Comcast

- Stock symbol (Nasdaq): CMCSA
- Annual revenue (2007): $30.895 billion
- Founder(s): Ralph J. Roberts, Daniel Aaron, Julian A. Brodsky
- Year established: 1963 in Tupelo, Mississippi
- Industry: Cable Television
- Phone: 215-286-1700
- Toll Free: 800-266-2278
- HQ: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- CEO: Brian L. Roberts
- Staff: 87,000
- No. of cable customers: 24.2 million
- No. of digital cable subscribers: 14.7 million
- No. of high-speed internet users: 12.9 million

Comcast Corporation is the largest provider of cable, broadband, and telephone services in the United States. From its humble beginnings in the 1960s, Comcast has grown to absorb, alone and through partnerships, AT&T Broadband, MGM, and Adelphia Cable.
Key Dates
- 1963: Company founded
- 1969: Company incorporated in Pennsylvania under name Comcast Corporation from American Cable Systes
- 1997: Microsoft invests $1 billion in Comcast
- 2001: Comcast acquires AT&T Broadband
- 2002: Paid University of Maryland $25 million for naming rights to new College Park campus basketball arena
- 2004: Announces unsolicited $66 billion bid for the Walt Disney Company
- 2005: Comcast and Sony Pictures Entertainment acquire MGM and subsidiary United Artists
- April, 2005: Comcast and Time Warner Cable buy Adelphia Cable
- 2007: Rated worst organization for customer satisfaction in American Customer Satisfaction Index
- 2008: Purchases Daily Candy for a reported $125M
Comcast Cap

In an effort to solve problems with clogged bandwidth on their network, Comcast decided to try to limit excessive bandwidth usage among their customers by instituting a 250 GB cap for residential customers. Starting on October 1, 2008, Comcast customers that exceed the 250 GB limit will be notified by the company. While Comcast contends that 99% of their customers will not be affected by the cap,Comcast Help & Support: Frequently Asked Questions about Excessive Use critics have said that customers may turn to other providers in order to avoid the cap.ars technica: Comcast starts 250GB bandwidth caps October 1 (August 28, 2008)

Comcast News
- Comcast seeks reputation change with Xfinity brand
  
  By Yinka Adegoke NEW YORK, Feb 8 (Reuters) - If you search for "Comcast" on YouTube, the top clip is one of a cable technician fast asleep on a customer's ... (February 09, 2010)
  Reuters
- NBC and Comcast Merge and That's ... OK
  
  At an otherwise genteel subcommittee grilling of the top executives from NBC Universal and Comcast over their proposed media mega-merger last week, ... (February 09, 2010)
  New York Observer
- More trips to Capitol Hill for Comcast and NBC Universal
  
  Comcast and NBC Universal executives may be through arguing about their merger with former "Saturday Night Live" performer Sen. ... (February 05, 2010)
  Los Angeles Times
- Plucked Peacock takes nuptials with Comcast, AT&T, NBC
  
  We, Comcast and AT& T, take you, NBC, to be our wedded peacock -- to have and to pluck as we see fit. Let the nuptials begin with a quote from one of ... (February 09, 2010)
  Huffington Post (blog)
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Comcast Blogs
- Total Telecom - Comcast plans makeover to improve image with consumers
  
  US cable operator plans to rebrand its services as Xfinity. (February 08, 2010)
  totaltele.com
- MinnPost: Franken questions CEOs on proposed Comcast/NBC mega ...
  
  Sen. Al Franken questions Comcast CEO Brian Roberts and NBC Universal CEO Jeff Zucker during a hearing on the proposed $30 billion merger between cable giant. (February 08, 2010)
  blog.alfranken.com
- Comcast! You've got some Xplainin' to do! - Brand New
  
  Instead of trying to run away from their existing brand, Comcast should focus their energies on improving their customer service and satisfaction practices. The company needs to repair its reputation, not change its name. ... (February 08, 2010)
  underconsideration.com
- How Comcast Approaches Social CRM | CloudAve
  
  Since I'm speaking on the topic of Social CRM at the New Comm Forum in April, I decided to reach out to a few folk. (February 09, 2010)
  cloudave.com
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Comcast Questions
- What times does Comcast cap Bittorrent less? 1 Answer
  
  Comcast doesn't throttle bit torrent, they throttle your whole connection. There is a new user policy that started on October 1st: 1. Your first 250GB in the... read more
- How is Comcast Handling the Digital Switchover? 2 Answers
  
  Well, I wrote How to Switch to Digital TV and have Comcast. Currently, you do not need a digital box if you have Comcast. They will be converting the channels s... read more
- Does Hulu threaten cable TV? Do both companies compete for customers in the same market sector? 1 Answer
  
  It definitely threatens cable. I think that's why we're starting to hear more about bandwidth caps on cable services. If I subscribe to Time Warner Cable, and ... read more
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