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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  MediaMemo — Authority: 755
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• For Comcast and Viacom, It’s All About Content

  
  Sramana Mitra on Strategy — Authority: 564
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• Will Comcast-NBCU Be Too Powerful?

  
  Telecompetitor — Authority: 479
  Should Comcast be successful in its bid to buy NBC Universal, it may be too powerful say some detractors, including smaller cable companies. Comcast already controls significant content properties, including several regional sports networks. Adding NBCU’s content empire will catapult Comcast into one of the most ...
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• Comcast Homepage Hackers Indicted

  
  Information Security Resources — Authority: 534
  By Robert Siciliano, Identity Theft Expert One hacked email address led to the defacement of Comcast’s homepage. When the hackers called Comcasts technical contact to let them know all 200 Comcast domain names and Comcast homepage were vulnerable, he hung up on them. It has not been disclosed how ...
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• Idalia Fernandez on Comcast’s Scholarships on Demand

  
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• Bye by Comcast, hello RCN!

  
  Something better to do — Authority: 417
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• A Tired Monday Linkfest

  
  Fang's Bites — Authority: 478
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• Local NBA and NHL ratings on Comcast

  
  Sports Media Watch — Authority: 598
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• Major Consumer Advocasy Groups Oppose Comcast-NBC Universal Merger .

  
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• FEARnet’s ‘Fear News’ is the ‘Rocketboom’ of Horror

  
  Tubefilter News — Authority: 583
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• Feds charge three in Comcast traffic diversion scheme

  
  Telecom Industry News — Authority: 145
  If youre going to play with our site, we will find you, says Comcast. This week, federal prosecutors have charged three men for diverting traffic off of Comcasts consumer website Comcast.net. While the suspects names were not revealed federal prosecutors last Thursday arrested a 19-year old from Newark, Del., a ...
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• Sportsman Channel Launches in Houston on Comcast

  
  AmmoLand.com — Authority: 607
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• My Roommate Stole My Cable Box And Comcast Wants $300 [Roommates]

  
  Consumerist — Authority: 795
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• How Comcast Ruins HD Channeling

  
  RelationShaping — Authority: 400
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• Hulu Will Be Dead Within Two Years Because Of New Technology Says CEO

  
  World Internet TV PC Blog — Authority: 133
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• Where’s Our Hulu App, Apple?

  
  CyberTheater — Authority: 518
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• G.E. and Vivendi Halt Talks Over Stake in NBC

  
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• Femtocell market update for week of 9 November 2009

  
  3G In The Home — Authority: 110
  NTT DoCoMo launches MyArea femtocell Following through on an initial announcement last July , NTT DoCoMo has launched its MyArea HSUPA-capable femtocell in Japan.  According to DoCoMo, the femtocell “creates a private FOMA area in the home as a highly stable wireless environment for high-speed packet ...
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• When Will Comcast NJ Receive Spike HD?

  
  JerseySmarts.com — Authority: 132
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• Social Networking == Social Division?

  
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