Belgian cable operator Telenet Group Holding N.V. has leading market positions in broadband and pay-TV services, supported by a strong network infrastructure. We anticipate its growth prospects will remain favorable in 2012 and 2013. We view Telenet's business risk profile as satisfactory and its financial risk profile as aggressive. We are assigning our 'B+' long-term rating to Telenet and our 'B+' issue rating to its senior secured debt and proposed secured notes. The positive outlook reflects the possibility of a one-notch upgrade in the next 12-18 months if EBITDA and free operating cash flow continue to grow and adjusted debt to EBITDA ratio declines to 4.5x or below. On Aug. 14, 2012, Standard&Poor's Ratings Services assigned a 'B+'