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Latest industry news in Texas and around the country.
CABLE: MORE HIRING AHEAD
CABLE LEADERS: VALUING MILITARY VETERANS
EMPOWERING FAMILIES: SAFER INTERNET ENVIRONMENTS
CABLE: MORE HIRING AHEAD
One of the hottest employment markets not just today but in the years ahead is the cable industry. With employees spread throughout the country, billions in broadband deployment planned in the coming years, new technology rollouts and more positive growth predicted, cable will be hiring for jobs at all experience levels.

In the past 20 years, 1.2 million new jobs have been supported by the cable industry, and that growth is expected to accelerate in the coming decade.

Texas currently counts more than 18,269 cable operator employees, third nationally, who are part of 166,624 direct and indirect jobs created by the industry in our state, with a total economic impact of $27.63 billion. Across the U.S., cable provides 2.9 million direct and indirect jobs and makes a $421 billion economic impact.
CABLE LEADERS: VALUING MILITARY VETERANS
Q&A with Rich Fraher, area vice president of field operations, Charter Communications, San Antonio
As cable recruits employees to fill roles in an expanding industry, cable providers realize that those leaving the military bring special skills and experience to the table as they look take the next step in their professional careers. Charter Communications – with 10% of its workforce having a military connection – is one company that has made recruiting, hiring, training and supporting veterans a priority.

One of Charter’s veteran hires is Rich Fraher, area vice president of field operations, Charter Communications, San Antonio. He shares why the company is committed to military veterans and how the company eased his personal transition to the civilian workforce when he left the Navy.
EMPOWERING FAMILIES TO CREATE SAFER INTERNET ENVIRONMENTS FOR KIDS
By NCTA – The National Internet & Television Association
As millions of children across the country return to classrooms for the start of another school year, there is no better time than now for families to brush up on internet safety. The explosion of connected devices over the past several years has opened up tremendous opportunities in education, with the pandemic also accelerating the critical need for internet connectivity in the home. But with this continual growth in digital learning and internet usage also comes greater societal responsibility to ensure that the youngest population stays safe online. 

Fortunately, the cable industry has long understood this issue and plays an important role in advocating for a safer digital world for kids.
CABLE CONTINUES TO CONNECT

In cities and towns across Texas, local cable operators and their employees make their communities a better place to live. Cable companies not only make financial and in-kind donations to numerous civic and charitable organizations, but employees volunteer thousands of hours of their time each year. Check out the latest cable industry community initiatives below.
Spectrum launches gigabit broadband, mobile, tv and voice services in rural Jefferson County, Texas
Spectrum has launched Spectrum internet, mobile, TV and voice services to more than 2,670 homes and small businesses in rural Jefferson County, Texas. Spectrum’s newly constructed fiber-optic network buildout is part of the company’s approximately $5 billion investment in unserved rural communities, which includes $1.2 billion won in the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) RDOF auction. Read more.

PC Magazine ranks Sparklight® among 2022's Top 10 Fastest Internet Service Providers
Sparklight®, a member of the Cable One family of brands, was recently named to PC Magazine's list of the top 10 Fastest Internet Service Providers (ISPs) in the nation for the second consecutive year. Read more.

Free Comcast Wi-Fi ‘Lift Zone’ launches at Houston’s Emancipation Park
Comcast Houston and Emancipation Park Conservancy were joined by more than a dozen local community organization leaders recently to activate a new Wi-Fi-connected Lift Zone in Houston’s historic Third Ward. The Lift Zone offers free Wi-Fi to anyone who needs it while inside the park’s recreation center. Read more.
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