With the initial purchase of five cable systems in 1984, Bresnan began to dramatically alter the telecommunications landscape on the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. The company grew quickly, making additional acquisitions in Michigan, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Mississippi and Georgia. After upgrading many of those systems, Bresnan introduced high-speed Internet access on the Upper Peninsula of Michigan in the summer of 1997, making its customers among the first in the country to experience this new technology.

In 1998, Bresnan decided to consolidate operations in the Midwest, with plans to create the economies of scale necessary to offer advanced programming and data networking services. The company accomplished this by selling its Southeast operations and acquiring other strategically clustered systems in small and medium-sized communities throughout the Midwest. Ultimately, the interconnection of its systems facilitated the exchange of voice, video, and data traffic among businesses and institutions in the area.

Bresnan’s multi-million dollar commitment to education has deepened throughout the years alongside the evolution of broadband technology. Pioneers in the development and construction of interactive television networks for distance learning, by 1999 the company had already completed 19 full-service data networks connecting almost 200 educational sites.

In February 2000, Bresnan completed the sale of all of its U.S. operations to Charter Communications, now the fourth largest cable operator in the United States. In March 2003, Bresnan reentered the cable market with the acquisition of about 314,000 customers in Colorado, Montana, Wyoming and Utah.

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