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A '''multiple-system operator''' ('''MSO''') is an operator of multiple [[cable television|cable]] or [[direct-broadcast satellite]] television systems. A cable system in the United States, by [[Federal Communications Commission]] (FCC) definition, is a facility serving a single community or a distinct governmental entity, each of which has its own franchise agreement with the cable company. Though in the strictest sense any cable company that serves multiple communities is an MSO, the term today is usually reserved for companies that own multiple cable systems, such as [[Rogers Communications]], [[Shaw Communications]], and [[Videotron]] in Canada; [[Altice USA]], [[Charter Communications]], [[Comcast]] and [[Cox Communications]] in the United States; or [[Virgin Media]] in the UK.

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==Top multichannel video service providers in the United States by number of subscribers==

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*All data from Leichtman Research Group, Inc. except where noted<ref name="Leichtman">{{cite web |title=Major Pay-TV Providers Lost About 5,000,000 Subscribers in 2023 |url=https://www.leichtmanresearch.com/major-pay-tv-providers-lost-about-5000000-subscribers-in-2023/ |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20240308173958/https://leichtmanresearch.com/major-pay-tv-providers-lost-about-5000000-subscribers-in-2023/ |archive-date=March 8, 2024 |url-status=dead |publisher=Leichtman Research Group |access-date=8 March 2024 |date=March 8, 2024}}</ref>

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| [[DirecTV]]|| [[DirecTV]], [[DirecTV Stream]] || 1311,100300,000||[[Satellite television|Satellite]]/[[Internet Protocol television|IPTV]]

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| [[Cox Communications]] || Contour|| data-sort-value=2695000 | 2,695,000||Cable

| [[Cox Communications]] || Contour|| data-sort-value=2695000 | ''2,695,000'' {{efn |name=estimate |text=Estimate from 2022 data, and 2023 combined change in large privately held providers.}}<br><small>3,050,000 (2022)<ref name=lrg2022>{{cite web |title=Major Pay-TV Providers Lost About 5,900,000 Subscribers in 2022 |url=https://www.leichtmanresearch.com/major-pay-tv-providers-lost-about-5900000-subscribers-in-2022/ |publisher=Leichtman Research Group |access-date=3 March 2023 |date=March 3, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230303222347/https://leichtmanresearch.com/major-pay-tv-providers-lost-about-5900000-subscribers-in-2022/ |archive-date=March 3, 2023 |url-status=dead}}</ref></small>||Cable

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| [[Mediacom]] || Xtream || data-sort-value=445000 | ''445,000'' {{efn |name=estimate}}<br><small>510,000 (2022)<ref name=lrg2022 /></small>||Cable

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==Top multichannel video service providers outside of US, by number of subscribers ==

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|+ GTPL Hathway Limited has highest Cable subscriber in India - Aactivebase- 10000000+ Subs and third Largest in World.

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| {{Flagicon|South Korea}} [[South Korea]]

| [[KT Corporation|KT]] [[Genie TV]]

| 8,783,984<ref name="kdi">{{cite web|url=https://eiec.kdi.re.kr/policy/materialView.do?num=238657&pg=1&pp=20&device=pc&search_txt=%EA%B0%80%EC%9E%85%EC%9E%90&topic=&type=A&depth1=&depth2=|title=‘22년'22년 하반기 유료방송 가입자 수 3,625만 KDI 경제정보센터 (in Korean)|access-date= 18 June 2023}}</ref>

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| {{Flagicon|China}} [[China]]

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* [[List of mobile network operators]]

* [[List of cable television companies]]

* [[List of telephone operatingtelecommunications companies]]

* [[Multichannel television in the United States]]

* [[Triple play (telecommunications)]]