Grande Communications

[1] Grande delivers internet access, local and long-distance telephone service and digital cable over its own network to nine different markets in Texas.

[3][4] Grande Communications is available to an estimated 1.1 million people, making it the 16th largest provider of cable broadband in the U.S. by coverage area.

[5] On May 22, 2017 RCN Corporation, Wave Broadband and Grande Communications announced the combination of the three companies to create the sixth largest cable operator across seven of the ten top US cities.

[6] On February 24, 2020, RCN Corporation announced its planned merger of enTouch Systems,[7] a provider of high-speed internet, video, voice and home security services to the Houston area.

[8] On November 2, 2020, the US cable operator group of RCN, Grande, Wave and enTouch, collectively known as Astound Broadband, was sold by TPG Capital and Patriot Media Management to Stonepeak Infrastructure Partners for $8.1 billion, including debt.