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Comcast likely to purchase NBC Universal

Nicole Palmby — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 20:04:33 -0500

According to NBC Universal's former Chief Executive Bob Wright, the purchase of NBC Universal by Comcast will take some time, but is likely to be successful.

Manager: Keep Comcast, H&R Block and Hasbro In Radar

Armen Hareyan — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 11:24:39 -0500

A senior portfolio manager from AIM Charter fund Ron Sloan tells CNBC that despite consumer products being bitten down, some consumer stocks should be kept in radar. He talked about the growth opportunities of Hasbro, H&R Block and Comcast with CNBC's correspondent this morning.

Comcast: We'll Continue to Throttle, But Not Just P2P

Michael Santo — Sat, 20 Sep 2008 18:03:28 -0500

You'll recall that despite its recently-filed lawsuit against the FCC over P2P-throttling practices, Comcast agreed it would still detail its network management policies to the organization, as originally ordered. On Friday Comcast provided that documentation to the FCC.

FCC Set to Punish Comcast for P2P Throttling

Armen Hareyan — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 14:16:46 -0500

Late Friday I received an emailed press release from Jen Howard of Free Press. You may recall that last year, both the AP and Electronic Frontier Foundation confirmed through tests that Comcast was throttling P2P communication, which eventually led to a months-long FCC investigation, launched in response to filings by Free Press and members of the SavetheInternet.com Coalition.

Comcast Boosts Upload Speeds, But Not Prices

Armen Hareyan — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 08:13:02 -0500

In December of last year, Comcast stated it would start rolling out 100 Mbps service this year with 20% of homes DOCSIS 3.0-capable by the end of 2008. Earlier this year, it also started to offer a new "extreme high-speed" 50 Mbps tier in Minneapolis/St. Paul.

Comcast High-Usage Throttling Test to Begin

Armen Hareyan — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 11:25:49 -0500

You'll recall earlier I wrote about Comcast's new collaboration with BitTorrent. More interesting to me however, was that in that same statement Comcast also indicated they were changing their policy on throttling.

Comcast.net and Comcast Email Hacked

Armen Hareyan — Thu, 29 May 2008 09:40:06 -0500

Comcast.net and Comcast webmail accounts have been compromised after the site was hacked earlier this evening.

Comcast Corporation joins Pando Networks Inc in P2P file sharing program

seher — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 07:07:42 -0500

Comcast Corporation (NASDAQ: CMCSA), the largest cable television company and the second largest Internet service provider in the United States, is going to cooperate with Pando Networks Inc. to create a 'bill of rights' for users and Internet service providers.

Comcast Unleashes New 50/5 Mbps Extreme High-Speed Internet Service

Armen Hareyan — Sat, 05 Apr 2008 14:23:55 -0500

Minneapolis and St. Paul High-Speed Internet Markets First to Showcase Comcast's Power of Wideband and Unveil a New Generation of Speed Enhancements for Consumers.

Comcast Media Launches Fancast.com

Armen Hareyan — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 07:00:58 -0600

Fancast.com enables consumers to create a personalized entertainment experience.

FCC Gets Comcast Complaint

Ian McGuffick — Fri, 02 Nov 2007 15:44:38 -0500

A petition filed by Internet scholars yesterday, asks the FCC to investigate allegations that Comcast violated principles of net neutrality, blocking P2P file sharing software.

Comcast To Offer One-Stop Voicemail, Email, Contacts, Calendar

ruzik_tuzik — Mon, 07 May 2007 02:17:46 -0500

Later this year Comcast will open new web based service called SmartZone that will integrate voicemail, email, address book and calendar all in one.