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September 2009 (19)

30Sep
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Pink Ribbon campaign

While I love my job, I’d rather be doing something completely different. I’m a breast cancer oncologist, but I’d much rather be preventing breast cancer from forming in the first place. For over 20 years, I’ve been caring for those...

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29Sep
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Hispanic Heritage Voices

As we continue to celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month we thought we'd learn more about the diversity and richness within the Hispanic culture by catching up with Hispanic members of the Comcast family. They told us great stories about their...

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28Sep
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A celebration of H.O.M.E., and rock stars

Sure, Jon Bon Jovi was in the house, and I thought that was cool. But the biggest rock star of the night was a petite nun who refuses to accept that homelessness and poverty are inevitable. Her name is...

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25Sep
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Broadband for America: Helping make our nation the most connected on earth

We're pleased to be one of nearly a hundred broadband companies, associations, and user organizations who are part of a newly launched coalition called Broadband for America. Broadband for America was created to support and pursue the two most important...

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24Sep
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Getting married

A quick personal note for all you Comcast Voices readers out there: you’re not going to see much of me around these parts for the next couple of weeks. I’m going to be out of the office since I’m getting...

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23Sep
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Discovery Education On Demand By Comcast

Generally speaking I usually talk about things that are happening at a national level here on Comcast Voices, but lots of interesting things happen within local markets as well. Our folks in Indiana have been working hard with Discovery Education...

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22Sep
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TV Pulse Survey - how people plan to watch this fall TV season

I love the crisp fall weather, back to school and, of course, fall TV! Comcast recently conducted a “TV Pulse Survey” that found that a majority of individuals are very excited about the fall primetime TV season. This nationwide survey...

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21Sep
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Does the Internet Need More Regulation? FCC to Decide

Today, the Chairman of the FCC, Julius Genachowski, announced that he will ask the FCC to adopt new regulations on the way that companies like Comcast, AT&T, Verizon, Sprint, T-Mobile, Hughes Satellite, and thousands of others provide Internet services to...

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18Sep
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Who would have thought one little avatar could do such big things?

Meet Philly Jilly, the friendly face of comcast.net/games. This little avatar host has been around since launch of the new games channel in June 2009 and she’s here to stay. Inspired by the easy-going personality of the games marketing manager...

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17Sep
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TV Tips: Time is on your side

We’re launching a new series of posts here on Comcast Voices today called ‘TV Tips.’ As I explain in the video above this series is going to focus on television: tips, tricks, buying advice, and more. TV Tips 1...

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15Sep
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Celebrating National Hispanic Heritage Month

September 15th marks the start of National Hispanic Heritage Month here in the United States, recognizing the rich culture, diversity and history of Hispanic and Latino communities. At Comcast, we’re helping celebrate the best way we know how: On Demand....

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11Sep
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Remembering 9/11 through media

Faces told the story. Some faces frowned. Others had tears. All had a look that revealed something profound about what they had just seen. You must see the 9/11 Gallery at the Newseum in Washington, D.C. If you can’t...

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10Sep
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Nils Lofgren, an interview

What better way to kick off our first Comcast Voices podcast than with a rock and roll veteran, and On Demand star? Nils Lofgren is a member of the E Street band, a song writer, and a guitar teacher. Download...

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09Sep
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Putting the fun in Back to School

September brings the end of summer, and the start of the school year. Gone are those carefree days when the only thing you could be late for was meeting your friends at the pool and the only homework you had...

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08Sep
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100Mbps in the Twin Cities

We hit an exciting milestone this week with the launch of our new 100 Mbps Business Class Internet Service in the Twin Cities. Customers in that territory can now power their businesses with speeds of up to 100Mbps on...

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04Sep
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Intern on the Street

I gathered up a few of my fellow interns and hit the streets armed with a camera and a question: what was your favorite TV show when you were growing up? We even got some answers from Jayma Mays,...

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03Sep
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Beyond School Walls: discussing the impact of the program

Big Brothers Big Sisters is one of Comcast’s national community partners, and we’ve been working together for about a year now. My favorite aspect of the partnership is the John Alchin Beyond School Walls program, which had a successful...

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02Sep
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Happy birthday, Internet

Depending on how you count it, today is the Internet’s 40th birthday. On September 2nd, 1969 a team at UCLA transferred some data from one computer to another using nothing but an ordinary looking cable. 40 years later and the...

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01Sep
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Unified Terms of Service and Privacy Policy for Comcast Websites

Over the coming months, we’ll be adding new features that will connect many of the Comcast Websites you may visit today and make them even easier to use. Soon you’ll be able to use a single sign in to access...

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