UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

Quarterly Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934

For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2007

Commission File Number: 0-29227

Mediacom Communications Corporation

Delaware		06-1566067
(State of incorporation)		(I.R.S. Employer
		Identification Number)

100 Crystal Run Road
Middletown, NY 10941
(Address of principal executive offices)

(845) 695-2600
(Registrant’s telephone number)

Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15 (d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the Registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.

þ Yes      o No

Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, or a non-accelerated filer. See definition of “accelerated filer and large accelerated filer” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):

o Large accelerated filer      þ Accelerated filer      o Non-accelerated filer

Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).

o Yes      þ No

As of October 31, 2007, there were 78,474,930 shares of Class A common stock and 27,001,944 shares of Class B common stock outstanding.

 

 

MEDIACOM COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

FORM 10-Q
FOR THE PERIOD ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2007

TABLE OF CONTENTS

PART I				Page
Item 1.		Financial Statements
		Consolidated Balance Sheets (unaudited) September 30, 2007 and December 31, 2006			4
		Consolidated Statements of Operations (unaudited) Three and Nine Months Ended September 30, 2007 and 2006			5
		Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (unaudited) Nine Months Ended September 30, 2007 and 2006			6
		Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited)			7
Item 2.		Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations			13
Item 3.		Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk			24
Item 4.		Controls and Procedures			24
PART II
Item 1.		Legal Proceedings			25
Item 1A.		Risk Factors			25
Item 2.		Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds			25
Item 3.		Defaults upon Senior Securities			25
Item 4.		Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders			25
Item 5.		Other Information			25
Item 6.		Exhibits			26
Exhibit 31.1
Exhibit 32.1

Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

You should carefully review the information contained in this Quarterly Report and in other reports or documents that we file from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”).

In this Quarterly Report, we state our beliefs of future events and of our future financial performance. In some cases, you can identify those so-called “forward-looking statements” by words such as “may,” “will,” “should,” “expects,” “plans,” “anticipates,” “believes,” “estimates,” “predicts,” “potential,” or “continue” or the negative of those words and other comparable words. These forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from historical results or those we anticipate. Factors that could cause actual results to differ from those contained in the forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to: existing and future competition in our video, high-speed Internet access and phone businesses; our ability to achieve anticipated customer and revenue growth and to successfully implement our growth strategy, including the introduction of new products and services and acquisitions; increasing programming costs; changes in laws and regulations; our ability to generate sufficient cash flow to meet our debt service obligations and access capital to maintain our financial flexibility; our Class B common stock has substantial voting rights and, through his beneficial ownership of the Class B common stock, our Chairman and CEO generally has the ability to control the outcome of all matters requiring stockholder approval; and the other risks and uncertainties discussed in this Quarterly Report and in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2006 and other reports or documents that we file from time to time with the SEC. Statements included in this Quarterly Report are based upon information known to us as of the date that this Quarterly Report is filed with the SEC, and we assume no obligation to update or alter our forward-looking statements made in this Quarterly Report, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as otherwise required by applicable federal securities laws.

PART I

MEDIACOM COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(All dollar amounts in thousands)
(Unaudited)

		September 30,				December 31,
		2007				2006
ASSETS
CURRENT ASSETS
Cash		$	15,463			$	36,385
Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $2,123 and $2,173			80,452				75,722
Prepaid expenses and other current assets			19,674				17,248
Deferred tax assets			2,415				2,467
Total current assets			118,004				131,822
Investment in cable television systems:
Property, plant and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation of $1,574,920 and $1,423,911			1,456,008				1,451,134
Franchise rights			1,798,188				1,803,898
Goodwill			220,647				221,382
Subscriber lists and other intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization of $160,615 and $159,848			11,128				11,827
Total investment in cable television systems			3,485,971				3,488,241
Other assets, net of accumulated amortization of $26,105 and $22,288			26,819				32,287
Total assets		$	3,630,794			$	3,652,350
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ DEFICIT
CURRENT LIABILITIES
Accounts payable and accrued expenses		$	254,321			$	275,611
Deferred revenue			50,341				46,293
Current portion of long-term debt			89,599				75,563
Total current liabilities			394,261				397,467
Long-term debt, less current portion			3,097,125				3,069,036
Deferred tax liabilities			302,168				259,300
Other non-current liabilities			24,771				21,361
Total liabilities			3,818,325				3,747,164
Commitments and contingencies (Note 8)
STOCKHOLDERS’ DEFICIT
Class A common stock, $.01 par value; 300,000,000 shares authorized; 94,208,103 shares issued and 78,394,273 shares outstanding and 93,825,218 shares issued and 82,761,606 shares outstanding			942				938
Class B common stock, $.01 par value; 100,000,000 shares authorized; 27,001,944 shares issued and outstanding and 27,061,237 shares issued and outstanding			270				271
Additional paid-in capital			996,092				991,113
Accumulated deficit			(1,084,370	)			(1,026,113	)
Treasury stock, at cost, 15,813,830 and 11,063,612 shares of Class A common stock			(100,465	)			(61,023	)
Total stockholders’ deficit			(187,531	)			(94,814	)
Total liabilities and stockholders’ deficit		$	3,630,794			$	3,652,350

The accompanying notes to the unaudited financial
statements are an integral part of these statements

MEDIACOM COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(All amounts in thousands, except per share data)
(Unaudited)

		Three Months Ended								Nine Months Ended
		September 30,								September 30,
		2007				2006				2007				2006
Revenues		$	328,252			$	305,556			$	960,861			$	897,326
Costs and expenses:
Service costs (exclusive of depreciation and amortization)			137,555				124,427				404,060				364,855
Selling, general and administrative expenses			68,634				65,317				197,149				184,328
Corporate expenses			6,654				6,277				20,222				18,158
Depreciation and amortization			59,970				53,572				170,705				161,473
Operating income			55,439				55,963				168,725				168,512
Interest expense, net			(61,185	)			(57,125	)			(180,196	)			(169,667	)
Loss on early extinguishment of debt			—				(28,298	)			—				(35,831	)
Loss on derivatives, net			(13,791	)			(15,851	)			(8,972	)			(14,528	)
Gain on sale of cable systems			545				—				11,326				—
Other expense, net			(1,150	)			(2,124	)			(6,054	)			(7,750	)
Loss before income taxes			(20,142	)			(47,435	)			(15,171	)			(59,264	)
Provision for income taxes			(14,591	)			(42,392	)			(43,086	)			(62,045	)
Net loss		$	(34,733	)		$	(89,827	)		$	(58,257	)		$	(121,309	)
Basic — weighted average shares outstanding			108,013				109,689				109,220				111,366
Basic — loss per share		$	(0.32	)		$	(0.82	)		$	(0.53	)		$	(1.09	)
Diluted — weighted average shares outstanding			108,013				109,689				109,220				111,366
Diluted — loss per share		$	(0.32	)		$	(0.82	)		$	(0.53	)		$	(1.09	)

The accompanying notes to the unaudited financial
statements are an integral part of these statements

MEDIACOM COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(All dollar amounts in thousands)
(Unaudited)

		Nine Months Ended
		September 30,
		2007				2006
OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
Net loss		$	(58,257	)		$	(121,309	)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization			170,705				161,473
Loss on derivatives, net			8,972				14,528
Gain on sale of cable systems			(11,326	)			—
Loss on early extinguishment of debt			—				11,206
Amortization of deferred financing costs			3,817				4,718
Share-based compensation			4,006				3,280
Deferred income taxes			42,919				61,887
Changes in assets and liabilities, net of effects from acquisitions:
Accounts receivable, net			(4,603	)			(7,796	)
Prepaid expenses and other assets			(3,905	)			(2,287	)
Accounts payable and accrued expenses			(9,900	)			(31,540	)
Deferred revenue			4,048				4,734
Other non-current liabilities			(2,727	)			(3,087	)
Net cash flows provided by operating activities		$	143,749			$	95,807
INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
Capital expenditures		$	(182,803	)		$	(156,652	)
Acquisition of cable system			(7,274	)			—
Proceeds from sales of cable systems			32,448				—
Net cash flows used in investing activities		$	(157,629	)		$	(156,652	)
FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
New borrowings		$	298,525			$	2,106,000
Repayment of debt			(256,400	)			(1,442,590	)
Redemption/repayment of senior notes			—				(572,500	)
Repurchases of Class A common stock			(39,035	)			(34,386	)
Proceeds from issuance of common stock in employee stock purchase plan			945				910
Other financing activities — book overdrafts			(11,077	)			12,481
Financing costs			—				(193	)
Net cash flows (used in) provided by financing activities		$	(7,042	)		$	69,722
Net (decrease) increase in cash			(20,922	)			8,877
CASH, beginning of period			36,385				17,281
CASH, end of period		$	15,463			$	26,158
SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURES OF CASH FLOW INFORMATION:
Cash paid during the period for interest, net of amounts capitalized		$	196,623			$	200,689

The accompanying notes to the unaudited financial
statements are an integral part of these statements

MEDIACOM COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

1. STATEMENT OF ACCOUNTING PRESENTATION AND OTHER INFORMATION

Basis of Preparation of Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements

Mediacom Communications Corporation (“MCC,” and collectively with its subsidiaries, the “Company,” “we,” or “us”) has prepared these unaudited consolidated financial statements in accordance with the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”). We own and operate cable systems through two principal subsidiaries, Mediacom LLC and Mediacom Broadband LLC. In the opinion of management, such statements include all adjustments, consisting of normal recurring accruals and adjustments, necessary for a fair presentation of our consolidated results of operations and financial position for the interim periods presented. The accounting policies followed during such interim periods reported are in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America and are consistent with those applied during annual periods. For a summary of our accounting policies and other information, refer to our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2006. The results of operations for the interim periods are not necessarily indicative of the results that might be expected for future interim periods or for the full year ending December 31, 2007.

Reclassifications

Certain reclassifications have been made to prior year amounts to conform to the current year’s presentation.

2. RECENTLY ISSUED ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS

In September 2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued SFAS No. 157, “Fair Value Measurements” (“SFAS No. 157”). SFAS No. 157 establishes a single authoritative definition of fair value, sets out a framework for measuring fair value, and expands on required disclosures about fair value measurement. SFAS No. 157 will be effective as of January 1, 2008 and will be applied prospectively. We have not completed our evaluation of SFAS No. 157 to determine the impact that adoption will have on our consolidated financial condition or results of operations.

In February 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 159, “The Fair Value Option for Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities — Including an amendment of FASB Statement No. 115” (“SFAS No. 159”). SFAS No. 159 permits entities to choose to measure many financial instruments and certain other items at fair value. This Statement is effective as of the beginning of an entity’s first fiscal year that begins after November 15, 2007. We do not expect that SFAS No. 159 will have a material impact on our consolidated financial condition or results of operations.

3. LOSS PER SHARE

We calculate earnings or loss per share in accordance with SFAS No. 128, “Earnings per Share” (“SFAS No. 128”) by dividing the net income or loss by the weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding during the period. Diluted earnings per share (“Diluted EPS”) is computed by dividing the net income by the weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding during the period plus the effects of any potentially dilutive securities. Diluted EPS considers the impact of potentially dilutive securities except in periods in which there is a loss because the inclusion of the potential common shares would have an anti-dilutive effect. Our potentially dilutive securities include common shares which may be issued upon exercise of our stock options, conversion of convertible senior notes or vesting of restricted stock units. Diluted EPS excludes the impact of potential common shares related to our stock options in periods in which the option exercise price is greater than the average market price of our Class A common stock during the period.

For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2007 and 2006, we generated net losses so the inclusion of the potential common shares would have been anti-dilutive. Accordingly, diluted loss per share equaled basic loss per share. Diluted loss per share for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2007 excludes approximately 2.2 million potential common shares related to our share-based compensation plans. Diluted loss per share for the three months ended September 30, 2006 excludes approximately 1.6 million potential common shares related to our share-based compensation plans. Diluted loss per share for the nine months ended September 30, 2006 excludes approximately 1.5 million potential common shares related to our share-based compensation plans and 9.2 million potential common shares related to our convertible senior notes which were repaid on June 29, 2006.

4. PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT

Property, plant and equipment consisted of the following (dollars in thousands):

		September 30,				December 31,
		2007				2006
Cable systems, equipment and subscriber devices		$	2,856,909			$	2,711,273
Vehicles			73,031				65,554
Furniture, fixtures and office equipment			52,437				49,716
Buildings and leasehold improvements			41,372				41,140
Land and land improvements			7,179				7,362
			3,030,928				2,875,045
Accumulated depreciation			(1,574,920	)			(1,423,911	)
Property, plant and equipment, net		$	1,456,008			$	1,451,134

5. ACCOUNTS PAYABLE AND ACCRUED EXPENSES

Accounts payable and accrued expenses consisted of the following (dollars in thousands):

		September 30,				December 31,
		2007				2006
Accrued programming costs		$	63,659			$	49,537
Accrued interest			34,588				44,741
Accrued payroll and benefits			28,815				27,220
Other accrued expenses			28,837				23,836
Accrued taxes and fees			25,222				30,502
Accrued property, plant and equipment			22,223				18,542
Accrued service costs			17,345				16,062
Subscriber advance payments			12,867				10,611
Book overdrafts(1)			11,711				22,414
Accounts payable			9,054				32,146
		$	254,321			$	275,611

(1)		Book overdrafts represent outstanding checks in excess of funds on deposit at our disbursement accounts. We transfer funds from our depository accounts to our disbursement accounts upon daily notification of checks presented for payment. Changes in book overdrafts are reported as part of cash flows from financing activities in our consolidated statement of cash flows.

6. DEBT

Debt consisted of the following (dollars in thousands):

		September 30,				December 31,
		2007				2006
Bank credit facilities		$	2,061,625			$	2,018,500
77/8% senior notes due 2011			125,000				125,000
91/2% senior notes due 2013			500,000				500,000
81/2% senior notes due 2015			500,000				500,000
Capital lease obligations			99				1,099
		$	3,186,724			$	3,144,599
Less: Current portion			89,599				75,563
Total long-term debt		$	3,097,125			$	3,069,036

Bank Credit Facilities

The average interest rates on outstanding debt under our bank credit facilities as of September 30, 2007 and December 31, 2006, were 6.8% and 7.2%, respectively, before giving effect to the interest rate exchange agreements discussed below. As of September 30, 2007, we had unused credit commitments of approximately $704.6 million under our bank credit facilities, all of which could be borrowed and used for general corporate purposes based on the terms and conditions of our debt arrangements. We were in compliance with all covenants under our debt arrangements as of September 30, 2007.

As of September 30, 2007, approximately $32.0 million of letters of credit were issued to various parties as collateral for the Company’s performance relating primarily to insurance and franchise requirements.

Interest Rate Exchange Agreements

We use interest rate exchange agreements in order to fix the interest rate on our floating rate debt. As of September 30, 2007, we had interest rate exchange agreements with various banks pursuant to which the interest rate on $1.0 billion was fixed at a weighted average rate of approximately 5.1%. These agreements have been accounted for on a mark-to-market basis. Our interest rate exchange agreements are scheduled to expire in the amounts of $800.0 million and $200.0 million during the years ended December 31, 2009 and 2010, respectively. As of and for the three months ended September 30, 2007 and 2006, based on the mark-to-market valuation, we recorded on our consolidated balance sheets net accumulated liabilities for derivatives of $11.9 million and $1.7 million, respectively, which are components of accounts payable and other non-current liabilities and prepaid and other non-current assets, and we recorded in our consolidated statements of operations a net loss on derivatives of $13.8 million and $15.9 million, respectively. For the nine months ended September 30, 2007 and 2006, we recorded in our consolidated statements of operations a net loss on derivatives of $9.0 million and $14.5 million, respectively.

7. STOCKHOLDERS’ DEFICIT

Stock Repurchase Plans

During the three months ended September 30, 2007, we repurchased approximately 4.2 million shares of our Class A common stock for an aggregate cost of $34.7 million, at an average price of $8.27 per share. As of September 30, 2007, there were no remaining amounts of authorization under the Class A common stock repurchase program. On November 1, 2007, our Board of Directors authorized a new $50.0 million Class A common stock repurchase program.

Share-based Compensation

Effective January 1, 2006, we adopted SFAS No. 123(R), “Share-Based Payment,” requiring the cost of all share-based payments to employees, including grants of employee stock options, to be recognized in the financial statements based on their fair values at the grant date, or the date of later modification, over the requisite service period.

Total share-based compensation expense was as follows (dollars in thousands):

		Three Months Ended
		September 30,
		2007				2006
Share-based compensation expense by type of award:
Employee stock options		$	428			$	591
Employee stock purchase plan			73				132
Restricted stock units			818				504
Total share-based compensation expense		$	1,319			$	1,227

		Nine Months Ended
		September 30,
		2007				2006
Share-based compensation expense by type of award:
Employee stock options		$	1,521			$	1,649
Employee stock purchase plan			211				221
Restricted stock units			2,274				1,410
Total share-based compensation expense		$	4,006			$	3,280

During the three months ended September 30, 2007, 5,000 restricted stock units were granted under our compensation programs. There were no stock options granted during the three months ended September 30, 2007. The weighted average fair values associated with these grants were $10.29 per restricted stock unit. During the three months ended September 30, 2007, approximately 9,000 stock options were exercised, and approximately 2,000 restricted stock units vested.

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

We maintain an employee stock purchase plan (“ESPP”). Under the ESPP, all employees are allowed to participate in the purchase of MCC’s Class A common stock at 85% of the lower of the fair market value on the first or last day of each six month offering period. Shares purchased by employees amounted to approximately 81,000 and 90,000 for the three months ended September 30, 2007 and 2006, respectively. Shares purchased by employees amounted to approximately 158,000 and 184,000 for the nine months ended September 30, 2007 and 2006, respectively. The net proceeds to us were approximately $0.3 million for each of the three months ended September 30, 2007 and 2006. The net proceeds to us were approximately $0.9 million for each of the nine months ended September 30, 2007 and 2006.

8. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

Legal Proceedings

Mediacom LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company, is named as a defendant in a putative class action, captioned Gary Ogg and Janice Ogg v. Mediacom, LLC, pending in the Circuit Court of Clay County, Missouri, by which the plaintiffs are seeking class-wide damages for alleged trespasses on land owned by private parties. The lawsuit was originally filed on April 24, 2001. Pursuant to various agreements with the relevant state, county or other local authorities and with utility companies, Mediacom LLC placed interconnect fiber optic cable within state and county highway rights-of-way and on utility poles in areas of Missouri not presently encompassed by a cable franchise. The lawsuit alleges that Mediacom LLC was required but failed to obtain permission from the landowners to place the cable. A summary judgment ruling in favor of Mediacom LLC was overturned by the Missouri Court of Appeals. The lawsuit has not made a claim for specified damages. An order declaring that this action is appropriate for class relief was entered on April 14, 2006. Mediacom LLC’s petition for an interlocutory appeal or in the alternative a writ of mandamus was denied by order of the Supreme Court of Missouri, dated October 31, 2006. Mediacom LLC intends to vigorously defend against any claims made by the plaintiffs, including at trial, and on appeal, if necessary. Mediacom LLC has tendered the lawsuit to its insurance carrier for defense and indemnification. The carrier has agreed to defend Mediacom LLC under a reservation of rights, and a declaratory judgment action is pending regarding the carrier’s defense and coverage responsibilities. Mediacom LLC is unable to reasonably evaluate the likelihood of an unfavorable outcome or quantify the possible damages, if any, associated with these matters, or judge whether or not those damages would be material to its consolidated financial position, results of operations, cash flows or business.

We are involved in various legal actions arising in the ordinary course of business. In the opinion of management, the ultimate disposition of these matters will not have a material adverse effect on our financial position, business, financial condition and results of operations.

9. INCOME TAXES

On a quarterly basis, we evaluate discrete tax matters occurring during the period. During the three months ended September 30, 2007, we have again determined that deferred tax assets from net operating loss carryforwards, that were created in the respective periods, will not be realized under the more-likely-than-not standard required by SFAS No. 109, “Accounting for Income Taxes.” As a result, we increased our valuation allowance recorded against these assets. We have utilized APB No. 28, “Interim Financial Reporting,” to record income taxes on an interim period basis. A tax provision of $14.6 million and $42.4 million was recorded for the three months ended September 30, 2007 and 2006, respectively. A tax provision of $43.1 million and $62.0 million was recorded for the nine months ended September 30, 2007 and 2006, respectively. The respective tax provision amounts substantially represent the increase in the deferred tax liabilities related to the basis differences of our indefinite-lived intangible assets.

SFAS No. 109 requires that deferred tax assets be reduced by a valuation allowance if it is more likely than not that some portion or all of the deferred tax assets will not be realized. We periodically assess the likelihood of realization of our deferred tax assets considering all available evidence, both positive and negative, including our most recent performance, the scheduled reversal of deferred tax liabilities, our forecast of taxable income in future periods and the availability of prudent tax planning strategies. As a result of these assessments in prior periods, we have established valuation allowances on a portion of our deferred tax assets due to the uncertainty surrounding the realization of these assets.

In prior years, we calculated our income tax provision for each quarter by estimating an annual effective tax rate for the year and applying this rate to quarterly income. For the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2007, respectively, we have calculated our actual tax provision, which is based on the change in the book/tax basis difference in our indefinite-lived intangible assets using the exception permissible in FASB Interpretation No. 18, “Accounting for Income Taxes in Interim Periods” (“FIN 18”). Such an approach is allowed under FIN 18, as we have determined that we cannot calculate an annual effective tax rate with reasonable accuracy. Due to a perceived volatility in earnings, based in part on prior results, we are unable to reliably estimate pre-tax income or loss. We believe that this approach will provide a more consistent and accurate result. The impact of this change in approach to the calculation will have a material impact on financial results for interim periods, but will not have any impact on the annual financial statements. Had we utilized this approach in 2006, we would have recorded a tax provision of $14.2 million and $45.1 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2006, respectively.

On July 13, 2006, the FASB issued Interpretation No. 48, “Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes — An Interpretation of FASB Statement No. 109” (“FIN 48”). FIN 48 clarifies the accounting for uncertainty in income taxes recognized in an entity’s financial statements in accordance with FASB Statement No. 109, “Accounting for Income Taxes” and prescribes a recognition threshold and measurement attributes for financial statement disclosure of tax positions taken or expected to be taken on a tax return. Under FIN 48, the impact of an uncertain income tax position on the income tax return must be recognized at the largest amount that is more-likely-than-not to be sustained upon audit by the relevant taxing authority. An uncertain income tax position will not be recognized if it has less than a 50% likelihood of being sustained. Additionally, FIN 48 provides guidance on derecognition, classification, interest and penalties, accounting in interim periods, disclosure and transition. FIN 48 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2006. We adopted the provisions of FIN 48 on January 1, 2007, however the adoption did not have a material effect on us, and resulted in no adjustment to retained earnings as of January 1, 2007. We have no unrecognized tax benefits as of the adoption date. We do not think it is reasonably possible that the total amount of unrealized tax benefits will significantly change in the next twelve months.

We file U.S. federal consolidated income tax returns and income tax returns in various state and local jurisdictions. Our 2003, 2004 and 2005 U.S. federal tax years and various state and local tax years from 2002 through 2005 remain subject to income tax examinations by tax authorities.

We classify interest and penalties associated with uncertain tax positions as a component of income tax expense. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2007, no interest and penalties were accrued.

10. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

Mediacom Management Corporation (“Mediacom Management”), a Delaware corporation, holds a 1.0% direct ownership interest in Mediacom California LLC, which in turn holds a 1.0% interest in Mediacom Arizona LLC. Revenues from these entities represent less than 1.0% of the Company’s total revenues. Mediacom Management is wholly-owned by the Chairman and CEO of MCC.

One of our directors is a partner of a law firm that performs various legal services for us. For the three months ended September 30, 2007, we paid this law firm approximately $0.1 million for services performed. For each of the nine months ended September 30, 2007 and 2006, we paid this law firm approximately $0.2 million and $0.1 million, respectively, for services performed.

ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

The following discussion should be read in conjunction with our unaudited consolidated financial statements as of, and for the three and nine months ended, September 30, 2007 and 2006, and with our annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2006.

Overview

Mediacom Communications Corporation is the nation’s eighth largest cable television company based on customers served, and among the leading cable operators focused on serving the smaller cities and towns in the United States. Through our interactive broadband network, we provide our customers with a wide array of broadband products and services, including video services, such as video-on-demand (“VOD”), high-definition television (“HDTV”) and digital video recorders (“DVRs”), high-speed data access (“HSD”) and phone service. We offer triple-play bundles of video, HSD and phone to 88% of our estimated homes passed. Bundled products and services offer our customers a single provider contact for ordering, provisioning, billing and customer care.

As of September 30, 2007, our cable systems passed an estimated 2.84 million homes and served 1.33 million basic video subscribers in 23 states. We provide digital video services to 541,000 customers, representing a penetration of 40.6% of our basic subscribers, and provide HSD service to 636,000 customers, representing a penetration of 22.4% of our estimated homes passed. We introduced phone service across several of our markets during the second half of 2005, and provided service to about 165,000 customers as of September 30, 2007, representing a penetration of 6.6% of our 2.5 million estimated marketable phone homes.

We evaluate our growth, in part, by measuring the number of revenue generating units (“RGUs”) we serve, which represent the total of basic subscribers and digital, data and phone customers. As of September 30, 2007, we served 2.67 million RGUs, as compared to 2.54 million RGUs for the prior year period.

We have faced increasing levels of competition for our video programming services over the past few years, mostly from DBS providers. DirecTV and Echostar have essentially ubiquitous coverage in our markets with local television broadcast signals. Their ability to deliver these signals has been the primary cause of our loss of basic subscribers in recent years.

Retransmission Consent

Prior to February 2007, cable systems serving our subscribers carried the broadcast signals of 22 local broadcast stations owned or programmed by Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc. (“Sinclair”) under a month-to-month retransmission arrangement terminable at the end of any month on 45-days notice. Eleven of these stations are affiliates of one of the “big-4” networks (ABC, CBS, FOX and NBC) that we deliver to approximately half of our total subscribers. The other stations are affiliates of the recently launched CW or MyNetwork broadcast networks or are unaffiliated with a national broadcast network.

On September 28, 2006, Sinclair exercised its right to deliver notice to us to terminate retransmission of all of its stations effective December 1, 2006, but subsequently agreed to extend our right to carriage of its signals until January 5, 2007. We and Sinclair were unable to reach agreement, and on January 5, 2007, Sinclair directed us to discontinue carriage of its stations. On February 2, 2007, we and Sinclair reached a multi-year agreement and Sinclair stations were immediately restored on the affected cable systems. As a result of the retransmission consent dispute, both prior to and during the loss of carriage of the Sinclair stations, we experienced higher levels of basic subscriber losses in the fourth quarter of 2006 and the first quarter of 2007.

Adjusted OIBDA

We define Adjusted OIBDA as operating income before depreciation and amortization and non-cash, share-based compensation charges. Adjusted OIBDA is one of the primary measures used by management to evaluate our performance and to forecast future results but is not a financial measure calculated in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) in the United States. We believe Adjusted OIBDA is useful for investors because it enables them to assess our performance in a manner similar to the methods used by management, and provides a measure that can be used to analyze, value and compare the companies in the cable television industry, which may have different depreciation and amortization policies, as well as different non-cash, share-based compensation programs. A limitation of Adjusted OIBDA, however, is that it excludes depreciation and amortization, which represents the periodic costs of certain capitalized tangible and intangible assets used in generating revenues in our business. Management utilizes a separate process to budget, measure and evaluate capital expenditures. In addition, Adjusted OIBDA has the limitation of not reflecting the effect of our non-cash, share-based compensation charges.

Adjusted OIBDA should not be regarded as an alternative to either operating income or net income (loss) as an indicator of operating performance nor should it be considered in isolation or as a substitute for financial measures prepared in accordance with GAAP. We believe that operating income is the most directly comparable GAAP financial measure to Adjusted OIBDA.

Actual Results of Operations

Three Months Ended September 30, 2007 compared to Three Months Ended September 30, 2006

The following tables set forth the unaudited consolidated statements of operations for the three months ended September 30, 2007 and 2006 (dollars in thousands and percentage changes that are not meaningful are marked NM):

		Three Months Ended
		September 30,
		2007				2006				$ Change				% Change
Revenues		$	328,252			$	305,556			$	22,696				7.4	%
Costs and expenses:
Service costs (exclusive of depreciation and amortization)			137,555				124,427				13,128				10.6	%
Selling, general and administrative expenses			68,634				65,317				3,317				5.1	%
Corporate expenses			6,654				6,277				377				6.0	%
Depreciation and amortization			59,970				53,572				6,398				11.9	%
Operating income			55,439				55,963				(524	)			(0.9	%)
Interest expense, net			(61,185	)			(57,125	)			(4,060	)			7.1	%
Loss on early extinguishment of debt			—				(28,298	)			28,298			NM
Loss on derivatives, net			(13,791	)			(15,851	)			2,060			NM
Gain on sale of cable systems			545				—				545			NM
Other expense, net			(1,150	)			(2,124	)			974				(45.9	%)
Income before income taxes			(20,142	)			(47,435	)			27,293				(57.5	%)
Provision for income taxes			(14,591	)			(42,392	)			27,801				(65.6	%)
Net loss		$	(34,733	)		$	(89,827	)		$	55,094				(61.3	%)
Adjusted OIBDA		$	116,728			$	110,762			$	5,966				5.4	%

		Three Months Ended
		September 30,
		2007				2006				$ Change				% Change
Adjusted OIBDA		$	116,728			$	110,762				5,966				5.4	%
Non-cash, share-based compensation			(1,319	)			(1,227	)			(92	)			7.5	%
Depreciation and amortization			(59,970	)			(53,572	)			(6,398	)			11.9	%
Operating income		$	55,439			$	55,963				(524	)			(0.9	%)

Revenues

The following tables set forth the unaudited revenues, and selected subscriber, customer and average monthly revenue statistics for the three months ended September 30, 2007 and 2006 (dollars in thousands, except per subscriber and RGU data):

		Three Months Ended
		September 30,
		2007				2006				$ Change				% Change
Video		$	225,887			$	221,384			$	4,503				2.0	%
Data			70,528				60,803				9,725				16.0	%
Phone			14,443				7,857				6,586				83.8	%
Advertising			17,394				15,512				1,882				12.1	%
		$	328,252			$	305,556			$	22,696				7.4	%

		September 30,								Increase/
		2007				2006				(Decrease)				% Change
Basic subscribers			1,331,000				1,394,000				(63,000	)			(4.5	%)
Digital customers			541,000				514,000				27,000				5.3	%
Data customers			636,000				544,000				92,000				16.9	%
Phone customers			165,000				83,000				82,000				98.8	%
RGUs (1)			2,673,000				2,535,000				138,000				5.4	%
Average total monthly revenue per basic subscriber (2)		$	81.81			$	72.91			$	8.90				12.2	%
Average total monthly revenue per RGU(3)		$	41.24			$	40.64			$	0.60				1.5	%

(1)		Represents the total of basic subscribers and digital, data and phone customers at the end of each period.
(2)		Represents revenues for the quarter divided by average basic subscribers for such period.
(3)		Represents revenues for the quarter divided by average RGUs for such period.

Video revenues represent monthly subscription fees charged to customers for our core cable television products and services (including basic, expanded basic and digital cable programming services, wire maintenance, equipment rental and services to commercial establishments), pay-per-view charges, installation, reconnection and late payment fees; and other ancillary revenues. Data revenues primarily represent monthly fees charged to customers, including commercial establishments, for our data products and services and equipment rental fees. Phone revenues primarily represent monthly fees charged to customers. Advertising revenues represent the sale of advertising time on various channels.

Revenues rose 7.4%, largely attributable to growth in our data and phone customers. Average total monthly revenue per basic subscriber grew 12.2%. RGUs grew 5.4% and average total monthly revenue per RGU grew 1.5%.

Video revenues grew 2.0% due to higher service fees from our advanced video products and services, such as DVRs and HDTV, and basic video rate increases, offset in part by a lower number of basic subscribers. Since June 30, 2007, we lost 13,000 basic subscribers, including the sale during the period of a cable system serving approximately 3,000 basic subscribers, compared to a loss of 6,000 basic subscribers for the same period last year. Since September 30, 2006, we lost 63,000 basic subscribers, including a significant number of basic subscribers lost in connection with the retransmission consent dispute with Sinclair and the sale during the period of cable systems serving on a net basis 6,300 basic subscribers.

Data revenues rose 16.0% primarily due to a 16.9% year-over-year increase in data customers.

Phone revenues grew 83.8%, largely due to a 98.8% increase in phone customers.

Advertising revenues rose 12.1%, largely as a result of a 14-week broadcast sales period this quarter, as compared to a 13-week period in the three months ended September 30, 2006.

Costs and Expenses

Significant service costs and expenses include: video programming; wages and salaries of technical personnel who maintain our cable network, perform customer installation activities, and provide customer support; our data and phone services, including payments to third-party providers and costs associated with bandwidth connectivity and customer provisioning; and field operating costs, including outside contractors, vehicle, utilities and pole rental expenses. Video programming costs, which are generally paid on a per subscriber basis, represent our largest single expense category and have historically increased due to both increases in the rates charged for existing programming services and the introduction of new programming services to our customers. Video programming costs are expected to continue to grow principally because of contractual unit rate increases and the increasing demands of television broadcast station owners for retransmission consent fees. As a consequence, it is expected that our video gross margins will decline as increases in programming costs outpace growth in video revenues.

Service costs rose 10.6%, primarily due to customer growth in our phone and HSD services and increases in programming expenses. Recurring expenses related to our phone and HSD services grew 49.5% commensurate with the significant increase of our phone and data customers. Programming expense rose 4.6%, principally as a result of higher unit costs charged by our programming vendors, offset in part by a lower number of basic subscribers. Service costs as a percentage of revenues were 41.9% and 40.7% for the three months ended September 30, 2007 and 2006, respectively.

Significant selling, general and administrative expenses include: wages and salaries for our call centers, customer service and support and administrative personnel; franchise fees and taxes; marketing; bad debt; billing; advertising; and costs related to telecommunications for our call centers and office administration.

Selling, general and administrative expenses rose 5.1%, principally due to higher marketing, office expenses and bad debt, offset in part by a reduction in taxes and fees. Marketing costs rose by 14.9%, largely due to increases in product and service advertising, direct mailing campaigns and personnel costs, and a decrease in promotional support. Office costs increased by 14.6%, primarily due to call center telecommunications charges. Bad debt expenses were higher by 13.7%, primarily due to higher average write-offs per delinquent account and increased collections expense. Taxes and fees decreased 9.9%, primarily due to a reduction in state property taxes. Selling, general and administrative expenses as a percentage of revenues were 20.9% and 21.4% for the three months ended September 30, 2007 and 2006, respectively.

We expect continued revenue growth in our advanced products and services. As a result, we expect our service costs and selling, general and administrative expenses to increase.

Corporate expenses reflect compensation of corporate employees and other corporate overhead. Corporate expenses rose 6.0%, due primarily to increases in legal and professional fees and non-cash, share-based compensation. Corporate expenses as a percentage of revenues were 2.0% and 2.1% for the three months ended September 30, 2007 and 2006, respectively.

Depreciation and amortization rose 11.9%, primarily due to increased deployment of shorter-lived customer premise equipment, partly offset by lower spending on plant upgrade and rebuild.

Adjusted OIBDA

Adjusted OIBDA increased by 5.4%, due to revenue growth, especially in data and phone, offset in part by increases in service costs and selling, general and administrative expenses.

Operating Income

Operating income decreased 0.9%, due to higher depreciation and amortization expense, largely offset by an increase in Adjusted OIBDA.

Interest Expense, Net

Interest expense, net, increased by 7.1%, due to the expiration of certain interest rate hedging agreements with favorable rates and, to a lesser extent, higher average indebtedness.

Loss on Derivatives, Net

We enter into interest rate exchange agreements, or “interest rate swaps,” with counterparties to fix the interest rate on a portion of our variable rate debt to reduce the potential volatility in our interest expense that would otherwise result from changes in variable market interest rates. As of September 30, 2007, we had interest rate swaps with an aggregate principal amount of $1.0 billion. The changes in their mark-to-market values are derived from changes in market interest rates, the decrease in their time to maturity and the creditworthiness of the counterparties. As a result of the quarterly mark-to-market valuation of these interest rate swaps, we recorded a loss on derivatives, net amounting to $13.8 million and $15.9 million for the three months ended September 30, 2007 and 2006, respectively.

Gain on Sale of Cable Systems

During the three months ended September 30, 2007, we sold a cable system for $9.5 million and recorded a gain on sale of $0.5 million.

Provision for Income Taxes

Provision for income taxes was approximately $14.6 million for the three months ended September 30, 2007, as compared to a provision for income taxes of $42.4 million for the three months ended September 30, 2006. These provisions for income taxes for the three months ended September 30, 2007 and 2006 resulted from non-cash charges related to our deferred tax asset positions. See Note 9 of our Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

Net Loss

As a result of the factors described above, we recognized a net loss of $34.7 million for the three months ended September 30, 2007, compared to a net loss of $89.8 million for the three months ended September 30, 2006.

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2007 compared to Nine Months Ended September 30, 2006

The following tables set forth the unaudited consolidated statements of operations for the nine months ended September 30, 2007 and 2006 (dollars in thousands and percentage changes that are not meaningful are marked NM):

		Nine Months Ended
		September 30,
		2007				2006				$ Change				% Change
Revenues		$	960,861			$	897,326			$	63,535				7.1	%
Costs and expenses:
Service costs (exclusive of depreciation and amortization)			404,060				364,855				39,205				10.7	%
Selling, general and administrative expenses			197,149				184,328				12,821				7.0	%
Corporate expenses			20,222				18,158				2,064				11.4	%
Depreciation and amortization			170,705				161,473				9,232				5.7	%
Operating income			168,725				168,512				213				0.1	%
Interest expense, net			(180,196	)			(169,667	)			(10,529	)			6.2	%
Loss on early extinguishment of debt			—				(35,831	)			35,831			NM
Loss on derivatives, net			(8,972	)			(14,528	)			5,556				(38.2	%)
Gain on sale of cable systems			11,326				—				11,326			NM
Other expense, net			(6,054	)			(7,750	)			1,696				(21.9	%)
Loss before provision for income taxes			(15,171	)			(59,264	)			44,093			NM
Provision for income taxes			(43,086	)			(62,045	)			18,959			NM
Net loss		$	(58,257	)		$	(121,309	)		$	63,052			NM
Adjusted OIBDA		$	343,436			$	333,265			$	10,171				3.1	%

		Nine Months Ended
		September 30,
		2007				2006				$ Change				% Change
Adjusted OIBDA		$	343,436			$	333,265				10,171				3.1	%
Non-cash share-based compensation			(4,006	)			(3,280	)			(726	)			22.1	%
Depreciation and amortization			(170,705	)			(161,473	)			(9,232	)			5.7	%
Operating income		$	168,725			$	168,512				213				0.1	%

Revenues

The following tables set forth the unaudited revenues, and selected subscriber, customer and average monthly revenue statistics for the nine months ended September 30, 2007 and 2006 (dollars in thousands, except per subscriber and customer data):

		Nine Months Ended
		September 30,
		2007				2006				$ Change				% Change
Video		$	667,544			$	660,837			$	6,707				1.0	%
Data			205,481				174,350				31,131				17.9	%
Phone			39,268				17,297				21,971				127.0	%
Advertising			48,568				44,842				3,726				8.3	%
		$	960,861			$	897,326			$	63,535				7.1	%

		September 30,								Increase/
		2007				2006				(Decrease)				% Change
Basic subscribers			1,331,000				1,394,000				(63,000	)			(4.5	%)
Digital customers			541,000				514,000				27,000				5.3	%
Data customers			636,000				544,000				92,000				16.9	%
Phone customers			165,000				83,000				82,000				98.8	%
RGUs (1)			2,673,000				2,535,000				138,000				5.4	%
Average total monthly revenue per basic subscriber (2)		$	78.76			$	70.79			$	7.97				11.3	%
Average total monthly revenue per RGU(3)		$	40.56			$	40.27			$	0.29				0.7	%

(1)		Represents the total of basic subscribers and digital, data and phone customers at the end of each period.
(2)		Represents revenues for the period divided by average basic subscribers for such period.
(3)		Represents revenues for the period divided by average RGUs for such period.

Revenues rose 7.1%, largely attributable to growth in our data and phone customers. Average total monthly revenue per basic subscriber grew 11.3%. RGUs grew 5.4% year-over-year and average total monthly revenue per RGU was modestly higher than the prior year period.

Video revenues grew 1.0% for the nine month period, with higher service fees from our advanced video products and services, such as DVRs and HDTV, offset by a lower number of basic subscribers. Since December 31, 2006, we lost 49,000 basic subscribers, including a significant number of basic subscribers lost in connection with the retransmission consent dispute with Sinclair and the sale during the period of cable systems serving on a net basis 6,300 basic subscribers, compared to a loss of 28,000 basic subscribers for the same period last year.

Data revenues rose 17.9%, primarily due to a 16.9% year-over-year increase in data customers.

Phone revenues grew 127.0%, largely due to a 98.8% increase in phone customers.

Advertising revenues increased 8.3%, as a result of stronger local and, to a lesser extent, national advertising sales.

Costs and Expenses

Service costs rose 10.7%, primarily due to customer growth in our phone and HSD services and increases in programming and field operating expenses. Recurring expenses related to our phone and HSD services grew 45.8% commensurate with the significant increase of our phone and data customers. Programming expense rose 5.7%, principally as a result of higher unit costs charged by our programming vendors, offset in part by a lower number of basic subscribers. Field operating costs rose 6.7%, primarily as a result of higher outside contractor usage and increased utility expenses and, to a lesser extent, the purchase of antennas in the first quarter of 2007 for distribution to our customers so that they could receive affected off-air broadcast signals during the Sinclair dispute, and costs associated with our workforce management system. Service costs as a percentage of revenues were 42.1% and 40.7% for the nine months ended September 30, 2007 and 2006, respectively.

Selling, general and administrative expenses rose 7.0%, principally due to higher marketing, bad debt, and office expenses. Marketing costs rose by 17.7%, largely due to increases in direct mailing campaigns and personnel costs, product and service advertising, and a decrease in promotional support. Bad debt expenses were higher by 24.3%, primarily due to higher average write-offs per delinquent account, unusually low write-offs of uncollectible accounts in the prior year period and increased collections expense. Office costs increased by 17.7%, primarily due to call center telecommunications charges. Selling, general and administrative expenses as a percentage of revenues were 20.5% for each of the nine month period ended September 30, 2007 and 2006, respectively.

Corporate expenses reflect compensation of corporate employees and other corporate overhead. Corporate expenses rose 11.4%, due primarily to increases in legal and professional fees and non-cash, share-based compensation. Corporate expenses as a percentage of revenues were 2.1% and 2.0% for the nine months ended September 30, 2007 and 2006, respectively.

Depreciation and amortization rose 5.7%, due primarily to increased deployment of customer premise equipment, offset by lower spending on plant upgrade and rebuild.

Adjusted OIBDA

Adjusted OIBDA rose 3.1%, due to revenue growth, especially in data and phone, offset in part by increases in service costs and selling, general and administrative expenses.

Operating Income

Operating income increased 0.1%, due to higher Adjusted OIBDA, largely offset by higher depreciation and amortization expense.

Interest Expense, Net

Interest expense, net, increased by 6.2% primarily due to the expiration of certain interest rate hedging agreements with favorable rates and, to a lesser extent, higher average indebtedness and higher market interest rates on variable rate debt.

Loss on Derivatives, Net

We enter into interest rate exchange agreements, or “interest rate swaps,” with counterparties to fix the interest rate on a portion of our variable rate debt to reduce the potential volatility in our interest expense that would otherwise result from changes in variable market interest rates. As of September 30, 2007, we had interest rate swaps with an aggregate principal amount of $1.0 billion. The changes in their mark-to-market values are derived from changes in market interest rates, the decrease in their time to maturity and the creditworthiness of the counterparties. As a result of the quarterly mark-to-market valuation of these interest rate swaps, we recorded a loss on derivatives, net amounting to $9.0 million and $14.5 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2007 and 2006, respectively.

Gain on Sale of Cable Systems

During the nine months ended September 30, 2007, we sold cable systems for $32.4 million and recorded a gain on sale of $11.3 million.

Provision for Income Taxes

Provision for income taxes was approximately $43.1 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2007, as compared to a provision for income taxes of $62.0 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2006. These provisions for income taxes for the nine months ended September 30, 2007 and 2006 resulted from non-cash charges related to our deferred tax asset positions. See Note 9 of our Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

Net Loss

As a result of the factors described above, we recognized a net loss for the nine months ended September 30, 2007 of $58.3 million, compared to a net loss of $121.3 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2006.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

Overview

We have invested, and will continue to invest, in our network to enhance its reliability and capacity, and in the further deployment of advanced broadband services. Our capital spending has recently shifted from network upgrade investments to the deployment of advanced services. We also may continue to make strategic acquisitions of cable systems. We have a high level of indebtedness and incur significant amounts of interest expense each year. We believe that we will meet our debt service, capital spending and other requirements through a combination of our net cash flows from operating activities, borrowing availability under our bank credit facilities, and our ability to secure future external financing.

As of September 30, 2007, our total debt was $3,186.7 million, of which $89.6 million matures within the twelve months ending September 30, 2008. During the nine months ended September 30, 2007, we paid cash interest of $196.6 million, net of capitalized interest. As of September 30, 2007, we had unused revolving credit commitments of $704.6 million, all of which could be borrowed and used for general corporate purposes based on the terms and conditions of our debt arrangements.

For all periods through September 30, 2007, we were in compliance with all of the covenants under our debt arrangements. Continued access to our credit facilities is subject to our remaining in compliance with the covenants of these credit facilities, including covenants tied to our operating performance. There are no covenants, events of default, borrowing conditions or other terms in our credit facilities or our other debt arrangements that are based on changes in our credit ratings assigned by any rating agency. We believe that we will not have any difficulty in the foreseeable future complying with the applicable covenants and that we will meet our current and long-term debt service, capital spending, and other cash requirements through a combination of our net cash flows from operating activities, borrowing availability under our bank credit facilities, and our ability to secure future external financing. However, there is no assurance that we will be able to obtain sufficient future financing, or, if we were able to do so, that the terms would be favorable to us. Our future access to debt financings and the cost of such financings are affected by our credit ratings. Any future downgrade to our credit ratings could increase the cost of debt and adversely impact our ability to raise additional funds.

Operating Activities

Net cash flows provided by operating activities were $143.7 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2007, as compared to $95.8 million for the comparable period last year. The change of $47.9 million is primarily due to the loss on early extinguishment of debt during the nine months ended September 30, 2006, and to a lesser extent, the net change in operating assets and liabilities.

During the nine months ended September 30, 2007, the net change in our operating assets and liabilities was $17.1 million, primarily due to a decrease in accounts payable and accrued expenses of $9.9 million, an increase in accounts receivable, net of $4.6 million, an increase in prepaid expenses and other assets of $3.9 million, and a decrease in other non-current liabilities of $2.7 million, offset in part by an increase in deferred revenue of $4.0 million.

Investing Activities

Net cash flows used in investing activities, which consisted primarily of capital expenditures, were $157.6 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2007, as compared to $156.7 million for the prior year period. Capital expenditures increased $26.1 million to $182.8 million, primarily due to higher spending on customer premise equipment and installation activities, and to a lesser extent, network performance. In addition, we received proceeds of $32.4 million from the sale of cable systems and spent $7.3 million to purchase a cable system.

Financing Activities

Net cash flows used in financing activities were $7.0 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2007, as compared to net cash flows provided by financing activities of $69.7 million for the comparable period in 2006, primarily due to net bank financing of $42.1 million to fund stock repurchases totaling $39.0 million.

Other

We have entered into interest rate exchange agreements with counterparties, which expire from 2009 through 2010, to hedge $1.0 billion of floating rate debt. These agreements have been accounted for on a mark-to-market basis as of, and for the three months ended September 30, 2007. Our interest rate exchange agreements are scheduled to expire in the amounts of $800.0 million and $200.0 million during the years ended December 31, 2009 and 2010, respectively.

As of September 30, 2007, approximately $32.0 million of letters of credit were issued to various parties as collateral for our performance relating to insurance and franchise requirements.

Contractual Obligations and Commercial Commitments

There have been no material changes to our contractual obligations and commercial commitments as previously disclosed in our annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2006.

Critical Accounting Judgments and Estimates

Use of Estimates

The preparation of our financial statements requires us to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses, and related disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities. Periodically, we evaluate our estimates, including those related to doubtful accounts, long-lived assets, capitalized costs and accruals. We base our estimates on historical experience and on various other assumptions that we believe are reasonable. Actual results may differ from these estimates under different assumptions or conditions. For a discussion of our critical accounting judgments and estimates that we believe require significant judgment in the preparation of our consolidated financial statements, please refer to our annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2006.

Inflation and Changing Prices

Our systems’ costs and expenses are subject to inflation and price fluctuations. Such changes in costs and expenses can generally be passed through to subscribers. Programming costs have historically increased at rates in excess of inflation and are expected to continue to do so. We believe that under the Federal Communications Commission’s existing cable rate regulations we may increase rates for cable television services to more than cover any increases in programming. However, competitive conditions and other factors in the marketplace may limit our ability to increase our rates.

ITEM 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

There have been no significant changes to the information required under this Item from what was disclosed in Item 7A of our annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2006.

ITEM 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

Under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, we evaluated the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) as of the end of the period covered by this report. Based upon that evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of September 30, 2007.

There has not been any change in our internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 13a-15(f) under the Exchange Act) during the quarter ended September 30, 2007 that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

PART II

ITEM 1. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

See Note 8 to our consolidated financial statements.

ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS

There have been no material changes in the risk factors from those disclosed in our risk factors section in Item 1A of our 2006 Form 10-K.

ITEM 2. UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS

The following is a summary of our share repurchases of our Class A common stock during the third quarter of 2007 under our Board-authorized repurchase program:

																		Approximate Dollar
										Total Number of								Value of Shares that
		Total Number								Shares Purchased				Total Dollars				May Yet Be
		of Shares				Average Price				as Part of Publicly				Purchased Under				Purchased Under
Period		Purchased				Per Share				Announced Program				the Program				the Program
July			—				—				—				—			$	34,705,374
August			2,807,008			$	8.16				2,807,008			$	22,916,293				11,789,081
September			1,389,411				8.48				1,389,411				11,788,175				906	(1)
Third Quarter 2007			4,196,419			$	8.27				4,196,419			$	34,704,468			$	906

(1)

On November 1, 2007, our Board of Directors authorized a new $50.0 million Class A common stock repurchase program.

ITEM 3. DEFAULT UPON SENIOR SECURITIES

Not applicable.

ITEM 4. SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS

Not applicable.

ITEM 5. OTHER INFORMATION

Not applicable.

ITEM 6. EXHIBITS

Exhibit
Number		Exhibit Description
31.1		Rule 13a-14(a) Certifications
32.1		Section 1350 Certifications

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit
No.		Description
Exhibit 31.1:		Rule 13a-14(a) Certifications
Exhibit 32.1:		Section 1350 Certifications

Exhibit 31.1

CERTIFICATIONS

I, Rocco B. Commisso, certify that:

(1)

I have reviewed this report on Form 10-Q of Mediacom Communications Corporation;

(2)

Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

(3)

Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

(4)

The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

a)

Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

b)

Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

c)

Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

d)

Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

(5)

The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent function):

a)

All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

b)

Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

Exhibit 31.1

CERTIFICATIONS

I, Mark E. Stephan, certify that:

(1)

I have reviewed this report on Form 10-Q of Mediacom Communications Corporation;

(2)

Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

(3)

Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

(4)

The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

a)

Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

b)

Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

c)

Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

d)

Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

(5)

The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent function):

a)

All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

b)

Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

Exhibit 32.1

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In connection with the Quarterly Report of Mediacom Communications Corporation (the “Company”) on Form 10-Q for the period ended September 30, 2007 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), Rocco B. Commisso, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer and Mark E. Stephan, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350, as adopted pursuant to § 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

(1)

the Report fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and,

(2)

the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.