Comcast

Comcast is the largest cable company in the United States. Comcast was founded in 1963 as a single-line cable system out of Tupelo, Mississippi by Daniel Aaron, Julian A. Brodsky, and Ralph J. Roberts.

Since their humble beginnings, Comcast has ventured into many avenues beyond simple cable television. Comcast offers users an online presence at Comcast.net and Fancast, high-speed Internet through its cable lines, digital phone service, and services exclusively for businesses. As of mid-2008, Comcast had operations in 39 states, servicing nearly 25 million cable, 15 million high-speed Internet, and six million digital voice customers.

Of course, Comcast's reputation has not always been squeaky clean. Customers nationwide have become frustrated with the cable giant, fleeing for satellite companies such as DirecTV and the Dish Network in the 21st century.

In 2008, Comcast lost a key legal battle with the FCC. The Federal Communications Commission ruled that "Comcast was in the wrong when they dialed down bandwidth or interrupted transmissions altogether among their customers using file-sharing programs."

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• The Solution to the Net Neutrality Debate

  
  Nerd Acumen — Authority: 112
  During discussion this past Tuesday in Kathy Gill’s Net Economics class at the UW MCDM , my breakout group went over the subject of Comcast’s bid for NBC Universal.  Now, when I first heard about the news a few months back, my mind went straight like a bullet to the word “anti-trust”, like so many other ...
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• What Is Phishing And How It Relates To Your Webmail Credentials ?

  
  vhxn.com — Authority: 441
  Recently, the webmail industry experienced what was believed to be a phishing incident where several thousands of credentials from Gmail, Yahoo and Hotmail accounts were exposed on a third-party site. For those who are wondering exactly what phishing is, and how it relates to general spam: phishing  is a criminally ...
  6 hours ago

• Comcasts plan to buy control of NBC hinges on Vivendis stake

  
  Business Finance & Economy - business.marc8.com — Authority: 166
  A deal for Comcast to buy a controlling stake in NBC Universal and create one of the most powerful media companies in the world is taking longer than expected as the current owners tussle over price.
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• Men accused of disrupting Web site (The Times Herald)

  
  Adam Dicker | Domain Expert — Authority: 161
  COURTHOUSE — Three men associated with the computer hacker group Kryogeniks were indicted in federal court Thursday for allegedly disrupting Comcast Internet service and redirecting online traffic to Web sites they had set up. Originally posted here: Men accused of disrupting Web site (The Times Herald)
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• You know how it is in November...Survive and advance.

  
  Boiled Sports — Authority: 569
  Purdue fans soak up the pre-game atmosphere in St. Thomas If I would have seen this, tonights game might have reminded me of a few last season- Hummel got in early foul trouble and played less than 10 total minutes in the first half...and Purdue rebounded poorly. But, last season, Smooge didnt play this too ...
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• An Unsteady Future for Broadcast

  
  NYT > Theater — Authority: 916
  Analysts and executives are wondering if the economic model of broadcast television, which is more heavily reliant on advertising than cable, is irreparably broken.
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• G.E. and Vivendi Halt Talks Over Stake in NBC

  
  NYT > Theater — Authority: 916
  The sides appear to be at least $500 million apart on how to value NBC Universal, which G.E. is hoping to sell to Comcast, the big cable television company.
  10 hours ago

• Idalia Fernandez on Comcast’s Scholarships on Demand

  
  Prepare For College — Authority: 158
  Idalia Fernandez, president of the Hispanic College Fund, is interviewed about the Fund’s scholarship programs.
  11 hours ago

• Idalia Fernandez on Comcast’s Scholarships on Demand

  
  Prepare For College — Authority: 158
  Idalia Fernandez, president of the Hispanic College Fund, is interviewed about the Fund’s scholarship programs.
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• GE, Vivendi make progress on NBC Universal (Reuters)

  
  Relevant News — Authority: 517
  Reuters – General Electric and Vivendi are moving closer to a deal on NBC Universal, with Vivendi agreeing to accept payment for just one-third of its stake until a related deal with Comcast closes, according to a source familiar with the situation. More:  (Reuters)"> (Reuters)">GE, Vivendi ...
  12 hours ago

• Idle notes

  
  Sports Media Watch — Authority: 605
  Comcast and Fox Sports Net are launching their own local websites, posing a challenge to ESPN -- which debuted several local-specific websites earlier this year. Fox Sports Net quietly unveiled "a dozen local sites over the past couple of weeks," each of which corresponds to a FOX-owned RSNs (e.g., FSDetroit.com for ...
  14 hours ago

• Even outside of her show Tina Fey digs at NBC

  
  TV Squad — Authority: 725
  Every week we can be guaranteed that Tina Fey and the people at 30 Rock will make fun of NBC in some way, whether its product placement or The Jay Leno Show or last nights line about the green NBC peacock in the corner of the screen. Fey also isnt shy about dumping on NBC when shes away from the show either. ...
  16 hours ago

• Potty-mouths charged for Comcast hijack (The Register)

  
  Adam Dicker | Domain Expert — Authority: 161
  Destination ‘69 dick tard lane’ The potty-mouthed hackers who hijacked Comcast’s domain name for several hours last year were charged with intentionally damaging a protected computer system.… What is your recession sales strategy? Go here to read the rest: Potty-mouths charged for Comcast hijack (The ...
  17 hours ago

• Three charged as Comcast hackers (CNN)

  
  Adam Dicker | Domain Expert — Authority: 161
  Three alleged members of the hacker gang Kryogeniks were hit with a federal conspiracy charge Thursday for a 2008 stunt that replaced Comcast’s homepage with a shout-out to other hackers. See the rest here: Three charged as Comcast hackers (CNN)
  18 hours ago

• Idalia Fernandez on Comcast’s Scholarships on Demand

  
  Prepare For College — Authority: 158
  Idalia Fernandez, president of the Hispanic College Fund, is interviewed about the Fund’s scholarship programs.
  20 hours ago

• Caption This!

  
  Chickaboomer — Authority: 540
  NBComcast suing Victorias Secret for stealing the combined companys new logo.
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• Indictment Shows Ease of Hijacking Domain Name

  
  Domain Name Wire — Authority: 604
  Three hackers indicted for hijacking domain name. An indictment against three hackers involved in hijacking the Comcast.net domain name last year shows how easy it is to pull it off: just get access to the administrative contact’s email address. The U.S. government has charged three hackers with doing just ...
  22 hours ago

• Scythe Matters

  
  Chickaboomer — Authority: 540
  "NBC is sadly the fourth-place network; actually, were in ninth place if you count the radio stations ahead of us right now, I really believe that if everyone in this room would watch NBC for one night then that would be a 40 percent [ratings] increase."   Tina Fey On Philadelphia-based Comcast NBC ...
  23 hours ago

• G.E. and Vivendi Said to Be $1 Billion Apart on NBC

  
  DealBook — Authority: 775
  A report saying that Vivendi was holding out for more money in its negotiations to sell its 20 percent stake in NBC Universal to majority owner General Electric left some wondering just how far apart the two firms were on price.
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• Feds Charge 3 With Comcast.net Hijacking (MalaysiaNews.net)

  
  Adam Dicker | Domain Expert — Authority: 161
  Three alleged members of the hacker gang Kryogeniks were hit with a federal conspiracy charge Thursday for a 2008 stunt that replaced Comcast’s homepage with a shout-out to other hackers. Prose… Go here to see the original: Feds Charge 3 With Comcast.net Hijacking (MalaysiaNews.net)
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