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Philadelphia has become a company town where the cable TV giant wields vast influence.. Op-Ed article by journalist Daniel Denvir holds Comcasts monopoly on cable television and broadband Internet in areas it controls is based on overwhelming political control; says situation is clearly in evidence in Philadelphia, where government has helped company to keep competitors at bay; maintains that monopoly is costing citizens, in terms of poor service and tax breaks that company is able to maintain.
Comcast customer name generator - The Verge
What does Comcast call you behind your back? We Comcast customers, it turns out, are a little like T.S. Eliots Jellicle cats: we have secret names. Theres our real name, which we use in everyday life, and then theres the name Comcast calls��.
Amazon Channels a Cheaper Television Experience
. To make its set-top box viable, Amazon will have to spend a lot of money. That’s something it’s never been afraid of doing.
The COMCAST-Time Warner Cable Merger
Chad E. Gutstein of Entertainment Media Advisors responds to an editorial, If a Cable Giant Becomes Bigger.
Hello, Dummy! Comcast calls its customers more shocking.
Comcast is no stranger to the insult by invoice. In 2005, it called one woman a ���b*tch dog��� on her bill. And over the last few days, Ive been contacted by several Comcast customers who claim the same thing has happened to��.
Comcast-Time Warner Cable Deal
David Balto, an antitrust lawyer, lists the benefits of a merger.
COMCAST vs. the Cord Cutters
Comcast’s deal to acquire Time Warner Cable won’t shake the industry’s game plan: Keep viewers wedded to cable.. Farhad Manjoo news analysis on Comcast’s deal to acquire Time Warner Cable; observes that many Americans have been ditching cable TV plans for online streaming services, but Comcasts pricing model could slow trend; points out its Internet-only subscription prices are so close to its TV-and-Internet prices that viewers may see little reason to declare cable independence.
Charter shareholders approve move to help Comcast, Time Warner Cable deal
Its the Stamford, Conn., TV, Internet and telephone company that agreed to a deal with Comcast to divest the media giants customers if the $45 billion acquisition of Time Warner Cable is approved. The point would be to bring Comcasts video.
Stealthily, Comcast Fortifies Its Arsenal
With the Time Warner Cable deal, Comcast would not only lock up 30 percent of the cable market, but pricing leverage in all directions — with customers, networks and over-the-web providers like Netflix.. David Carr The Media Equation column notes Comcast, with potential Time Warner Cable deal, could not only lock up 30 percent of cable market, but pricing leverage in all directions, with customers, networks and over-the-web providers like Netflix.
Comcast Vice President David L. Cohen to speak March 24 at Wade H.
(Chapel Hill, N.C.���March 17, 2015) ��� David L. Cohen, executive vice president of Comcast Corp., will discuss ���The Democratization of Media��� at the second annual Wade H. Hargrove Media Law and Policy Colloquium on March 24 from 6 to 7:30 p.m. at the .
Why is COMCAST so bad: It takes calls to moms CEO to get.
Tattling on someone to their mother isnt typically the way adults go about getting results. but then again, Comcast isnt your typical company and special measures are usually required to get things done.
COMCAST and CBS Post Strong Results, Aided by Web
Comcast surpassed analysts’ earnings projections while CBS Corporation reported its highest quarterly profits ever.. Comcast reports second-quarter profit of $1.7 billion, or 65 cents a share, from $1.35 billion, or 50 cents a share, in year-ago quarter; CBS reports second-quarter profit of $472 million, or 76 cents a share, from $427 million, or 65 cents a share, in year-ago quarter.
COMCAST Continues To Screw Up Accounts, Even After.
The Philadelphia Inquirers Jeff Gelles has not one, but two tales of Comcast customers who thought their problems were behind them only to have the issues come back from the dead. The first horror story involved a man who��.
Comcast job ad hints at wireless ambitions - Engadget
Theres not much you can learn from a Comcast job ad, but that wont prevent speculation about its entry into the mobile business. The company has posted an advert asking for warm bodies executives to lead the companys��.
COMCAST Files Suit Against DirecTV
Comcast filed suit on Thursday against DirecTV in federal court in Illinois accusing the giant satellite operator of falsely advertising that its popular NFL Sunday Ticket service is available free this season.. Comcast filed suit on Thursday against DirecTV accusing it of falsely advertising that its popular NFL Sunday Ticket service is available free this season.
Could Apple become the next Comcast?
Subscriptions have declined, and new federal rules protecting net neutrality limit the ability of companies such as Comcast to charge other firms more for faster streaming to viewers. Meanwhile, watching television through streaming services such as.
Comcast Customer Spends Four Hours Canceling His.
A Comcast user named Mike posted a portion of a four-hour call with the company to cancel his account. The resulting back and forth ��� full of long, pregnant pauses and corporate rigamarole ��� isnt nearly as exciting as��.
COMCAST Said to Be in Talks Over G4 Cable Channel
The Ultimate Fighting Championship, which produces mixed martial arts matches, wants to expand its TV offerings.
Exclusive: politicians are supporting COMCASTs TWC merger.
On August 21st, 2014, Mayor Jere Wood of Roswell, Georgia, sent a letter to the Federal Communications Commission expressing emphatic support for Comcasts controversial effort to merge with Time Warner Cable.
New in Your Wireless Store: The Cable Guy
Customers walking into a Verizon Wireless store in Portland, Ore., or Seattle this week may notice something unusual: cable salesmen.. A pending $3.6 billion transfer of spectrum will give Comcast, the nations largest cable company, a presence in select Verizon Wireless retail locations, where Comcast salesmen will offer Verizon customers special offers if they sign up for the cable companys Xfinity service.
Net neutrality doesnt neutralize the threat of Mega-COMCAST
To quell criticism of its proposed 2011 acquisition of NBC-Universal the company offered a handful of ���voluntary concessions.��� Once the deal was approved, Comcast set about skirting a number of these conditions. Now, Comcast is back with another .
Comcast improperly cashes womans rent check | KRQE.
She soon realized she had enclosed her $235 rent check along with her $20.69 Comcast cable check. She called Comcast and an employee confirmed the company had both checks. In fact, the employee told her, Comcast��.
Mobile Services and Cable TV Are Unexpected Allies
A little-noticed result of Verizon’s $3.9 billion airwave purchase is that cable companies can now use the carrier’s retail presence to sell cable packaged with phone and wireless service.. Little-noticed result of Verizon’s $3.9 billion airwave purchase from several firms is that cable companies can now use the carrier’s retail presence to sell cable packaged with phone and wireless service; partnership signals a major shift for both industries as until recently, wireless and cable companies were archrivals.
Sharpton’s Push for COMCAST Raises Issues About Possible MSNBC Job
The Rev. Al Sharpton, who might become the host of a TV show on MSNBC, lobbied in favor of Comcast’s purchase of NBCUniversal.
Viewers Start to Embrace Television on Demand
Although it has been around for years, the technology is catching on among people who want to watch television on their own schedules.. Video-on-demand television is quietly gaining traction, as more TV episodes and movies are becoming available through systems that cable subscribers can tune in with their set-top boxes; some shows now gain hundreds of thousands of viewers every week because of VOD, part of decades-long shift from television on linear schedule to television on viewers own terms.
NYC official wants COMCAST to offer $10, 10Mbps Internet after merger
Comcasts Internet Essentials program for the poor, which was mandated as part of Comcasts purchase of NBCUniversal, offers $10-per-month service with download speeds of 5Mbps and upload speeds of 1Mbps. Comcast intends to extend that to Time .
COMCAST May Yet Switch On Apple TV
Comcast isnt putting out the welcome mat for an Apple TV service. But the cable giant may not be able to block its way, either. NBCUniversal, which Comcast owns, is the only broadcast-network owner not in discussions with Apple. But it may be forced.
Comcast Profit Jumps 28.6% on Growth of Broadband
Comcast’s second-quarter earnings rose to $1.7 billion, exceeding analysts’ estimates, helped by the continued growth of the company’s broadband Internet and business products.
Comcast customer in Chicago area receives bill addressed.
ADDISON, Ill. ��� Mary Bauer, 63, of Addison says the first thing she does when she gets home from work is flip on her TV. Her signal is brought in to her home by Comcast. But it took months, Mary says, to finally get on a��.
Comcast Changed Customers Name to Asshole Brown.
When Ricardo Brown from Spokane, Washington got his most recent bill from Comcast, he had an extra special reason to be dismayed. It wasnt the pricey charges���were all used to that by now. No, it was that on this��.
COMCASTs gigabit technology is ready for field testing
Comcast says it has begun rolling out gigabit per second cable technology to employee homes for testing, LightReading reported today. The company appears on track to test in consumers homes this year and roll out the faster speeds on a wider basis in .
Comcast Continues To Screw Up Accounts, Even After Local News Involvement
The Philadelphia Inquirers Jeff Gelles has not one, but two tales of Comcast customers who thought their problems were behind them only to have the issues come back from the dead. The first horror story involved a man who, after 25 years as a loyal .
Surprise: Comcast wont let anyone watch HBO Go on.
Comcast subscribers cant watch HBO Go on PlayStation 4. The app arrived on Sonys console Tuesday ��� and let me tell you, PlayStation owners had been dreaming of and awaiting that day for months..
COMCAST Changes Customers First Name To ���A**hole,��� Is.
Someone at Comcast thought it would funny to change the customers name, but the cable company says it will fire whomever is responsible for this. (Image via Elliott.org). We know from years of talking to people on the��.
COMCAST merger a chance to narrow the digital divide
The California Public Utilities Commission is expected to decide this month whether Comcasts proposed takeover of Time Warner Cables operations in the state would be in the public interest. An administrative law judge has recommended that the.
COMCAST vs. Apple TV: Apple felt strung along by COMCAST.
���Apple and Comcast were in talks as recently as last year about working together on a streaming television platform that would combine Apples expertise in user interfaces with Comcasts strength in broadband delivery,��� the��.
COMCAST executive promoted as talks near in case
Last October, Comcast Corp. was rocked by one of its periodic customer service blowups when a California accountant claimed in a federal lawsuit that a top Comcast executive had gotten him fired for complaining about overcharges on his cable bills.
Comcast helping Big Toy project
A cable TV company learned about a big park project in Keizer thanks to e-mail. That led to Tim Goodman, director of Government Affairs for Comcast Cable in Oregon and Southwest Washington, publicly thanking Janet Carlson at the March 2 Keizer City .
Old Media’s Stalwarts Persevered in 2012
For the time being, the sky over traditional media is blue and it’s raining green.. David Carr The Media Equations column notes that traditional media companies performed surprisingly well in 2012 despite host of market challenges and widespread opinion that they have become outmoded; contends that companies stocks climbed due to excellent long-term financial decisions and income from steady stream of fees.
What channel is TruTV: DirecTV, Comcast, Dish, Time Warner?
A few years ago the NCAA Tournament finally came up with a way to televise all of the games that take place on the opening weekend. For years, the broadcasts on the first couple days of the NCAA Tournament were regional, making people miss out on a lot .
COMCAST Gears Up to Persuade Regulators
The companies filed documents in support of the plan, which has faced opposition and will be the subject of a Senate hearing this week.. Comcast presents regulators with 650 pages of reasons to approve its takeover of Time Warner Cable, saying merger would spur rather than inhibit competition by encouraging rivals to improve their cable and high-speed Internet offerings; proposal, which has faced opposition, will be subject of upcoming Senate hearing.
COMCAST thinks my husband is an a**hole - and they put it in.
Brown, who has been a Comcast customer for the last two years, believes the company should offer a more generous refund. Also, she wants to send a letter to Comcasts vice president in charge of customer service.
Lawmakers Promise Scrutiny of COMCAST Deal
. Members of Congress said they would look into antitrust issues raised by Comcast’s planned acquisition of Time Warner Cable.
The COMCAST-Time Warner Deal, by the Numbers
. A look at how the two companies stack up.
Comcast Is Also Changing Customers Names To ���Whore.
As that story caught fire online, other Comcast customers reached out to Elliott with claims that their accounts were altered with offensive names. One customers bill added the word ���Whore��� to the name on her account.
ATandT-DirecTV merger escapes heat as all eyes on COMCAST
U.S. Federal Communications Commission filings and interviews with several people familiar with the Justice Department show the $48.5 billion ATandT-DirecTV deal is getting far less attention than Comcast Corps agreement to buy Time Warner Cable Inc for .
DOJ could force Comcast to offer NBCUniversal content for.
Despite reportedly refusing to engage in discussions to join Apples rumored web television initiative, cable provider Comcast may have no choice but to eventually capitulate thanks to regulatory concessions the company��.
COMCAST Corporation
News about Comcast Corporation, including commentary and archival articles published in The New York Times.
COMCAST Corp. strikes deal with Braves at SunTrust Park
Comcast also will bring multi-terabit network capabilities to SunTrust Park and the surrounding community, making it the most technologically advanced mixed-use development in the United States, Braves and Comcast officials said at a news conference .
Comcast to bring 1000 jobs to Braves SunTrust Park development
Braves Chairman Terry McGuirk, right, along with Comcast Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Brian Roberts and Gov. Nathan Deal pose for a picture with their Atlanta Braves/Comcast jerseys following the announcement of the construction of a new .
Braves partner with Comcast for new ballpark and related development
Comcast will invest $100 million to establish a network to supply video, voice and high-speed Internet service throughout the 60-acre property, encompassing the new stadium, retail stores, restaurants, a hotel, office tower, a live entertainment venue.
Questions for COMCAST as It Looks to Grow
As the company prepares to defend its proposed merger with Time Warner Cable at a Senate hearing this week, some obvious questions require answers.. David Carr The Media Equation column observes that as Comcast prepares to defend its proposed merger with Time Warner Cable at Senate hearing, some obvious questions require answers; points out company is confident merger will be approved, but some analysts say it should not be too secure about antitrust concerns.