Earlier this month we wrote about FIRST, an organization that's committed to making science and technology cool for high school students. One of the groups we wanted to highlight are The Firebirds. This all-girl team from Mount Saint Joseph's...

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On Sunday August 7th, the Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials (APCO) kicked off their 77th Annual Conference & Expo. Over 5,000 attendees arrived in Philadelphia for this event. They were here to improve their existing skills, learn about the...

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Recently, some engineers at Georgia Tech undertook a detailed analysis of broadband performance — studying in particular the concept of "Traffic Shaping." The Georgia Tech paper talks about something called "PowerBoost™," of which I was a co-inventor in 2003. PowerBoost...

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Three years ago I had the chance to address about 500 cable industry executives at a Women in Cable Telecommunications (WICT) event in Denver, and for five minutes the floor was mine. A life-long cable veteran and communications professional, I...

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Recently SamKnows reported that the FCC found that PowerBoost™ can actually increase some customers' speeds by over 150% when downloading and over 200% when uploading. Following the publication of this report, we wanted to share some of the history of...

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This Sunday will mark the official dedication of the Martin Luther King, Jr. National Memorial in Washington, D.C., and Comcast is thrilled to partner in this historic tribute, which coincides with the 48th anniversary of the March on Washington...

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DirecTV has discontinued or modified its false and misleading advertising to consumers regarding its NFL Sunday Ticket package as a result of our legal action. As such, we have elected to withdraw our complaint on this matter....

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As we wrap up our coverage of CIM Lab Week here at Comcast Voices, we wanted to give you a peek inside a Lab Week project to get a sense of what happens when CIMmers experiment with our platforms....

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Earlier in the week, Jason Press, VP & CTO, CIM, explained the genesis of CIM Lab Week. Then we caught up with from Tom Blaxland, Sr. Director of Product at CIM, to hear about the science fair where everyone...

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I recently had the opportunity to participate in a panel discussion about the power of listening and engaging with customers through social media platforms like Twitter, Facebook and other Forums. Leading social innovator, Guy Kawasaki (@GuyKawasaki ) moderated the...

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Sometimes it's the features that seem small in the grand scheme of things that add significant value and make all the difference in a customer's experience. Today we're pleased to announce a new "Previous" feature to the Apple iOS Xfinity...

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Since Comcast Interactive Media's (CIM) inception in 2005, we have continually sought to find the untold story behind our innovation. We feel that innovation begins with our people and we want to cultivate a work environment that celebrates new ideas,...

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In our last XFINITY Mobile app post we introduced new features available with version 3.0 and today we're announcing that the XFINITY Mobile app is now available on BlackBerry devices. Since our app is already available on the iPhone,...

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For more than a decade, there has been a national debate on how to close the digital divide between those of us who are connected to the Internet and those who, for a variety of reasons, are not. Both the...

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Over the last two years, Comcast has been very fortunate to work with a terrific organization called FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) that's committed to making science and technology cool for high school students. Through...

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I have served on the board of directors of the Metro Ethernet Forum (MEF) for the past 3 years and was recently re-elected to serve another term. This month, the MEF celebrates its ten-year anniversary. I wanted to share some...

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Most people probably don't think twice when they press the "Watch this program or channel" button on the Xfinity On Demand menu screen and their selections immediately start playing. But at Comcast, there's a team of engineers focused on making...

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DirecTV's most recent NFL Sunday Ticket campaign is false, deceptive and misleading for a number of reasons. Importantly, while DirecTV is advertising its NFL Sunday Ticket as "free" or available "at no additional charge," it is not. In fact it...

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Last week, we reached the six month anniversary of the close of the Comcast/NBCUniversal transaction. As today's second quarter earnings report confirmed, the business integration has been terrific, and we announced strong operating and financial results across our cable and...

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I had a chance to chat with Caroline Brown, Executive Director, Video Business Operations, about the introduction of dynamic ad insertion into Xfinity On Demand, what it means for advertisers and what it means for Comcast. Watch the video to...

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Earlier today, we told you about the Federal Communications Commission's latest report: Measuring Broadband in America — A Report on Consumer Wireline Broadband Performance in the U.S. . Well, we've had a chance to review the results, and we are...

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Today, as the culmination of over a year of planning, testing, and analyzing data, the FCC released a report that confirms what our network engineers know is true — that our customers get what they pay for when it comes...

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