Home Internet, phone, and TV services from Mediacom are provided using a coaxial cable network, which leverages TV lines already installed on utility poles to cover the "last mile" to local customers.
In most cases, optical fiber cable is installed up to a subscriber’s local area, at which point data switches from digital signal to RF signal for transmission over copper cables.
This hybrid system results in lower speeds compared to fiber, but is corrospondingly cheaper.
Cable Internet is significantly more robust compared with DSL.