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December 2010 (21)

28Dec
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Productivity@Work Contest Winners

Recently, Comcast and Inc. co-sponsored the Productivity@Work contest, in which the winners received a custom technology audit and a suite of Comcast Business Class solutions valued at approximately $40,000, including Comcast services, equipment upgrades, software, training and consulting services,...

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23Dec
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Comcast and NBCU -- A Status Update

The FCC and Department of Justice have made substantial progress toward approval of the Comcast-GE transaction relating to NBC Universal. We are gratified that the FCC Chairman's Office has circulated an Order to the offices of all Commissioners that would...

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21Dec
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FCC Votes on Rules for the Open Internet

While we look forward to reviewing the final order, the rules as described generally appear intended to strike a workable balance between the needs of the marketplace for certainty and everyone's desire that Internet openness be preserved. Most importantly, this...

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21Dec
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Comcast Doubles Same-Day-As-DVD Movies in 2010

In 2006, we were the first to bring customers same day as the DVD movies On Demand. Over the years, we've broadened both the number of studios we work with and we've grown the number of day-and-date movies we offer...

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17Dec
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Comcast Responds to Level 3's FCC Filing

This afternoon, Comcast filed the following letter with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). Yesterday, Level 3 filed documents that requested the peering dispute between Comcast and Level 3 become part of the FCC's consideration of the Comcast-NBC Universal transaction. Our...

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17Dec
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Philadelphia First Comcast Area to Offer 150 High-Def Channels

Today, Comcast announced the launch of more than 50 new high-definition (HD) networks for customers in Philadelphia, making it the first Comcast area in the country to offer 150 HD channels. In addition to adding popular networks like PBS Kids...

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17Dec
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African American Leadership Organizations and Comcast/NBC Universal Announce Memorandum of Understanding

I have had the pleasure of working on some very interesting projects during my tenure at Comcast. But nothing I've worked on up to this point has been as compelling, and has the potential for positive impact, as my participation...

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16Dec
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Comcast Continues Discussions With Level 3 -- Offers to Trial New Solutions

While we continue to believe the peering dispute that Level 3 initiated with Comcast is best resolved through discussions between engineers and business people, we think it is important to give a status update to the Internet community. Level 3...

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16Dec
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Tune Your TV from Your Computer with XfinityTV

I had a chance to sit down with Tom Blaxland, Senior Director of Product Management: Websites, to talk about some great new features on XfinityTV, including the ability to change the channel on your TV from the web. Watch...

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15Dec
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Xfinity Mobile App Version 3.0 Now Available

If you currently have our mobile app on iPhone or iPod touch, you'll notice that today we issued version 3.0, which has some new features as well as a new look and feel. What's more, it's also seamlessly integrated...

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15Dec
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Comcast, NBCU, and Asian American Leaders Join to Expand Media Diversity and Community Engagement

Today, we signed a landmark agreement with five of the nation's leading Asian American media and civil rights organizations that will help advance Comcast's mission to increase diversity in the areas of corporate governance; employment/workforce recruitment and retention; procurement; programming;...

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14Dec
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Comcast Answers Today's Traffic Question

The difference of opinion that Level 3 and our company have over our "Internet peering" relationship has generally been well understood as simply that -- a peering dispute. But a few in the blogosphere are trying to build other theories....

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13Dec
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'Tis the Season to Shop Safely

If you're anything like me, these last few weeks of December can be quite busy with trying to complete things before the end of the year and doing final touches in preparation for the holidays...including shopping for gifts. Today...

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08Dec
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XFINITY On Demand Launches Cinema Asian America

Starting this month, XFINITY On Demand launched Cinema Asian America, a new collection of award-winning and cutting-edge feature movies, documentaries, and short films. It reflects Comcast's commitment to the diverse interests of our customers and, in general, underscores the...

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07Dec
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Xfinity Mobile App Now Available on Android

We recognize that many of our customers are passionate about their Android phones, and have been waiting for us to offer an app that will bring Xfinity services to the Android world. Today we're announcing the Xfinity Mobile app...

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07Dec
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20 Q's - with Accurate A's - About Level 3's Peering Dispute

Last Friday, Level 3 issued 19 "Frequently Asked Questions" supposedly designed to "clarify" the issues in the Comcast/Level 3 dispute. They were certainly very good questions...but Level 3's "answers" did more to muddy the waters than to clarify anything about...

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03Dec
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Digital Society Weighs in on Netflix, Comcast and Level 3

This is an excellent summary of how video content like Netflix reaches consumers....

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03Dec
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Comcast Responds to Level 3's Latest Press Release

Level 3 has said nothing new. The fact remains this is a business dispute regarding traffic ratios, commonly referred to as peering, between Comcast and Level 3 which we are committed to resolve fairly and consistently with established industry principles....

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02Dec
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Find What You Want to Watch with the "Watch with Xfinity Button"

Sometimes the littlest things can be really powerful. The "Watch with Xfinity" button is one of these small but powerful things. If you're surfing the web and you see the name of a TV show or movie you want...

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01Dec
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Comcast and Level 3: Internet Experts Bring Perspective

There's been a torrent of words between Comcast and Level 3 Communications over the past several days. For our part, we've worked hard to do two things: (1) help people understand that this is a simple commercial dispute between Comcast...

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01Dec
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FCC Proposes Rules to Preserve an Open Internet

For many months, we have been working very hard with Chairman Genachowski's office, the Congress, and a broad array of stakeholders to try to find a fair and appropriate balance that would enable the FCC to codify a light regulatory...

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