Optimum Communications OPTU Franchise — Franchise fees and other taxes and fees
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Reported directly by Optimum Communications in its filing.
Tagged under the XBRL concept us-gaap:RevenueFromContractWithCustomerIncludingAssessedTax.
The source filing: Optimum Communications’s 10-Q, filed August 6, 2026.
- Filed
- Aug 6, 2026, 5:27 PM EDT
- Fiscal quarter
- Q2 FY2026
- Calendar quarter
- Q2 2026
- Accession
- 0001702780-26-000048
We are assessed non-income related taxes by governmental authorities, including franchising authorities (generally under multi-year agreements), and collect such taxes from our customers. In instances where the tax is being assessed directly on us, amounts paid to the governmental authorities are recorded as programming and other direct costs and amounts received from the customers are recorded as revenue. For the three and six months ended June 30, 2026, the amount of franchise fees and certain other taxes and fees included as a component of revenue aggregated $48,325 and $97,572, respectively. For the three and six months ended June 30, 2025, the amount of franchise fees and certain other taxes and fees included as a component of revenue aggregated $50,585 and $102,155, respectively.
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FAQ
- What is Optimum Communications's franchise — franchise fees and other taxes and fees?
- Optimum Communications (OPTU) reported franchise — franchise fees and other taxes and fees of $48.33M in Q2 2026.
- How has Optimum Communications's franchise — franchise fees and other taxes and fees changed year-over-year?
- Optimum Communications's franchise — franchise fees and other taxes and fees decreased by 4.5% year-over-year, from $50.59M to $48.33M.
- What is the long-term trend for Optimum Communications's franchise — franchise fees and other taxes and fees?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Optimum Communications's franchise — franchise fees and other taxes and fees has grown at a -5.9% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $257.36M to $202.03M.
- What does franchise — franchise fees and other taxes and fees mean?
- This metric represents the revenue generated from mandatory franchise fees and associated regulatory taxes collected from customers within the franchise segment. It reflects the pass-through or mandated charges levied on subscribers for the right to operate or access services in specific jurisdictions. Monitoring this figure helps assess the underlying subscriber base stability and the impact of regulatory or contractual fee adjustments on segment performance.
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