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February 2010 (15)

26Feb
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Top Issues at Comcast-NBCU Hearing Pt. II: Jobs, Independent Programming, and Diversity

Yesterday, Brian Roberts and Jeff Zucker returned to Capitol Hill, this time to testify before the House Judiciary Committee regarding Comcast and GE’s proposed joint venture for NBC Universal. We listened to a number of diverse viewpoints from the Members...

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24Feb
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Comcast and NBC Universal Congressional Hearings - the Sequel

Comcast and NBCU will be back on Capitol Hill tomorrow, this time testifying before the House Judiciary Committee. Comcast Chairman & CEO Brian L. Roberts and NBC Universal President & CEO Jeff Zucker will testify, and they will be joined...

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24Feb
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The Comcast Customer Guarantee

You may have seen our commercials about the Comcast Customer Guarantee recently and you might be wondering what it is and why we’re doing it. The Guarantee is a series of promises that clearly outline what you can expect...

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23Feb
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DNSSEC

For the past couple years, Comcast has been testing and advocating for the widespread adoption of DNS Security extensions (also known as DNSSEC). If you don’t know what DNSSEC is, you’re probably not alone. Basically, it allows websites to secure...

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18Feb
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Secure Backup & Share: sharing your memories and keeping them safe

Backing up your important files is one of those things that most people know they should do, and yet never get around to doing (just like flossing!). Even if you have a good backup routine in place, chances are you’re...

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15Feb
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Bots and Botnets

In today’s Washington Post, journalist Ellen Nakashima writes that the number of bot-infected computers continues to increase, especially overseas. Bots are a serious problem. Hackers can use them to take over computers and “robotically” instruct them to send spam or...

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13Feb
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Xfinity Goes X-Platform to the Olympics

The Xfinity launch this week is exciting from a product perspective because the timing with the Winter Olympic games gives us the opportunity to highlight just how much our products have changed. One of the most important aspects of Xfinity...

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12Feb
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Xfinity launches

Just the other day we announced Xfinity on the blog. Well, today it is launching in 11 markets (Boston, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Washington D.C., Chicago, Portland, Seattle, Hartford, Augusta, Chattanooga, parts of the Bay Area and San Francisco) and bringing with...

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11Feb
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Weathering the Storms

Like thousands of people up and down the East Coast, I found myself stuck indoors during back-to-back, record-breaking snowstorms this week that have deposited as much as four-feet of snow in some areas. Even before the first snowflakes began to...

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10Feb
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Valentine's Day On Demand

Valentine’s Day. You’re thinking love and romance, right? Well to some, yes that’s what February 14 is all about, but my friends and I loved to hate Valentine’s Day because we were the singletons who didn’t catch the Valentine’s bug....

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05Feb
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Top Issues at Comcast-NBCU Hearings: Jobs, Competition, Broadcast TV and Online Video

At yesterday’s two Congressional hearings on Comcast and GE’s proposed joint venture for NBC Universal, we heard a diversity of perspectives and viewpoints. While most members had questions, the tone was almost always respectful. We were grateful for the opportunity...

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04Feb
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Comcast CEO Testifies before House Committee

This is Brian L. Roberts statement today before the House Subcommittee on Communications, Technology & the Internet as prepared for delivery: Oral Statement of Brian L. Roberts February 4, 2010 Mr. Chairman and Members of the Committee: Good morning/afternoon. It’s...

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03Feb
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Comcast and NBC Universal to Present Consumer Benefits to Congress

Tomorrow, following our filing with the FCC last week of our Public Interest Statement comprehensively setting forth the public interest case for our planned joint venture with GE regarding NBC Universal, we will continue to make our case in Congress....

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03Feb
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Comcast Launches XFINITY

Today on Comcast’s earnings call Brian Roberts and Steve Burke talked about XFINITY, the new brand for our technology platform and products. Simply put, XFINITY is about offering our customers more — more HD, more speed, more choice and more...

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01Feb
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Celebrating Black History Month

I have always considered Black History Month a curious observance. My elementary school lined the halls with posters of Frederick Douglass, Benjamin Banneker, Dr. Charles Drew, Harriet Tubman and many other black history icons. We also recited Martin Luther King...

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