West Des Moines, IA February 4, 2015 Mediacom Communications Corporation today released the following statement regarding the updated broadband benchmark set by the Federal Communications Commission last week: "Mediacom was founded on the belief that America's smaller cities and rural areas deserve the same advanced telecommunications services as the large urban markets. Over the past two decades, we have poured $7.3 billion into acquiring, upgrading and expanding a robust broadband network that passes nearly 3 million homes and businesses in over 1,500 communities spread across 22 states.