Breezeline

{{redirects here|Atlantic Broadband|the unrelated provider formerly known as Atlantic Tele-Network|ATN International}}

{{Infobox company

| name = Cogeco US Finance, LLC

| trade_name = Breezeline

| logo = Breezeline logo.png

| former_names = Atlantic Broadband
(2004–2022)

| type = Subsidiary

| predecessor = Metrocast
G-Force Cable
Charter Communications
WOW! (Ohio Systems)

| foundation = {{Start date and age|2004}}, as spin-off of Charter Communications

| location_city = Quincy, Massachusetts, USA

| industry = Telecommunications

| area_served = Ohio
New Hampshire
Maine
Connecticut
New York
Pennsylvania
Delaware
Maryland
Massachusetts
West Virginia
Virginia
South Carolina
Florida

| key_people = Frank Van Der Post {{small|(President)}}
Patrick Bratton {{small|(CFO)}}

| products = Broadband Internet
Cable television
IPTV
Digital cable
Digital telephone
HDTV
Internet
Internet security
VoIP phone

| homepage = [http://www.breezeline.com/ www.breezeline.com]

| parent = Cogeco (2012–present)

| module = {{infobox network service provider|child=yes|asn=11776}}

}}

Breezeline (previously Atlantic Broadband) is the trade name for the United States operations of Cogeco Communications, constituting the 8th largest cable operator in the United States, based on the number of television service customers served.{{Cite web|url=https://finance.yahoo.com/news/atlantic-broadband-network-delivers-high-120000074.html|title=Atlantic Broadband Network Delivers High Performance With Heightened Usage During COVID-19 Crisis|website=finance.yahoo.com|language=en-US|access-date=2020-04-27}} The company currently provides TV, Internet and phone services using a combined coaxial cable & fiber-to-the-premises (FTTP) network.{{cite web |url=https://www.bbcmag.com/breaking-news/atlantic-broadband-rebrands-as-breezeline |url-access= |title=Atlantic Broadband rebrands as Breezeline |author=Staff writer |date=January 10, 2022 |website=www.bbcmag.com |series= |publisher=Broadband Communities Magazine |agency=Broadband Properties, LLC |location= |access-date=May 5, 2022 |url-status= |archive-url= |archive-date= |quote= }} Breezeline currently has approximately 707,000 broadband customers located in thirteen states. The company is headquartered in Quincy, Massachusetts.[https://www.bloomberg.com/profile/company/239207Z:US Atlantic Broadband], Bloomberg Company Profile{{Cite web|date=June 30, 2021|title=Cogeco Communications Inc. Announces that Atlantic Broadband Will Acquire the Ohio Broadband Systems of WideOpenWest|url=https://atlanticbb.com/sites/default/files/WOW_acquisition_press_release_2.pdf|url-status=live|website=atlanticbb.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210704011513/https://atlanticbb.com/sites/default/files/WOW_acquisition_press_release_2.pdf |archive-date=2021-07-04 }}

History

Breezeline was formed as Atlantic Broadband in 2004 through the acquisition of nonstrategic regions from Charter Communications, later growing with the acquisition of properties from MetroCast, G Force Cable, and WOW!.[https://www.fosters.com/news/20180104/metrocast-acquired-by-atlantic-broadband Metrocast acquired by Atlantic Broadband], Posted Jan 4, 2018 , Fosters.com{{Cite web|last=June 2021|first=Mike Farrell 30|date=2021-06-30|title=WOW to Sell Five Systems to Astound, Atlantic Broadband for $1.786 Billion|url=https://www.nexttv.com/news/wow-to-sell-five-systems-to-astound-atlantic-broadband-for-dollar1786-billion|access-date=2021-09-08|website=NextTV|language=en}}

image:Atlantic Broadband logo.svgOn July 18, 2012, it was announced that Cogeco would be purchasing Atlantic Broadband for US$1.36 billion.{{cite web|url=http://www.cogeco.ca/export/sites/cogeco/corporate/files/press_releases_en/Pressrelease_18072012_atlanticbroadband_eng.pdf|title=Archived copy|access-date=2014-05-14|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130517021943/http://www.cogeco.ca/export/sites/cogeco/corporate/files/press_releases_en/Pressrelease_18072012_atlanticbroadband_eng.pdf|archive-date=2013-05-17}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.digitalhome.ca/2012/12/cogeco-cable-finalizes-acquisition-of-atlantic-broadband/|title = Cogeco Cable Finalizes Acquisition of Atlantic Broadband| date=3 December 2012 }}

Originally spun off from Charter, Atlantic at the time was the 14th largest cable group in the U.S. market, it was owned by Abry Partners IV, L.P. and Oak Hill Capital (the private equity firm run by Robert M. Bass).{{cn|date=October 2020}}

In 2018, Cogeco acquired MetroCast and merged it with the Atlantic Broadband system. MetroCast networks covered around 236,000 homes and businesses in New Hampshire, Maine, Pennsylvania, Maryland and Virginia and served about 120,000 Internet, 76,000 cable and 37,000 telephone customers.[http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/us-cable-company-metrocast-sold-canadas-cogeco-communications-14b-1019596 U.S. Cable Company MetroCast Sold to Canada's Cogeco Communications For $1.4B]

In 2020, Atlantic Broadband announced that it had signed an agreement to acquire Thames Valley Communications, a broadband services company operating in Southeastern Connecticut.{{Cite web|url=https://www.thefastmode.com/mobile-network-operators-m-a/16210-atlantic-broadband-acquires-thames-valley-communications|title=Atlantic Broadband Acquires Thames Valley Communications|last=Sharma|first=Ray|website=www.thefastmode.com|language=en|access-date=2020-04-27}}

On June 30, 2021, it was announced that Atlantic Broadband would be purchasing the Ohio markets of Columbus and Cleveland from WOW! in a deal valued at $1.125 billion USD{{Cite web|last=Weiker|first=Jim|date=June 30, 2021|title=WOW! cable to leave Columbus, to be replaced by Atlantic Broadband|url=https://www.dispatch.com/story/business/2021/06/30/wow-internet-and-cable-leave-columbus-market/7809153002/|url-status=live|website=The Columbus Dispatch|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210630135242/https://www.dispatch.com/story/business/2021/06/30/wow-internet-and-cable-leave-columbus-market/7809153002/ |archive-date=2021-06-30 }} The WOW! Ohio broadband systems Atlantic Broadband will be purchasing pass approximately 688,000 homes and businesses in Cleveland and Columbus and serve approximately 196,000 Internet, 61,000 video and 35,000 telephony customers, as of March 31, 2021.{{Cite press release|title=Cogeco Communications Inc. Announces that Atlantic Broadband Will Acquire the Ohio Broadband Systems of WideOpenWest|url=https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/cogeco-communications-inc-announces-that-atlantic-broadband-will-acquire-the-ohio-broadband-systems-of-wideopenwest-301323075.html|access-date=2021-07-05|website=www.prnewswire.com|language=en}} On September 1, 2021 Atlantic Broadband closed the transaction to acquire WOW!'s Ohio markets.{{Cite press release |title=WOW! Completes $1.125 Billion Sale of its Ohio Service Areas to Atlantic Broadband|url=https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/wow-completes-1-125-billion-sale-of-its-ohio-service-areas-to-atlantic-broadband-301367530.html|access-date=2021-09-07|website=www.prnewswire.com|language=en}}

In January 2022, the company announced it would be adopting the new "Breezeline" brand, as the Atlantic Broadband name does not accurately reflect the provider's current geographical reach, which now stretches into the Midwest and Deep South.{{cite web|url=https://www.tvtechnology.com/news/atlantic-broadband-rebrands-as-breezeline|title=Atlantic Broadband Rebrands as Breezeline|first=George|last=Winslow|work=TVTechnology|date=January 10, 2022|access-date=January 11, 2022}}

Internet availability by state

class= "wikitable sortable"
State	Population Covered by Breezeline{{Cite web\|title=Atlantic Broadband {{!}} Broadband Provider\|url=https://broadbandnow.com/Atlantic-Broadband\|access-date=2021-07-05\|website=BroadbandNow\|language=en-US}} !Max Internet speed Offered
Connecticut	141,341 \|1000Mbit/s
Delaware \|52,295 \|1000Mbit/s
Florida \|271,212 \|1000Mbit/s
Maine \|33,061 \|1000Mbit/s
Maryland \|231,522 \|1000Mbit/s
New Hampshire \|157,090 \|1000Mbit/s
New York \|10,881 \|1000Mbit/s
Ohio \|1,521,373 \|1000Mbit/s
Pennsylvania \|457,177 \|1000Mbit/s
South Carolina \|131,510 \|1000Mbit/s
Virginia \|100,998 \|1000Mbit/s
West Virginia \|37,638 \|1000Mbit/s

class= "wikitable sortable"

State

Population Covered by Breezeline{{Cite web|title=Atlantic Broadband {{!}} Broadband Provider|url=https://broadbandnow.com/Atlantic-Broadband|access-date=2021-07-05|website=BroadbandNow|language=en-US}}

!Max Internet speed Offered

Connecticut

141,341

|1000Mbit/s

Delaware

|52,295

|1000Mbit/s

Florida

|271,212

|1000Mbit/s

Maine

|33,061