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Adelphia Communications Corporation (former NASDAQ ticker symbol ADELQ),〔(Adelphia Communications Corporation ), Answers.com. Retrieved 2010-08-24〕 named after the Greek word αδελφοί ''adelphoi'' "brothers", was a cable television company headquartered in Coudersport, Pennsylvania.〔"(Contact Information )." Adelphia Media Services. Retrieved on April 29, 2010.〕 Adelphia was the fifth largest cable company in the United States before filing for bankruptcy in 2002 as a result of internal corruption. Adelphia was founded in 1952 by John Rigas in the town of Coudersport, which remained the company's headquarters until it was moved to Greenwood Village, Colorado, shortly after filing for bankruptcy. The majority of Adelphia's revenue-generating assets were officially acquired by Time Warner Cable and Comcast on July 31, 2006. LFC, an internet-based real estate marketing firm, auctioned off the remaining Adelphia real estate assets.〔() 〕 As a result of this acquisition, Adelphia no longer exists as a cable provider. Adelphia's long-distance telephone business with 110,000 customers in 27 states (telephone & long-distance services) was sold to Pioneer Telephone for about $1.2 million.〔(Adelphia Communications to sell long-distance phone service ), ''Pittsburgh Post-Gazette'', July 6, 2005, (Adelphia sells long-distance service for $1.2M ), ''Denver Business Journal'', July 6, 2005, and (Notification by Adelphia Telecommunications, Inc. and Telecom Management, Inc. d/b/a Pioneer Telephone of an Asset Purchase Agreement ), December 1, 2005.〕 Upon divesting its cable assets, Adelphia retained a skeleton crew of 275 employees to handle remaining bankruptcy issues.〔(Adelphia's assets now in hands of cable giants ), ''Rocky Mountain News'', August 1, 2006.〕 It still exists as a corporate entity, continuing largely to settle ongoing financial obligations and litigation claims, as well as to consummate settlements with the SEC and the U.S. Attorney. ==Dissolution== Adelphia's Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganization has been marked by extensive disputes between creditors over the distribution of proceeds. The dispute mainly pits creditors of the parent company (Adelphia Communications Corporation) against the creditors of the various operating subsidiaries (primarily, Arahova, also known as Century Communications). This dispute is ongoing. The effective date of the Adelphia Plan of Reorganization occurred on February 13, 2007. Time Warner Cable was allowed to distribute approximately $6 billion in shares to Adelphia stakeholders and succeed Adelphia as a publicly traded corporation.〔 〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Adelphia Communications Corporation」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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