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| No special badge | No vegan or vegetarian badge | Altice USA / Optimum | A public broadband and cable company operating Optimum internet, mobile, TV, voice, and streaming-related services. Optimum is useful where it is one of few local broadband options, but financial distress, local access power, customer-data collection, fees, bundles, and weak customer leverage keep it low. | public broadband and cable company | Medium confidence (AI) | Not separately reviewed. | Developed (AI) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | None found0 | 0 | -1 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | -1 | -3 | -1 | |||||
| G | No vegan or vegetarian badge | AT&T | A public telecom and broadband company selling mobile, fiber, internet, devices, and business connectivity. AT&T provides necessary infrastructure but has concentrated telecom power, recurring-plan lock-in, location-data enforcement history, and serious data-breach exposure. | public company | Medium confidence (AI) | Policy-capture concerns; see Policy Capture. | Developed (AI) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 0 | -6 | 0 | 0 | None found0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | -5 | -1 | |||||
| G | No vegan or vegetarian badge | Charter Communications / Spectrum | A public broadband and cable company operating Spectrum internet, mobile, TV, voice, and business services. Charter supplies essential connectivity, but local broadband power, bundle and fee complexity, customer-data collection, and shareholder-governed infrastructure control keep it low. | public cable and broadband company | Medium confidence (AI) | Policy-capture concerns; see Policy Capture. | Developed (AI) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | -5 | 0 | 0 | None found0 | 0 | -1 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | -1 | -3 | -1 | |||||
| G | No vegan or vegetarian badge | Comcast | A public broadband, cable, wireless, and media conglomerate operating Xfinity and NBCUniversal assets. Comcast provides necessary connectivity but scores low because local broadband power, fees, data collection, subscription bundling, and media concentration make the relationship highly asymmetric. | public company | Medium confidence (AI) | Policy-capture concerns; see Policy Capture. | Developed (AI) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 0 | 0 | None found0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | -4 | -1 | |||||
| No special badge | No vegan or vegetarian badge | Cox Communications | A private broadband, cable, phone, mobile, and home-service company owned by Cox Enterprises. Cox has useful regional connectivity value and private-family insulation from public markets, but broadband scarcity, data caps, bundle economics, customer-data collection, and non-democratic control keep the score low. | private broadband and cable company | Medium confidence (AI) | Cox Enterprises | Not separately reviewed. | Developed (AI) | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | None found0 | 0 | -1 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | -1 | -2 | -1 | ||||
| No special badge | No vegan or vegetarian badge | Cox Enterprises | A private family-owned conglomerate spanning Cox Communications, Cox Automotive, Axios, and other businesses. The company is less anonymous than public-market ownership, but broadband, media, and automotive data power remain under family control rather than customer or civic governance. | private family-owned media, automotive, and broadband company | High confidence (AI) | Policy-capture concerns; see Policy Capture. | Developed (AI) | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | None found0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | -1 | |||||
| G | No vegan or vegetarian badge | DirecTV | A private-equity-owned pay-TV company selling satellite television, internet-delivered TV bundles, sports packages, and related subscription services. DirecTV remains useful for some rural and sports customers, but pay-TV bundle capture, cancellation friction risk, viewer-data collection, and TPG ownership make it a weak household media option. | private-equity-owned pay-TV company | Medium confidence (AI) | TPG | Policy-capture concerns; see Policy Capture. | Developed (AI) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | -5 | 0 | 0 | None found0 | 0 | -1 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | -1 | -2 | -1 | ||||
| No special badge | No vegan or vegetarian badge | EchoStar / DISH / Boost Mobile | A public satellite, pay-TV, wireless, and spectrum company behind DISH, Sling TV, Boost Mobile, Hughes, and related services. EchoStar provides connectivity in some underserved contexts, but pay-TV lock-in, wireless/spectrum complexity, privacy exposure, subsidy-fraud allegations, and weak customer leverage make it low-scoring. | public satellite, TV, and wireless company | Medium confidence (AI) | Not separately reviewed. | Developed (AI) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | None found0 | 0 | -1 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | -1 | -3 | -1 | |||||
| No special badge | No vegan or vegetarian badge | EPB Fiber | A Chattanooga public utility offering municipal fiber internet, electric power, and related services. EPB Fiber scores well because ownership is comparatively aligned and governance has stronger accountability than peers, and no current penalty outweighs that structure. | municipal fiber internet utility | Medium confidence (AI) | Not separately reviewed. | Developed (AI) | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | None found0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| No special badge | No vegan or vegetarian badge | EveryoneOn | A national nonprofit that connects under-resourced communities with affordable internet, computers, digital-skills support, and digital inclusion policy work. EveryoneOn scores very high because it attacks a real access bottleneck without making connectivity dependent on extractive device financing or telecom upsells. | digital inclusion nonprofit for affordable internet and devices | High confidence (AI) | Not separately reviewed. | Developed (AI) | 7 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | None found0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| G | No vegan or vegetarian badge | Frontier Communications | A public broadband company selling fiber internet, phone, Wi-Fi, security, and related home services. Frontier earns more product credit where fiber improves household connectivity, but shareholder control, Verizon-acquisition dependence, customer-data collection, legacy service issues, and plan inertia keep it below public or cooperative alternatives. | public fiber and broadband company | Medium confidence (AI) | Policy-capture concerns; see Policy Capture. | Developed (AI) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | -7 | 0 | 0 | None found0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | -1 | -2 | -1 | |||||
| No special badge | No vegan or vegetarian badge | Human-I-T | A nonprofit that refurbishes donated technology, distributes low-cost devices and internet, and provides digital skills support. Human-I-T scores strongly because it combines digital access with e-waste reduction, though eligibility rules and program capacity keep it from being universal infrastructure. | nonprofit digital-inclusion and electronics-reuse organization | High confidence (AI) | Not separately reviewed. | Developed (AI) | 7 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | None found0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| No special badge | No vegan or vegetarian badge | Longmont NextLight | A city-owned fiber internet service operated by Longmont Power & Communications in Colorado. Longmont NextLight scores well because ownership is comparatively aligned and governance has stronger accountability than peers, and no current penalty outweighs that structure. | municipal fiber internet utility | Medium confidence (AI) | City of Longmont / Longmont Power & Communications | Not separately reviewed. | Developed (AI) | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | None found0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| No special badge | No vegan or vegetarian badge | Lumen Technologies / CenturyLink / Quantum Fiber | A public telecom company operating Lumen, CenturyLink, and Quantum Fiber services across enterprise networking, internet, phone, and fiber broadband. Lumen provides useful connectivity and publishes transparency materials, but shareholder control, network dependence, customer-data handling, and legacy telecom lock-in keep it weak. | public telecom and fiber company | Medium confidence (AI) | Not separately reviewed. | Developed (AI) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | None found0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | -1 | -2 | -1 | |||||
| No special badge | No vegan or vegetarian badge | PCs for People | A nonprofit that refurbishes computers and provides low-cost devices, repairs, accessories, and internet access for income-eligible people. PCs for People scores strongly because it turns discarded hardware and connectivity into direct access to work, school, benefits, and communication. | nonprofit low-cost computer and internet provider | High confidence (AI) | Not separately reviewed. | Developed (AI) | 7 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | None found0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| G | No vegan or vegetarian badge | T-Mobile US | A public wireless and home-internet carrier competing with AT&T and Verizon. T-Mobile provides useful price competition, but recurring-plan capture, concentrated telecom power, location-data enforcement history, and repeated data-security problems make it a weak institutional actor. | public company | Medium confidence (AI) | Policy-capture concerns; see Policy Capture. | Developed (AI) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 0 | 0 | -5 | 0 | 0 | None found0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | -5 | -1 | |||||
| G | No vegan or vegetarian badge | Verizon | A public telecom company selling mobile, broadband, business connectivity, devices, and network services. Verizon provides essential infrastructure but is low-scoring because telecom customers face recurring lock-in, location-data and privacy enforcement history, pricing opacity, and weak stakeholder control. | public company | Medium confidence (AI) | Policy-capture concerns; see Policy Capture. | Developed (AI) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -6 | 0 | 0 | None found0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | -5 | -1 |