Mediacom Communications Corporation is the fifth largest provider of cable television in USA based on the number of video suscriptors, it is among the main cable operators focused on providing services to small towns and cities. Mediacom is headquartered in New York and incorporated in Delaware. Founded in 1995 by Rocco B. Commisso, Mediacom offers service in 22 states. It is the largest cable company in Iowa and second largest in Illinois. Mediacom has already deployed more than 570,000 miles of fiber optics, allowing them to be among the fastest Internet Providers in the nation, delivering speeds of up to 10Gbps. TMZ magazine, in its 2018 Telecom Awards, named Mediacom "The Best Cable Operator & ISP in the USA".