ GTPL Hathway Limited has highest Cable subscriber in India - Aactivebase- 10000000+ Subs and third Largest in World. Country MSO name # of subscribers IndiaDEN Network 23,000,000 India NXTDIGITAL INDigital 22,500,000 India Hathway Cable 22,500,000 France Altice France (SFR) 21,900,000 Nextimpact.com, 15 March 2016 China Shandong Cable Network 18,000,000 China Guangdong Cable Network 13,000,000 India Siti Cable 30,525,000 Mainland Europe (7 countries) UPC Broadband 9,100,000 China Beijing Gehua 5,840,000 Germany Vodafone Deutschland 8,900,000 South Korea KT Genie TV 8,783,984 China Shanghai Oriental Cable Net 6,700,000 South Korea SK Broadband 6,419,536 Brazil Claro TV+ 5,381,000 South Korea LG U+ 5,362,089 United Kingdom & Ireland Virgin Media 4,772,800 Canada Rogers Cable 4,643,000 South Korea LG HelloVision 3,699,046 Japan J:Com 3,300,000 Netherlands Ziggo 3,017,000 India THAMIZHAGA CABLE TV COMMUNICATION 3,000,000 South Korea KT SkyLife 2,953,347 South Korea SK Broadband Cable 2,831,064 IndiaAsianet Broadband 2,500,000 Belgium Telenet 2,300,000 Germany Kabel BW 2,300,000 South Korea D'LIVE 2,004,728 Spain Vodafone Spain 1,823,536 Sweden Com Hem 1,760,000 Switzerland Cablecom 1,670,000 Canada Videotron 1,652,200 IndiaKerala Vision 1,500,000 Portugal NOS 1,467,000 South Korea CMB 1,425,850 United Kingdom BT 1,400,000 Portugal Altice Portugal (MEO) 1,387,000 South Korea skyHCN 1,277,671 Denmark YouSee A/S 1,200,000 Taiwan Kbro 1,150,000 Taiwan CNS 1,100,000 Canada Shaw Direct 886,106 Canada Cogeco 859,090 Australia Austar 742,000 Poland Vectra S.A. 740,000 Taiwan TBC 700,000 Taiwan TFN media 550,000 India APSFL 500,000 Canada Eastlink 457,075 Spain Euskaltel 400,000

See also List of sovereign states by number of broadband Internet subscriptions List of countries by number of Internet users List of countries by number of telephone lines in use List of countries by smartphone penetration List of mobile network operators List of cable television companies List of telecommunications companies Multichannel television in the United States Triple play (telecommunications)

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