Will Frontier’s Video Customer Losses Continue?

In the third quarter, Frontier Communications’ (FTR) subscriber losses continued as it lost video customers. Frontier lost 37,000 video subscribers in the third quarter, which includes 8,000 DISH customers. It lost 36,000 video subscribers in Q3 2017, which included 10,000 DISH customers. The company’s total video customers declined ~11.5% year-over-year or YoY to 1.1 million at the end of September 30. The main reason for the reduction was the growing popularity of over-the-top or OTT video streaming services.