The cable industry substantially impacts the Texas economy through direct and indirect jobs, infrastructure investments and innovation initiatives. More.

Giving back is strongly rooted the mission of cable companies, which have a strong track record of financial, in-kind giving in and volunteering throughout the calendar year, including helping numerous Texas nonprofits and organizations. Cable operators and their employees believe in supporting communities across Texas where they live and work.  More.

Cable originated by providing video service direct to your television, but the industry has come a long way since then.

Cable is a leader in technology advances, from the continual rollout of new products and services to the groundbreaking work being done to build 10G, the internet experience of the future that will power innovations that don’t yet exist. More.

Cable is committed to enhancing and promoting education. Cable companies work with schools to expand internet connectivity, make going online at home more affordable, promote distance learning, and respond to students’ increasing use of tablets and digital devices both at home and school. 

In Texas, cable operators provide free video services to more than 4,000 schools and free high-speed internet to more than 300 community centers. More.

The cable industry is dedicated to closing the digital divide by promoting the benefits of broadband, encouraging families to connect, offering programs to make broadband more affordable, and eliminating other adoption barriers families may face.

In addition, cable operators have spent billions of their private capital to build and continually upgrade broadband networks across the country. In 2021, cable providers nationally invested $18.5 billion on infrastructure and networks, part of the $178 billion spent from 2012 to 2021. More.

As the state and nation’s leading broadband providers, cable companies have pledged to safeguard their customers’ privacy, data and safety while they are online.

An estimated 84% of U.S. households have home internet and an average of 22 connected devices. Privacy and cybersecurity risks and concerns have grown over the years as technology has evolved and internet-connected devices have multiplied.

Cable providers constantly monitor their networks to identify and prevent cybersecurity attacks that could compromise consumers, their devices and their sensitive and confidential information. More.

Describe the item or answer the question so that site visitors who are interested get more informThe cable industry has set energy-saving goals that have saved consumers billions and reduced its impact on the environment.

An agreement to cut set-top box energy usage, established in 2012, has cut the aggregate energy use of set-top boxes by 57%, saved consumers almost $12 billion in electricity costs and prevented nearly 64 million metric tons of CO2 emissions, according to the most recent report.

In another agreement, the industry in 2015 agreed to reduce the energy consumption of equipment of routers and modems. More than 98% of new modems, routers and other internet equipment purchased and sold in 2021 to U.S. residential broadband subscribers met targeted energy efficiency levels, exceeding the goal of 90%. More.

Cable companies are focused on training and hiring military veterans, supporting military community organizations, offering special programs such as low-cost broadband, and more.

The cable industry recognizes that military veterans have valuable talents and attributes – technical expertise, collaborative skills and a strong work ethic – that can be translated to many professional positions. More.