ACP Losses Wipe Out WideOpenWest's Broadband Subscriber Gains

Internet subscriber losses due to the end of the affordable connectivity program more than offset what otherwise would have been small subscriber gains in Q2 for WideOpenWest, CEO Teresa Elder said on an earnings call Thursday as the company announced Q2 results. Elder said WOW's focus on growing its fiber footprinting in expansion markets has been paying off. The company would have added more than 300 broadband customers in the quarter if not for 5,000 ACP subscribers it lost. She said WOW expects additional ACP subscriber losses in Q3. The company ended Q2 with 485,000 high-speed data revenue generating units, down from 507,800 the same quarter a year earlier, and 71,600 video revenue generating units, down from 110,000 a year prior. Elder said WOW is seeing increased numbers of customers buying broadband buddle with YouTube TV as the cabler transitions from traditional linear service to the streaming package (see 2305150027). Elder didn't address questions about the pending takeover offer from DigitalBridge and Crestview Partners (see 2405030047). She said a special board committee is evaluating the offer.