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Comcast

Comcast
Company nameComcast Corporation
Company typePublic company
IndustryTelecommunications
Broadcasting
Movie Ticketing Services
FoundedTupelo, Mississippi, US (1963)
Founder(s)Ralph J. Roberts
Daniel Aaron
Julian A. Brodsky
Jacob S. LaFleur
HeadquartersOne Comcast Center
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US
Area servedUnited States
Key peopleBrian L. Roberts
(Chairman, President, & CEO)
ProductsXfinity (cable television, broadband internet, digital voice), home networking
Revenue(+) US$ 37.937 billion (2010)
Operating income(+) US$ 6.104 billion (2010)
Net income(-) US$ 3.635 billion (2010)
Total assets(+) US$ 118.584 billion (2010)
Total equity(+) US$ 44.434 billion (2010)
Employees102,000 (2010)

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Comcast Corporation (NASDAQ - CMCSA and NASDAQ - CMCSK) is the largest cable operator, home internet service provider, and fourth largest home telephone service provider in the United States, providing cable television, broadband Internet, and telephone service to both residential and commercial customers in 39 states and the District of Columbia.

The company is headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Comcast also has significant holding in several cable networks (including E! Entertainment Television, Style Network, G4, The Golf Channel and Versus), distribution (ThePlatform), and related businesses. Comcast acquired a majority stake in media conglomerate NBCUniversal in January 2011. Over the years, the company has also been the subject of substantial amounts of criticism from subscribers and the media for its poor customer service, stance on net neutrality, relationships with local, state and federal governments, business practices and controversial lobbying efforts.

Comcast Video

A Comcast technician came to replace a faulty modem. After spending an hour on hold with Comcast's central office, he fell asleep on my couch. I've been in my apartment for three weeks and my internet connection is still non-functional. This is my tribute to Comcast, their low quality technology and their poor customer service. UPDATE: My service has been restored. A Comcast team spent five hours to get everything up and running. Thanks for all your advice. More info: www.snakesonablog.com
0.98 min. | 4.61 user rating
Hey Its the Monday PDS, now click down here to get Phill'd in. Watch Today's new Personal Vlog: www.youtube.com ------------------------------------------ For the Tweets: twitter.com For the Freaks: facebook.com ------------------------------------------------------------------- Other Stuff on PhillyD.tv Today not on the show --------------------------------------------------------------- Best Product Placement of the Day t.co Camel Eats Little Boy t.co Kim Kardashian Goes nekkidsauce Again: t.co ------------------------------------------------------------ For the Links: ------------------------------------------------------ Rosario Dawson and Jessica Alba in GQ! t.co Is Minka Kelly the Sexiest Woman Alive? (Gallery) t.co Comcast sucks: bit.ly Blizzard Bans Players: bit.ly $1MM to Streak in Front of Obama: bit.ly Google's Cars Dive Themselves: bit.ly DBotD Vampire Fanatics: bit.ly
4.57 min. | 4.90 user rating
Lady Gaga performed her 'acoustic version' of "Poker Face" LIVE on the Comcast Couch! www.b96hits.com for more videos!
3.45 min. | 4.45 user rating
Comcast CEO Brian Roberts introduces "It's Businss Time" performance by Flight of the Conchords' at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas.
10.00 min. | 4.76 user rating
Seriously, he came to install my cable and then asked to borrow a crow bar. I love their service once it's connected, but their contractors have GOT TO GO!
0.17 min. | 2.0 user rating
Justin Bieber performs "One Time" LIVE on the Comcast Couch at the B96 Studios in Chicago! For more videos check out www.b96hits.com
2.92 min. | 4.70 user rating
The Opening of the new Comcast Center in Philadelphia and a look at the Barco Video wall with the best picture quality in the world. 5 times better resolution than any HD picture. My video does an injustice to how real the video wall looks. but only a visit to 18th and JFK can show the vivid looks. It's open to the public, in the lobby and runs 18 hours a day. The Comcast Center is 58 stories, just under 1000ft. and Pa's largest building. Very Cool!
9.70 min. | 4.80 user rating
Visit www.getthedaily.com - Your Online Home For The Latest National Headlines. In the national headlines: police officers are suspended for abusing a paralyzed man and Comcast clashes with the FCC. Hi everyone and welcome to get the daily.com. I'm Andrea Rene and here are some top national stories. In Florida, four sheriff's deputies have been suspended after a video surfaced of them purposely tipping over a quadrapeligic man otu of his wheelchair. Surveillance footage from Hillsborough county jail shows a deputy dumping Brian Sterner from his wheelchair onto the floor after he was brought in on a warrant for a traffic violation. After being brough into a booking room, one of the officers told Sterner to stand up, and grew agitated when he did not comply, because he is paralyzed! Sterner has not been able to walk since a 1994 accident and uses hand pedals on his car. An investigation is under way into the charges. During an FCC hearing yesterday, Comcast Corporation defended its internet flow practices after being hauled in by complaints from consumer advocacy groups. Comcast was accused of unfairly hampering internet traffic flow for their own purposes, but Comcast says what they've been doing it justifiable. They are accused of interfering with users internet activity when file sharing is suspected. Comcast says if they didn't curb file sharing between users, it would slow down the entire network with large file transfers, so instead, they trick users into think their <b>...</b>
2.57 min. | 3.33 user rating
Jared prank calls as Branden and talks as fast as he possibly can :) www.FridayNightCranks.com
14.17 min. | 4.77 user rating
What does a Comcast call center guy think of "Sleeping Comcast guy" and the "AOL cancellation" video? Can CubeBreak's founder provoke him?
1.80 min. | 3.24 user rating

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Comcast introduces new, fast 105Mbps cable service - Afterdawn.com Tweet this news
Afterdawn.com---Comcast- has introduced their new Extreme 105 cable service today, offering 105Mbps downstream, at least 15 times faster than most of the other plans they offer. The service is available in major cities like San Francisco, Seattle, Denver, - Date : Fri, 15 Apr 2011 02:17:29 GMT+00:00
FCC asks wrong questions in information request to Comcast - Los Angeles Times Tweet this news
Los Angeles Times--Case in point is a recent filing that -Comcast- Corp., new majority of owner of NBCUniversal, just made to the Federal Communications Commission in response to a request from the regulatory agency. As part of approving the marriage of - - Date : Fri, 15 Apr 2011 01:16:50 GMT+00:00
Comcast Names Maria Arias Executive Director Of Diversity, Inclusion - RTT News Tweet this news
RTT News--(RTTNews) - -Comcast- Corp. (CMCSA: News ) announced that Maria Arias has been named Executive Director of Diversity and Inclusion. Arias previously served as Vice President of Operations for -Comcast- Cable's Southern Colorado systems wher - Date : Thu, 14 Apr 2011 17:35:29 GMT+00:00
Flipboard Flips $50M For Digital Magazine App - Forbes (blog) Tweet this news
Forbes (blog)--The funding was led by Insight Venture Partners with participation from new investor -Comcast- Interactive Capital, according to AllThingsD, which reported the news. Existing investors participated, including Kleiner Perkins Caufield &a - Date : Thu, 14 Apr 2011 22:37:19 GMT+00:00
Comcast Expands Premium Tech Support Footprint 'Xfinity Signature Support ... - Dslreports Tweet this news
Dslreports--Last month we noted that -Comcast- had unveiled a new premium technical support service for families without a resident pro bono technical support nerd. The idea, pursued by a number of ... - Date : Thu, 14 Apr 2011 22:51:56 GMT+00:00
Apple, Comcast, Others Dissed Over Government Privacy - TIME Tweet this news
TIME--Apple, -Comcast-, MySpace, Skype and Verizon are most willing to throw users under the bus when it comes to privacy, says the Electronic Frontier Foundation. Looking to rally users around the issue of privacy, ... - Date : Fri, 15 Apr 2011 00:17:23 GMT+00:00
Comcast: VOD Movie Views In Our Markets Well Ahead Of Netflix's - Multichannel News Tweet this news
Multichannel News---Comcast- is disputing a recent report from research firm NPD Group that found Netflix dominates the digital movie market, with the cable operator arguing the study does not provide an accurate ... - Date : Thu, 14 Apr 2011 21:38:11 GMT+00:00
Minnesota escapes 'Worst Company' award - Bizjournals.com Tweet this news
Bizjournals.com--Defending champ -Comcast- “defeated” contender Best Buy in the Sweet 16, with 74 percent of voters saying -Comcast- was the worst of the two companies. Wal-Mart Stores Inc. beat Delta in the Sweet Sixteen, with 65 percent of voters sa - Date : Thu, 14 Apr 2011 12:11:23 GMT+00:00
Comcast (NASDAQ:CMCSA) Promoting VPs - eMoneyDaily Tweet this news
eMoneyDaily--The entertainment provider -Comcast- (NASDAQ:CMCSA) announced that it has promoted two of its top executives, Sarah Gitchell and David Marcus, to vice president and deputy general counsel for -Comcast- Cable. Sarah joined the company in 2005 - Date : Thu, 14 Apr 2011 13:56:52 GMT+00:00
Comcast Leads in New Broadband Subscriber Additions, Strategy Analytics - SYS-CON Media (press release) Tweet this news
SYS-CON Media (press release)---Comcast- led the US market in new broadband subscribers in 2010, adding one million net customers over the course of the year, according to a report just released by analyst firm Strategy Analytics. -Comcast- grew its subsc - Date : Tue, 05 Apr 2011 17:19:34 GMT+00:00

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Tier Name Downstream (Mbit/s) Upstream (Mbit/s) Time of download at full speed till 250GB monthly cap is reached Notes
Economy 1.5 .384
Economy Plus 3 .768 May not be available in all markets
Performance Starter 6 1
Performance 12 or 15 2 37-47 hours
Performance 6 or 8 1 or 2 70-93 hours In markets not upgraded yet to support DOCSIS 3.0
Performance Plus 8 or 16 2 35-70 hours In markets not upgraded yet to support DOCSIS 3.0
Blast 20 or 25 4 22-28 hours
Extreme 50 10 or 15 11 hours 7 minutes
Extreme 105 105 20 5 hours 18 minutes

Comcast

Comcast Programming Group
E! * Style Network * Golf Channel * Versus * G4 (88%) * PBS Kids Sprout (part owner) * TV One (part owner) * FEARnet (part owner) * ExerciseTV (part owner) * Comcast Entertainment Television * Comcast Television * MLB Network (minority stake) * NHL Network (minority stake) * The Mtn. * New England Cable News * Comcast Network
Comcast SportsNetBay Area (45%) * California * Chicago (20%) * New England * SportsNet New York (part owner) * Northwest * Philadelphia * Washington * Southeast (50%) * Southwest
Comcast Spectacor
Philadelphia Flyers * Philadelphia 76ers * Wells Fargo Center * Spectrum * Flyers Skate Zone * Ovations Food Services * New Era Tickets * ComcastTIX
Comcast Interactive Media
XFINITY * DailyCandy * Fancast * Fandango * Movies.com * Plaxo * ThePlatform
Other Holdings
International Media Distribution * Comcast Spotlight * MGM Holdings (20%) * GuideWorks (51%) * TVWorks (67%) * Midcontinent Communications (part owner) * In Demand (part owner)

NBC Universal, Inc. (a joint venture of General Electric 80% and Vivendi 20%)

Universal StudiosFocus Features * United International Pictures * Illumination Entertainment * Universal Animation Studios * Universal Studios Home Entertainment * Universal Playback * Geneon Universal (80.1%) * Universal Pictures
Universal Parks & ResortsIslands of Adventure * Universal Orlando Resort * Universal Studios Hollywood * Universal Studios Florida * Universal Studios Japan * Universal Studios Singapore * Universal Studios Dubailand * Universal Studios South Korea * Universal CityWalk
Broadcast TV assetsNBC * Telemundo * NBC News * NBC Sports * Universal Sports (50%)
NBC Universal CableA&E Television Networks (15%) * Bravo * Chiller * CNBC * MSNBC * Mun2 * Oxygen * Syfy * ShopNBC (30%) * Sleuth * Telemundo Puerto Rico * The Weather Channel * Universal HD * USA Network * Universal Sports (50%) * Weatherscan
CNBC global channelsCNBC (US) * CNBC World * CNBC Latin America * CNBC Europe * CNBC Asia * CNBC Africa
CNBC Europe branchesClass CNBC (20%) * CNBC-e * CNBC Arabiya (according to [http://www.cnbc.com/id/18030512 CNBC Europe]) * CNBC Nordic * CNBC Africa * TVN CNBC Biznes
CNBC Asia branchesNikkei CNBC * CNBC-TV18 * CNBC Awaaz * CNBC Pakistan * CNBC Australia * CNBC Hong Kong * CNBC Singapore * SBS-CNBC
NBC Universal
global networks
Syfy * 13th Street * Universal Channel * Hallmark Channel * Movies 24 * KidsCo * Diva TV * Steel * Das Vierte * Studio Universal
Syfy global channelsUS * UK * Germany * France * Australia * Spain * Benelux * Philippines * Poland * Portugal * Romania * Russia * Latin America * Asia * Japan
NBC Universal
Television Group
NBC Studios * NBC Universal Television Distribution * Telemundo Television Studios * RTI Production * Telemundo of Puerto Rico Studios * Universal Media Studios
NBC O&OsKNBC * KNSD * KNTV * KXAS * WCAU * WMAQ * WNBC (New York Nonstop) * WRC * WTVJ * WVIT
Telemundo O&OsKBLR * KEJT-LP * KHRR * KDEN * KNSO * KTAZ * KTMD * KVDA * KSTS * KVEA * KXTX * WKAQ * WNEU * WNJU * WSCV * WSNS
ShopNBC O&OsWWDP
Spanish independent
TV stations
KWHY
Internet ventures:msnbc.com * iVillage * Television Without Pity * OUTzoneTV.com * getTRIO.com * BrilliantButCancelled.com * calamitygame.com * Hulu
Other assets:qubo * EMKA, Ltd. * WSI Corporation
Defunct properties:NBC Weather Plus (2004-2008) * Trio (1997-2005)

Cable, satellite, and other speciality television providers in the United States

CableAdams Cable * Advanced Cable Communications * Americable International (Puerto Rico) * Astound Broadband * Atlantic Broadband * Armstrong Telephone Company * Allegiance Communications * BendBroadband * Blue Ridge Communications * Bresnan Communications * Bright House Networks * Broadstripe * Buckeye CableSystem * Cable One * Cablevision * Champion Broadband * Charter * Choice Cable TV (Puerto Rico) * CMA Communications * Cox * Crestview Cable * Emery Telcom * FairPoint Communications * GCI * GUdTV (Guam) * Hargray * Insight * Knology * Liberty Cablevision (Puerto Rico) * MCV Broadband (Guam) * Mediacom * MetroCast Cablevision * Midcontinent Communications * Northland Cable Television * OneLink (Puerto Rico) * RCN * San Juan Cable (Puerto Rico) * Satview Broadband * Service Electric * Suddenlink * Time Warner Cable * Truvista Communications * US Cable * Wave Broadband * Western Broadband * Windjammer Communications * WOW! * Xfinity (Comcast) * PC One Cable * SRT
SatelliteDirecTV (Channels) * Dish Network (Channels:USA | Mexico) * Shaw Direct (Channels) * GlobeCast * HITS
IPTVNEP Datavision * Qwest Choice TV * Sky Angel (Channels) * SureWest * U-verse (AT&T) * Claro TV (Claro) * NDTC TV
FiberFiOS (Channels)
Defunct Cable TVAdelphia * Alameda Power and Telecom * Almega Cable * AT&T Broadband ( MediaOne Group * Tele-Communications Inc. ) * Crown Cable * Friendship Cable * Graceba Total Communications * King Videocable * Marcus Cable * Paragon Cable * Patriot Media * Precis Communications * Rapid Communications * Citizens Cable (Colorado)
Defunct SatelliteAlphaStar * PrimeStar * USSB * Voom
Defunct IPTVVDC
Defunct TerrestrialUSDTV

Companies of the NASDAQ-100 index

Activision Blizzard * Adobe * Akamai * Altera * Amazon.com * Amgen * Apollo Group * Apple * Applied Materials * Autodesk * ADP * Baidu * Bed Bath & Beyond * Biogen Idec * BMC Software * Broadcom * C.H. Robinson * CA, Inc. * Celgene * Cephalon * Cerner * Check Point * Cintas * Cisco * Citrix * Cognizant * Comcast * Costco * Dell * Dentsply * DirecTV * Dish Network * eBay * Electronic Arts * Expedia * Expeditors International * Express Scripts * Fastenal * First Solar * Fiserv * Flextronics * FLIR Systems * Foster Wheeler * Garmin * Genzyme * Gilead Sciences * Google * Henry Schein * Hologic * Illumina * Infosys * Intel * Intuit * Intuitive Surgical * J.B. Hunt * Joy Global * KLA-Tencor * Lam Research * Liberty Media * Life Technologies * Linear Technology * Logitech * Marvell * Mattel * Maxim Integrated Products * Microchip Technology * Microsoft * Millicom * Mylan * NetApp * News Corporation * NII * Nvidia * O'Reilly Automotive * Oracle * Paccar * Patterson Companies * Paychex * Priceline.com * Qiagen * Qualcomm * Research In Motion * Ross Stores * SanDisk * Seagate * Sears * Sigma-Aldrich * Staples * Starbucks * Stericycle * Symantec * Teva Pharmaceutical * Urban Outfitters * VeriSign * Vertex Pharmaceuticals * Virgin Media * Vodafone * Warner Chilcott * Wynn Resorts * Xilinx * Yahoo!

Philadelphia-area corporations (including the Delaware Valley)

Philadelphia-based Fortune 500 corporations
(by 2009 rank)
Comcast (59) * Sunoco (78) * Cigna (129) * Aramark (189) * Crown Holdings (289)
Delaware Valley-based Fortune 500 corporations
(by 2009 rank)
Companies listed above, plus: AmerisourceBergen (24) * DuPont (86) * Lincoln National Corporation (256) * Campbell Soup (299) * UGI Corp. (369) * SunGard (380) * Unisys (452) * Airgas (474)
Other notable Philadelphia-based businessesAmoroso's * AppLabs * Beneficial Bank * Crozer Keystone Health System * Philadelphia Media Holdings * Radian Group * Tasty Baking * Urban Outfitters
Notable Philadelphia-based professional partnershipsBallard Spahr * Blank Rome * Cozen O'Connor * Dechert * Drinker Biddle & Reath * Duane Morris * Morgan, Lewis & Bockius * Pepper Hamilton * Saul Ewing
Other notable Delaware Valley-based businessesAqua America * Bentley Systems * Brandywine Realty Trust * Boscov's * Carpenter Technology Corp. * GSI Commerce * Forman Mills * Liberty Property Trust * Rita's Water Ice * Vanguard * ViroPharma * Wawa * Wilmington Trust * WSFS Bank
Notable Delaware Valley-based
US headquarters of foreign businesses
ACE * AgustaWestland * AstraZeneca * GlaxoSmithKline * HSBC Bank USA * ING Direct * SAP America * Siemens Medical * Shire Pharmaceuticals * Sovereign Bancorp * Subaru * Teva Pharmacueticals * TD Bank
Notable Delaware Valley-based
division headquarters of US corporations
Acme (SuperValu) * AlliedBarton and Pinnacle Foods (Blackstone) * Keystone Helicopter (United Tech.) * Centocor (J&J) * Colonial Penn (Conseco) * Delmarva Power (Pepco Holdings) * Hercules (Ashland) * MAB Paints (Sherwin-Williams) * MBNA (Bank of America) * McNeil Laboratories (J&J) * Neoware (Hewlett-Packard) * PECO (Exelon) * QVC (Liberty Media) * Rohm and Haas (Dow Chemical)



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