hare is its 2002 acquisition of the former cable arm of AT&T, AT&T Broadband. AT&T Broad- band had previously purchased the largest MSO, TCI, as well as MediaOne. In 2006 Comcast and Time Warner Cable each purchased the properties of bankrupt Adelphia Communication that were adjacent to their coverage areas. The State of the Industry Table 3-5 Quarterly Trends in Satellite TV, Telco, and Cable TV Subscribers Multichannel Subscriber Summary Q1 2011 (in millions) Subscribers Year over Year Company Q1 '10 Q4 '10 Q1 '11 % Change Satellite TV DIRECTV 18,660 19,223 19,407 14,337 14,133 14,191 Total DBS* 32,997 33,356 33,598 Telco Verizon 2,914 3,472 3,664 2,295 2,985 3,205 Other Telco Total Telco* 5,559 6,908 7,336 Cable Comcast 23,477 22,802 22,763 TW Cable 12,817 12,422 12,357 Charter 4,725 4,520 4,497 Cablevision 3,367 3,314 3,306 Suddenlink 1,249 1,216 1,217 Mediacom 1,234 1,193 1,175 Insight Total 47,592 46,159 46,008 Other Cable 14,210 13,677 13,624 Total Cable 61,801 59,836 59,632 *DBS = Direct Broadcast Satellite **As of first quarter 2011. Includes facilities-based video subscribers only. Cablevision pro forma acquisition of Bresnan in December 2010; estimated first quarter 2010 and reported figures in fourth quarter 2010 and first quarter 2011 include Bresnan. Includes estimates for Cox, Bright House, and other MSOs. Courtesy of and copyright © 2011 SNL Kagan, a division of SNL Financial LC, estimates. All rights reserved. To broaden the scope of its offerings, Comcast purchased controlling ownership of NBCUniversal in 2010. Comcast previously owned E!, Versus, and the Golf Channel. As a result of the NBCU purchase, Comcast now owns the NBC broadcast network, MSNBC, USA, BRAVO, and Universal Studios. This provides Comcast with control of both content and distribution for its customers. It additionally earns revenue for Competition, Industry Structures, and Regulations licensing rights from pay-TV operators that air its TV shows and movies. It both com- petes with and sells to satellite TV, telephone companies