An area cable operator plans to invest a hefty amount of money in Texas this year.

Suddenlink Communications is planning to invest more than $100 million this year in Texas, to bring better services to the nearly 500,000 households and more than 28,500 businesses which they serve in the state.

“Our 2012 investments in Texas will help us further enhance the quantity, quality, and reliability of our video, phone, and internet services,” said Dave Gilles, Suddenlink Senior Vice President of Operations for their west region.

By the end of the year, the company expects to have invested about $600 million in Texas since 2006. Suddenlink is the third-largest cable communications company in the state.

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