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20Mar
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Comcast Presents Consumer Benefits of Spectrum Assignment to Senate

Tomorrow, I have the honor to once again appear before the U.S. Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Antitrust, Competition Policy, and Consumer Rights. I'll be testifying at a hearing on the proposed spectrum assignment from Comcast and the other SpectrumCo partners...

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28Feb
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Comcast Files First Annual Compliance Report on NBCUniversal Deal

Today, Comcast and NBCUniversal filed our first annual report detailing implementation of the conditions adopted by the FCC in the NBCUniversal Transaction Order. We'll be filing these reports for the next six years to show the extensive measures we've taken...

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22Feb
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FCC Chairman Embraces Industry Solutions for Cyber Security

Today, FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski spoke about the growing threat of cyber attacks to our national economy and security, and embraced the need for real-time, industry-led solutions, rather than government mandates, as the best approach to address this problem. Comcast...

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31Jan
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Internet Essentials Progress Report

Almost six months ago, Comcast launched an ambitious broadband adoption program, Internet Essentials, with a focus on closing the digital divide and getting more low-income Americans connected to the Internet. Today we are releasing a launch progress report that highlights...

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17Jan
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Clarifying Comcast's Spectrum Position

We recently filed our application at the FCC outlining why our proposed transfer of AWS spectrum licenses, currently held by SpectrumCo (of which Comcast is a majority owner), to Verizon Wireless is in the public interest. The reasons why we...

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09Nov
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Connect to Compete Expands With Cable Industry Partners

Today, at the Langley Education Campus in Washington, D.C., FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski announced that a coalition of cable Internet Service Providers, equipment manufacturers, and nonprofit groups committed to address major barriers to broadband adoption by giving eligible low-income households...

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25Aug
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Comcast Welcomes Public Safety Communications Officials to Philadelphia

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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13Apr
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Public Safety Coalition Kicks Off 2011 National 9-1-1 Education Month

April is recognized as National 9-1-1 Education Month and on March 31st the National 9-1-1 Education Coalition, along with Federal, State and local officials, joined local area school children to launch 2011's National 9-1-1 Education Month campaign. 9-1-1 for...

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07Apr
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Major Steps Taken on the National Broadband Plan

As we enter the second year of the implementation of the National Broadband Plan (NBP), the FCC has taken two important steps to break down barriers to building and expanding the fixed and mobile broadband networks that are so essential...

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07Mar
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A National Broadband Map Worth Waiting For

The week before last, the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) released its much anticipated National Broadband Map. The map is the result of a multi-year effort, funded by the federal government, to get a very detailed and accurate understanding...

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