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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• Legendary MGM (Metro Goldwyn Mayer) Up for Sale Soon!

  
  Celebrity Gossip | ThecounT.com — Authority: 119
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• Comcasts deal with GE for NBC Universal could come this week

  
  DailyFinance — Authority: 797
  Filed under: Company News , Media , General Electric , Comcast Comcast, the nations largest cable company, and General Electric, the giant industrial conglomerate, are finalizing an agreement that would create a new media titan anchored by NBC Universal. The deal would instantly remake the entertainment ...
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• Can Clearwire add 81,000 Subscribers in Q4?

  
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  That’s the question we posed last week on our blog over at Unstrung — that number works out roughly to 900 new subscribers a day. Now that number can also include wholesale subscriptions added via partners like Sprint, Comcast, Time Warner Cable and Bright House — and it now includes live markets in Chicago, ...
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• Comcast to take over NBC? apparently C…

  
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• Burdened by Billions in Debt, MGM Puts Itself Up for Sale

  
  DealBook — Authority: 772
  Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, crumbling under the weight of almost $4 billion in debt, said late Friday that it would seek a buyer.
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• How did I do at the Blackhawks game?

  
  Body by Bond — Authority: 414
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• Comcast Captures Peacock Throne

  
  Chickaboomer — Authority: 539
  Comcast tries on NBC for size as early as next week .
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• Moving = no internet

  
  Just South of North — Authority: 145
  Well I have some bad news for JustSON Nation. I moved yesterday, and since Comcast has yet to put cable/internet in Im not sure when Ill get it. Ive sat on hold for over an hour each of the last three days. Awesome customer service. Ill try to update from wireless hotspots, coffee shops, public libraries, other ...
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• Another Open Letter

  
  Motherhood...Unscripted — Authority: 121
  Dear Comcast, While it’s tempting just to write “You Suck” and end, that’s too easy. Your customer service deserves SO. MUCH. MORE. Here’s an idea. When a customer calls in and makes it through your labyrinth of button-pushing (”Push 1 for English”?? REALLY?!? Am I NOT in America?) in order to talk to ...
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• Jon Stewart on McCains Anti-Net-Neutrality Bill

  
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  From Here to Neutrality The Daily Show With Jon Stewart Mon - Thurs 11p / 10c From Here to Neutrality www.thedailyshow.com Daily Show Full Episodes Political Humor Health Care Crisis In case youre wondering, yes, this exists. As does this . But not this .
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• A/V Upgrade: What’s Wrong With Comcast

  
  Candleblog — Authority: 415
  Okay. Here’s a sketch of what’s occurred in the last 36 hours. If you want to skip the nitty gritty, just jump down to the “conclusions” portion at the bottom.A Comcast technician came to my house yesterday morning to install the a multi-stream CableCARD. He spent a good 30 minutes on the phone with someone ...
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• An Insider Look At Comcasts Customer Service Boot Camp [Comcast]

  
  Consumerist — Authority: 776
  Travel with Consumer Watch columnist Jon Yates of the Chicago Tribune to the training ground of our nations elite. The few, the powerless, and the often berated: Comcast customer service representatives . Yates sat in on a training class for new reps, sat in on many live calls, and shared the secrets of agents ...
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• Too Big to Block? Why Obama Must Stop the Comcast-NBC Merger

  
  Progressive News Daily — Authority: 159
  by Josh Silver FreePress.net cross posted at The Huffington Post By next week, cable giant Comcast is expected to announce a deal to buy NBC-Universal, the biggest proposed media merger in recent memory. Comcast, the largest cable company and the No. 1 Internet service provider in the nation, would take over the ...
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• Comcast TV Everywhere LAunching On Every Device Known To Man

  
  World Internet TV PC Blog — Authority: 130
  After a trial phase in 5000 homes, Comcast are launching TV Everywhere next month. Viewers who must also be subscribers, can watch Comcast shows on up to 3 internet enabled devices using the On Demand Online service. The Comcast TV Everywhere and On Demand Online are a response to the overwhelming success of internet ...
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• HISSING SOUND ON PANASONIC CORDLESS PHONE USING VOIP(LINGO) AND COMCAST?

  
  Free Voip Info , free voips calls - iphone - skype - nokia - cisco - dlink — Authority: 161
  I have comcast internet, we afterwards have my wirelss router as well as afterwards we have my phone adaptor continuous to my router as well as afterwards a brand new pansonic Dect 6.0 cordless phone attached. This phone is great though consistent hissing receptive to advice that creates it difficult. Any ideas? It ...
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• Whats in a name? Well see when Comcast and NBC Universal figure out what to call themselves

  
  Company Town — Authority: 733
  Since were all expecting Comcast to announce its deal to take control of NBC Universal next week from General Electric Co., the next step is coming up with a name for the new entity. Will it be something boring like Comcast NBC Universal Inc.? Will they try to be cute and call themselves NBCUNICOM? Maybe NBCUNICAST? ...
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• Whats in a name? Well see when Comcast and NBC Universal figure out what to call themselves

  
  Blogs - — Authority: 149
  Since were all expecting Comcast to announce its deal to take control of NBC Universal next week from General Electric Co. the next step is coming up with a name for the new entity. Will it be something boring like......( read more )
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• Idalia Fernandez on Comcast’s Scholarships on Demand

  
  Prepare For College — Authority: 155
  Idalia Fernandez, president of the Hispanic College Fund, is interviewed about the Fund’s scholarship programs.
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• Comcast’s Amy Banse Explains TV Everywhere

  
  eHomeUpgrade — Authority: 499
  At NewTeeVee LIVE yesterday Comcast’s Amy Banse talked about what subscribers can look forward to with the company’s “TV Everywhere” initiative. Essentially, what Comcast wants to do is bring TV programming to a variety of platforms – specifically Internet enabled and mobile devices. TV Everywhere ...
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