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!

  
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  DailyFinance — Authority: 797
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• Comcast to take over NBC? apparently C…

  
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• Comcast Captures Peacock Throne

  
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  Just South of North — Authority: 145
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• Another Open Letter

  
  Motherhood...Unscripted — Authority: 121
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• A/V Upgrade: What’s Wrong With Comcast

  
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• An Insider Look At Comcasts Customer Service Boot Camp [Comcast]

  
  Consumerist — Authority: 776
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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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