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      <securitiesClassTitle>Class A Common Stock, $0.01 par value</securitiesClassTitle>
      <eventDateRequiresFilingThisStatement>07/01/2026</eventDateRequiresFilingThisStatement>
      <issuerInfo>
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        <issuerName>Optimum Communications, Inc.</issuerName>
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          <com:street1>1 Court Square West</com:street1>
          <com:city>Long Island City</com:city>
          <com:stateOrCountry>NY</com:stateOrCountry>
          <com:zipCode>11101</com:zipCode>
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      <reportingPersonName>Kite Lake Capital Management Ltd</reportingPersonName>
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      <reportingPersonName>Kite Lake Capital Ltd.</reportingPersonName>
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      <reportingPersonName>Massoumeh Khadjenouri</reportingPersonName>
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      <reportingPersonName>Jan Lernout</reportingPersonName>
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      <comments>The Reporting Person is reporting its beneficial ownership as of the date of filing. As of the trigger date, the Reporting Person was deemed to indirectly beneficially own, and share the power to vote or direct the disposition with respect to, an additional 6,856,619 Class A Common Stock, $0.01 par value of the Issuer.</comments>
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      <reportingPersonName>KL Special Opportunities Master Fund Ltd.</reportingPersonName>
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      <comments>The Reporting Person is reporting its beneficial ownership as of the date of filing. As of the trigger date, the Reporting Person was deemed to directly beneficially own, and share the power to vote or direct the disposition with respect to, an additional 6,245,469 Class A Common Stock, $0.01 par value of the Issuer.</comments>
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        <issuerName>Optimum Communications, Inc.</issuerName>
        <issuerPrincipalExecutiveOfficeAddress>1 Court Square West, Long Island City, New York 11101</issuerPrincipalExecutiveOfficeAddress>
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        <filingPersonName>Kite Lake Capital Management (UK) LLP
Kite Lake Capital Management Ltd
Kite Lake Capital Ltd.
Massoumeh Khadjenouri
Jan Lernout
KL Special Opportunities Master Fund Ltd</filingPersonName>
        <principalBusinessOfficeOrResidenceAddress>Kite Lake Capital Management (UK) LLP
1st Floor, Tennyson House
159-165 Great Portland Street
London W1W 5PA
United Kingdom

Kite Lake Capital Management Ltd
1st Floor, Tennyson House
159-165 Great Portland Street
London W1W 5PA
United Kingdom

Kite Lake Capital Ltd.
PO Box 309
Ugland House
Grand Cayman KY1-1104
Cayman Islands

Massoumeh Khadjenouri
c/o Kite Lake Capital Management (UK) LLP
1st Floor, Tennyson House
159-165 Great Portland Street
London W1W 5PA
United Kingdom

Jan Lernout
c/o Kite Lake Capital Management (UK) LLP
1st Floor, Tennyson House
159-165 Great Portland Street
London W1W 5PA
United Kingdom

KL Special Opportunities Master Fund Ltd
PO Box 309
Ugland House
Grand Cayman KY1-1104
Cayman Islands</principalBusinessOfficeOrResidenceAddress>
        <citizenship>Kite Lake Capital Management (UK) LLP - Other - United Kingdom
Kite Lake Capital Management Ltd - Other - United Kingdom
Kite Lake Capital Ltd. - Cayman Islands
Massoumeh Khadjenouri - Other - United Kingdom
Jan Lernout - Other - Belgium
KL Special Opportunities Master Fund Ltd - Cayman Islands</citizenship>
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        <notApplicableFlag>Y</notApplicableFlag>
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        <amountBeneficiallyOwned>Kite Lake Capital Management (UK) LLP - 9,541,544
Kite Lake Capital Management Ltd - 9,541,544
Kite Lake Capital Ltd. - 9,541,544
Massoumeh Khadjenouri - 9,541,544
Jan Lernout - 9,541,544
KL Special Opportunities Master Fund Ltd - 8,691,121</amountBeneficiallyOwned>
        <classPercent>Kite Lake Capital Management (UK) LLP - 3.3%
Kite Lake Capital Management Ltd - 3.3%
Kite Lake Capital Ltd. - 3.3%
Massoumeh Khadjenouri - 3.3%
Jan Lernout - 3.3%
KL Special Opportunities Master Fund Ltd - 3.0%</classPercent>
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          <solePowerOrDirectToVote>Kite Lake Capital Management (UK) LLP - 0
Kite Lake Capital Management Ltd - 0
Kite Lake Capital Ltd. - 0
Massoumeh Khadjenouri - 0
Jan Lernout - 0
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Kite Lake Capital Management Ltd - 9,541,544
Kite Lake Capital Ltd. - 9,541,544
Massoumeh Khadjenouri - 9,541,544
Jan Lernout - 9,541,544
KL Special Opportunities Master Fund Ltd - 8,691,121</sharedPowerOrDirectToVote>
          <solePowerOrDirectToDispose>Kite Lake Capital Management (UK) LLP - 0
Kite Lake Capital Management Ltd - 0
Kite Lake Capital Ltd. - 0
Massoumeh Khadjenouri - 0
Jan Lernout - 0
KL Special Opportunities Master Fund Ltd - 0</solePowerOrDirectToDispose>
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Kite Lake Capital Management Ltd - 9,541,544
Kite Lake Capital Ltd. - 9,541,544
Massoumeh Khadjenouri - 9,541,544
Jan Lernout - 9,541,544
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        <notApplicableFlag>N</notApplicableFlag>
        <classOwnership5PercentOrLess>Y</classOwnership5PercentOrLess>
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      <item6>
        <notApplicableFlag>N</notApplicableFlag>
        <ownershipMoreThan5PercentOnBehalfOfAnotherPerson>All of the securities reported in this Schedule 13G are directly owned by advisory clients of Kite Lake Capital Management (UK) LLP. None of those advisory clients may be deemed to beneficially own more than 5% of the Class A Common Stock, $0.01 par value.</ownershipMoreThan5PercentOnBehalfOfAnotherPerson>
      </item6>
      <item7>
        <notApplicableFlag>N</notApplicableFlag>
        <subsidiaryIdentificationAndClassification>Please see Exhibit B attached hereto.</subsidiaryIdentificationAndClassification>
      </item7>
      <item8>
        <notApplicableFlag>Y</notApplicableFlag>
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      <item9>
        <notApplicableFlag>Y</notApplicableFlag>
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      <item10>
        <notApplicableFlag>N</notApplicableFlag>
        <certifications>By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, the securities referred to above were not acquired and are not held for the purpose of or with the effect of changing or influencing the control of the issuer of the securities and were not acquired and are not held in connection with or as a participant in any transaction having that purpose or effect, other than activities solely in connection with a nomination under § 240.14a-11.</certifications>
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    <exhibitInfo>Exhibit A - Joint Filing Agreement
Exhibit B - Control Person Identification</exhibitInfo>
    <signatureInformation>
      <reportingPersonName>Kite Lake Capital Management (UK) LLP</reportingPersonName>
      <signatureDetails>
        <signature>/s/ Art Markham</signature>
        <title>Art Markham, Partner</title>
        <date>07/09/2026</date>
      </signatureDetails>
    </signatureInformation>
    <signatureInformation>
      <reportingPersonName>Kite Lake Capital Management Ltd</reportingPersonName>
      <signatureDetails>
        <signature>/s/ Massoumeh Khadjenouri</signature>
        <title>Massoumeh Khadjenouri, Director</title>
        <date>07/09/2026</date>
      </signatureDetails>
    </signatureInformation>
    <signatureInformation>
      <reportingPersonName>Kite Lake Capital Ltd.</reportingPersonName>
      <signatureDetails>
        <signature>/s/ Massoumeh Khadjenouri</signature>
        <title>Massoumeh Khadjenouri, Director</title>
        <date>07/09/2026</date>
      </signatureDetails>
    </signatureInformation>
    <signatureInformation>
      <reportingPersonName>Massoumeh Khadjenouri</reportingPersonName>
      <signatureDetails>
        <signature>/s/ Massoumeh Khadjenouri</signature>
        <title>Massoumeh Khadjenouri</title>
        <date>07/09/2026</date>
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    </signatureInformation>
    <signatureInformation>
      <reportingPersonName>Jan Lernout</reportingPersonName>
      <signatureDetails>
        <signature>/s/ Jan Lernout</signature>
        <title>Jan Lernout</title>
        <date>07/09/2026</date>
      </signatureDetails>
    </signatureInformation>
    <signatureInformation>
      <reportingPersonName>KL Special Opportunities Master Fund Ltd.</reportingPersonName>
      <signatureDetails>
        <signature>By: Kite Lake Capital Management (UK) LLP, its investment manager, By: /s/ Art Markham</signature>
        <title>Art Markham, Partner</title>
        <date>07/09/2026</date>
      </signatureDetails>
    </signatureInformation>
    <signatureComments>* Each Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of the reported securities except to the extent of his, her or its pecuniary interest therein, and this report shall not be deemed an admission that such Reporting Person is the beneficial owner of the securities for purposes of Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or for any other purpose.

To the extent that "ownership of 5 percent or less of a class" was indicated in Item 5, such response only applies to the Reporting Person(s) that indicated elsewhere herein that it beneficially owns five percent (5%) or less of the class.</signatureComments>
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