Talk:Cable One

2019 comment

Hey can I rename the Cable One page to Sparklight? 65.129.36.223 (talk) 00:17, 27 November 2019 (UTC)Wackyduck

Deletion request

The article is copied/referenced from the company website itself in almost all its entirety. Also looks like advertising with excessive mention of currently available plans by name (without any merit or explanation).MreeBiPolar (talk) 15:19, 5 March 2020 (UTC)

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Request edit on 15 July 2026

Hello. I am submitting this edit request on behalf of LT, a marketing agency engaged by Cable One, Inc. (Sparklight). Because I am requesting these changes as part of paid work for a client, I have a conflict of interest (COI) under Wikipedia's Conflict of Interest guideline and am making this disclosure in accordance with the Wikimedia Foundation's Terms of Use regarding paid contributions.

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In accordance with WP:COI, I am not editing the article directly. Instead, I am submitting the proposed changes on this Talk page for review by independent Wikipedia editors. The requests below are intended to update factual information, remove outdated content, and improve accuracy based on the supporting sources provided. I respectfully request that editors review each proposed change on its own merits and determine whether it is appropriate for inclusion.

Thank you for your time and consideration.

Request 1 – Update lead section

Current text Cable One, Inc. is an American broadband communications provider. Under the Sparklight brand, it provides cable television, internet, and phone services to 24 U.S. states and 1.1 million residential and business customers. It also owns the Fidelity Communications brand, which provides the same services in Arkansas, Louisiana, Missouri, Oklahoma, and Texas. Fidelity was founded in 1940. It is headquartered in Phoenix, Arizona, though it does not serve that metro area.

Proposed text Cable One, Inc. is an American broadband communications provider headquartered in Phoenix, Arizona. Operating under the Sparklight brand, the company provides broadband internet, video, mobile, voice and business services in 24 U.S. states. The company primarily serves non-metropolitan markets across the western, midwestern and southern United States. As of December 31, 2025, the company served approximately 1 million residential and business customers. Although headquartered in Phoenix, the company does not provide service in the Phoenix metropolitan area.

Reason This update reflects the company's current operations and customer count as reported in its 2025 Annual Report. It also replaces the phrase "service footprint is concentrated" with "primarily serves" to use more straightforward, encyclopedic language that aligns with Wikipedia's neutral writing style while preserving the same factual meaning.

Supporting source Cable One, Inc. 2025 Annual Report (Form 10-K), Item 1 – Business.

Request 2 – Update company history wording

Current text Originally established in 1986 as a subsidiary of Graham Holdings Company known as Post-Newsweek Cable, its name was changed to Cable One in 1997.

Proposed text Cable One was established in 1986 as Post-Newsweek Cable, a subsidiary of Graham Holdings Company. The company adopted the Cable One name in 1997.

Reason This request does not change the underlying facts. It reorganizes the sentence for improved readability and clarity by separating the company's founding from its subsequent name change while preserving the same historical information.

Supporting source Cable One, Inc. SEC filing (2015).

Request 3 – Clarify 2015 spin-off description

Current text In June 2015, Graham Holdings Company distributed 100% of Cable One’s common stock to GHC shareholders in a tax-free transaction. Cable One became an independent publicly traded company as Cable One, Inc. and began trading on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol CABO.

Proposed text In June 2015, Graham Holdings completed the tax-free spin-off of Cable One, creating an independent publicly traded company. Cable One began trading on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol CABO.

Reason This request preserves the existing facts while using more concise language to describe the company's separation from Graham Holdings. The proposed wording summarizes the transaction as a tax-free spin-off without changing the substance of the event or its outcome.

Supporting source Cable One, Inc. SEC filing (2015)

Request 4 – Add information about the launch of residential gigabit internet service

Current text This information is not currently included in the article.

Proposed text In 2016, Cable One launched residential gigabit internet service under the GigaONE brand in select Arizona markets. The service later expanded to additional markets following network upgrades.

Reason This request adds a notable milestone in the company's service history that is not currently reflected in the article. The information is supported by an independent industry publication and documents the introduction and subsequent expansion of Cable One's residential gigabit internet service.

Supporting source Lightwave Online. Cable One gigabit goes live in 2 AZ towns.

Request 5 – Update the Services section following the Sparklight rebrand

Current text In summer 2019, Cable One rebranded its residential services division as Sparklight, seeking to promote its internet services more than cable TV offerings. Equipment with Cable One branding is still used by existing customers, with new customers receiving equipment with Sparklight branding. Cable One's original URL, cableone.net, redirects to sparklight.com.

Sparklight provides broadband service via cable (DOCSIS) through most of its footprint, and fiber-to-the-home in limited areas.

Proposed text In 2019, Cable One rebranded its residential services under the Sparklight name.

Commercial services were also rebranded as Sparklight Business. Sparklight Business provides internet, voice, networking and managed services to business and government customers.

Under the Sparklight brand, Cable One provides broadband internet, video, mobile and voice services to residential customers. Broadband service is delivered primarily over a hybrid fiber-coaxial (HFC) network using DOCSIS technology, with fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) service available in select markets.

Reason This request updates the section to reflect the company's current branding and service offerings following the 2019 Sparklight rebrand. It replaces outdated information about equipment branding and website redirects with a current overview of Cable One's residential and business services. The proposed wording also updates the description of the company's broadband network using current technical terminology while preserving the factual description of the technologies used.

Supporting source Sparklight Business. New Name. Same Commitment.

Request 5B – Remove outdated descriptions of residential phone and television services

Current text

Sparklight provides phone service plans such as Economy Phone, Standard Phone, and Elite Package with Starter Plan Plus.

Sparklight offers three cable TV plans: Economy Cable TV, Standard Cable TV, and Elite 100 Plus. Cable TV can also be accessed on Apple iPhone, Android, Windows, Roku, Xbox One, Xbox 360, and Nook through Sparklight's TV Everywhere service. Sparklight offers a Digital Value Pack which includes channels such as Red Zone, HBO, and Showtime as add-ons. Cable channels owned by Paramount Global that were owned by Viacom before the merger with CBS Corporation that formed Paramount are notably absent from Cable One's lineup after 2014 due to disagreements between Viacom and Cable One.

Proposed text Remove this section.

Reason This request removes descriptions of legacy residential phone and cable television service plans, TV Everywhere compatibility, premium channel add-ons, and related product-specific information that no longer reflects the company's current service offerings. Removing this material will help ensure the article reflects current operations and avoids retaining outdated service information.

Request 6 – Update the Sparklight TV section

Current text In 2020, Cable One announced a new IPTV-based service, Sparklight TV, which was made available to many areas throughout 2021. Existing cable customers are not yet required to transfer to Sparklight TV, but cable through a cable box is no longer offered to new customers.

Proposed text In 2020, Cable One announced Sparklight TV, an internet protocol television (IPTV) service that became available in many markets during 2021. Delivered through streaming devices rather than traditional cable set-top boxes, the service expanded the company's video offerings.

Reason This request updates the section to reflect the rollout of Sparklight TV using concise, encyclopedic language. It removes time-specific statements regarding customer migration and new customer eligibility that are no longer current, while providing a neutral description of the service and how it is delivered.

Supporting source Next TV. Cable One to Launch IPTV Offering.

Request 7 – Add recent broadband and mobile service milestones

Current text This information is not currently included in the article.

Proposed text In 2023, Sparklight began introducing multi-gigabit broadband service as part of the company's higher-speed broadband offerings.

In December 2025, Cable One launched Sparklight Mobile, a mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) service for residential broadband customers.

Reason This request adds two recent milestones in the company's history that are not currently reflected in the article. The additions document the introduction of multi-gigabit broadband service in 2023 and the launch of Sparklight Mobile in 2025, providing a more complete and up-to-date overview of the company's recent service developments.

Supporting sources The Emporia Gazette. "Sparklight introduces multi-gig service." Telecompetitor. "Sparklight Introduces Sparklight Mobile with 1GB, 5GB and Unlimited Data Plans."

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Richiedtp (talk) 18:37, 15 July 2026 (UTC)

Hi Richiedtp, and thank you for your suggestions. I am declining this edit request because it appears to have been drafted with AI. Please note that Wikipedia policy prohibits the use of AI-based Large Language Models to generate article content, which means that this edit request cannot be incorporated into the article. Please do correct me if I am mistaken, but otherwise, I would ask that you write talk page comments in your own words going forward. Additionally, lightwaveonline.com is not a reliable source. The website's owner, Endeavor Business Media, describes Lightwave as "generating high-quality leads for marketers" – in other words, an advertising site, which is not considered a reliable source. We appreciate your cooperation and understanding. Altamel (talk) 04:29, 6 August 2026 (UTC)

@Altamel: Agreeing with you that the copy felt artificially generated. But I wanted to ask about your concern that lightwaveonline is not a reliable source. Should we be concerned that perhaps over 200 articles on the English Wikipedia are utilizing it as a source? - NATE 608 (talk) 18:36, 27 September 2026 (UTC)

Hey NATE 608. That's a fair question. My understanding is that the number of times a source is cited throughout Wikipedia is not a good indicator of its reliability. For instance, the Daily Express is classified as "generally unreliable" at the list of perennially discussed sources, yet it is linked more than 500 times throughout Wikipedia. And as an extreme example, archive.today was recently deprecated despite having 724,000 links across the site. But the flip side of these examples is that unfortunately, it's inevitable that highly visible sources will be frequently cited across articles despite being unreliable. It's not a problem that can be solved overnight. The best we can do is to gradually replace such links with better references as we come across them. Altamel (talk) 22:46, 27 September 2026 (UTC)

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