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AOL LLC provides on-line services. It operates a network of web brands and Internet access subscription services in the United States. The company also offers digital services in the areas of education, safety and security, communications, and music. Its web brands include AOL.com, MapQuest, and Netscape. AOL is headquartered in New York, NY.

ADTRAN, Inc. engages in the provision of networking and communications platforms and services focused on the broadband access market. It operates through the Network Solutions and Services and Support business segment. The Network Solutions segment includes hardware products and next-generation virtualized solutions used in service provider or business networks, as well as prior-generation products. The Services and Support segment offers ProCloud managed services, network installation, engineering and maintenance services, and fee-based technical support and equipment repair/replacement plans. The company was founded by Mark C. Smith in November 1985 and is headquartered in Huntsville, AL.

Qwest Communications International, Inc. engages in the provision of broadband Internet-based data, voice, and image communications services. The company was founded in 1996 and is headquartered in Denver, CO.

Charter Communications, Inc. provided entertainment, information and communications solutions to residential and commercial customers. The company offered cable video programming services, such as basic and digital video, premium channels, OnDemand, pay-per-view, high definition television, digital video recorder, and online video services; Internet services; Charter.net, which provides multiple e-mail addresses, as well as various entertainment, games, news, wireless backhaul, and sports content; and telephone services. It also provided broadband communications solutions, such as Internet access, data networking, fiber connectivity to cellular towers and office buildings, video entertainment services, and business telephone services under the Charter Business brand name to business and carrier organizations. Charter Communications was founded in 1993 and was headquartered in Stamford, CT.

Liberty Global Holdings Ltd. operates as an international converged fixed and mobile communications company, which engages in the provision of connectivity and entertainment and connectivity services. It operates through the following geographical segments: Switzerland, Belgium, U.K., Ireland, and Central and Other. Its products include broadband, WiFi, connectivity products, TV platforms, and TV content. The company was founded in 1920 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

AUSTAR United Communications Ltd. provides subscription television services. The firm also provides Internet, mobile telephony services and digital satellite services. Its offerings include various premium channels, video-on-demand service, games, and various interactive services and products. The company was founded in 1995 and is headquartered in Ultimo, Australia.