Updated: July 12, 2020 (April 22, 2002)
Charts & IllustrationsCable Investments
Since 1997, Microsoft has invested approximately US$8.4 billion in cable-related companies, focusing on the two largest operators in each country.
| Company | Description | Date Announced | Amount (US$ Millions) |
Status (Apr. 2002) |
| Telewest | U.K. cable operator | 7/11/2000 | 01 | Has 107K broadband users. Microsoft owns 22.98%. |
| Titus | Japanese cable operator | 4/10/2000 | 9342 | Titus subsequently bought Jupiter, Japan’s largest cable operator (Titus was #2). Microsoft owns 24% of the combined company. |
| Globo Cabo | Brazilian cable operator | 8/16/1999 | 126 | Has 54K broadband users. |
| Rogers Communications | Canadian cable operator | 7/12/1999 | 400 | Has 480K broadband users. |
| AT&T | U.S. telco and cable operator | 5/6/1999 | 5,000 | AT&T is splitting into multiple companies. AT&T Broadband was purchased by Comcast in Dec. 2001. Microsoft retains voting share (<5%) |
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