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An exciting time in the Cable Business with Cable One Julia Laulis (NYSE: $CABO)

03.20.2023 - By Andrew WalkerPlay

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Julia Laulis, Chair of the Board, President & CEO of Cable One, Inc. (NYSE: CABO), joins Yet Another Value Podcast to discuss how the cable industry is positioned right now in 2023, and Cable One's focus moving forward. Cable One will also be at The Markel Corporation's 2023 shareholders meeting in Richmond, VA on May 17, 2023, where Andrew will also be in attendance.

Chapters:

0:00 - Introduction + Episode sponsor: $BYTE

1:44 - Let's talk about the Cable business; why its an exciting and scary time in the space

4:04 - Does fixed wireless pose a risk to Cable One's focus on broadband for small cities, large towns strategy?

6:47 - The fear with fixed wireless

10:13 - Cable One's experience with fixed wireless

12:13 - Data usage

15:16 - What is it that ultimately turns a fixed wireless customer into a parking place for a future cable customer?

17:17 - Reliability of the network

19:07 - MD&O; strategy

21:56 - Fiber overbuilding in general

27:49 - Customer ARPU

31:37 - Cable One's pricing

34:44 - Data throughputs

38:14 - Switching to IPTV and how does this improve the economics of the business

42:13 - Julia's thoughts on fiber vs. Docsis 4.0 for Cable One

46:57 - Is Julia starting to the M&A; environment picking up?

48:51 - Share buybacks and capital allocation strategy

51:27 - Customer churn and macro perspective on new connects

1:00:16 - Cont'd. on customer low churn

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