A few long time great employees in the Collections department were kicked to the curb. Jobs being outsourced oversees.

https://www.marketbeat.com/instant-alerts/optimum-communications-inc-nyseoptu-given-consensus-rating-of-reduce-by-analysts-2026-04-21 KEY POINTS Analysts give Optimum Communications a consensus "Reduce" rating from seven analysts (two sell, five... — read more 

it's been a few months now. what is our grading of their performance? i'll go first: churn is the worst it has ever been (D-) we haven't done anything to address our network strategy (D) we moved data under a guy who knows nothing about data but is... — read more 

https://www.reuters.com/business/french-telecoms-trio-raise-offer-rival-altices-sfr-24-billion-2026-04-17

Got word that the 2026 Rate event that was supposed to be April/May is on hold. No word given, but suspect worried about losing customers.

They just asked us to fund their political agenda. With our own money. 🚨 Leadership held a call with Senior Directors and above asking employees to personally donate to one of the Political Action Committee that Altice USA recommends — that fund... — read more 

With the announcement of another Rogers following JS it seems clear like our days are numbered here if you are not of a certain s-x or nationality.. Funny to see them try and get around JS's non compete with Rogers by hiding them in the... — read more 

DM just announced Michael Olsen is retiring. He’s been dumping stock since December. Clearly no faith in company if leaving during critical lawsuit with creditors.

This was always going to be the result once John Pickett began operating a cable SMB division with a retail wireless mindset. A high-churn, transaction-driven model like that used by T-Mobile is fundamentally misaligned with the long-term value and... — read more 

Seriously. How is it possible to get out of the hole we are in? Can't lower prices, Customers don't want to come back to us, Can't gain trust to get new customers, Verizon is coming in. I wish Dennis or management would comment on how this company... — read more 

https://www.fierce-network.com/wireless/fcc-wants-crack-down-offshore-call-centers

Are we having more cuts or not?

Verizon Fios smells blood in the water. Customers will be jumping as this rolls out in Brookhaven. https://greaterlongisland.com/brookhaven-verizon-fios-cable-franchise-agreement/

Company lost so many customers that revenue took a significant hit. As such in April 2026 they will be raising prices for over 1.5 million customers to squeeze more revenue out of them. Prediction, it pi---s more customers off and accelerates the... — read more 

FCC is no longer approving new models of routers if made outside the US. Existing approved routers are fine. This may mean we can’t use Altice Labs and Sagecom anymore. No more corruption with Altice Labs on the... — read more 

Zacks Research lowered OPTU from a “hold” to a “strong sell” rating this morning , which is the most direct news item today that would be pushing shares down. Zacks also issued forward EPS estimates that are all deeply negative — projecting losses... — read more 

Optimum Communications Inc Class A (OPTU) has provided an announcement. On March 12, 2026, Optimum Communications, Inc.’s compensation committee approved deferred cash awards for key executives, including CEO Dennis Mathew, CFO Marc Sirota, General... — read more 

Major Legal Battle with Creditors (BIGGEST STORY) This is a high-stakes financial fight tied to ~$26B in debt, and it could shape the company’s future restructuring. Subscriber Losses + Heavy Competition: Optimum lost ~62,000 broadband customers in... — read more 

https://www.minichart.com.sg/2026/03/14/optimum-communications-inc-files-8-k-report-detailing-director-changes-and-compensatory-arrangements-march-2026/

Team, I’m excited to share an update on this year’s President’s Club recognition. President’s Club celebrates the teammates who delivered the strongest revenue-impacting results across Optimum in 2025. These individuals represent the very best of... — read more 

The idea that a fiber technician can properly maintain a hybrid fiber coaxial plant with limited hours and frequent outages while also disparaging the expertise of outside plant technicians , and vice versa referring to us as maintenance technicians... — read more 

How are y'all's evaluations looking if you got a write up last year? Is it affecting your raise in non union shops?

Hmmm. Somethings brewing.

Been almost 5 months since you guys went with IBEW. Any negotiations currently taking place with management? Is MasTec involved and cooperating? How exactly would they construct the CBA? 1 bargaining unit ---> 1 contract or 2 separate units... — read more 

Has there been anything else that wasn’t disclosed prior to us going over to mastec like losing part of our vacation, sick, and holiday time?

Just in headend will be contractors based also. They are currently looking at a few potential companies to take over.... Only people to blame are employees for letting this happen.. Chicken sh--s

Rumor has it..... I have heard a bunch of stuff. Layoffs? Anyone? Cant say no because there is no money. We never had money...LOL

Shouldn't this cr-p be called Optimum Communications Inc now?

Any guesses as to how long they are going to keep them , seems to me that they would want to get rid of everyone

The company is so poorly managed , they overpay management, they allow these techs to take home there trucks , I see cable trucks parked in one location sometimes for 2-3 hrs , here’s an idea why don’t you take back contractor work and give it to... — read more 

Sisters and Brothers, We want to share an important update on where things stand regarding Optimum’s planned transfer of work to MasTec. Today, CWA Local 1103 and CWA Local 1109 met with Optimum (Altice) to address the impact of this transaction on... — read more 

how is all the top getting raises and bonus when the company su-ks. fake customer awards. all these lawsuits?? Contact your local gov and complain. its all a berni madof scam.hey look at this shinny while they keep taking and lowering the bar for the... — read more 

This is a generic discussion thread to capture comments about potential Cablevision Systems layoffs? Any chatter, news or rumors?

Title says it all. Will be announced today

Everyone's got their own experience and everyone's heard different things, but our union rep told us that Mastec has been pretty good at communicating (much better than Optimum when we organized), and that "Mastec is more union friendly than Optimum"... — read more 

Yall get your offers from mastec yet? Sorry the rest of us are nosey.

mas Reviews Category Pros Cons Work-Life Balance Some report flexibility and work-from-home options in certain office roles. Generally poor; long hours (often 60-80 hours/week), inconsistent scheduling, and difficulty taking time off are common... — read more