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Notes: Comcast

• VoIP Trials (primarily to "friendlies")
  • Announced buildout 50% market (or 20 million homes passed) 2005 with full build out 2006
  • Boulder, Colorado (NOC)
  • Hartford, Conn
  • Indianapolis, Indiana
  • Springfield, MA
  • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
• Comcast NewsRoom

News VoIP

• Comcast's VoIP Rollout Looks To Replace Carrier Voice Service, Americas Network 6/14/2005
• Comcast pushes VoIP to prime time, CNET 1/11/2005
• Comcast moves into phone service, NWFusion 1/11/2005

News

• Comcast Loses More Basic Cable Subs, Adds Broadband - Sees Revenue of $14.3 Billion in Second Quarter, dslreports 8/5/2011
• Comcast adds 144K to bring broadband subs to 17.55 million, Gigaom 8/5/2011
• Comcast Xfinity Featured in FCC Technology Experience Center, Comcast 7/15/2011
• Guy Kicked Off Comcast For Using Too Many Cloud Services, Techdirt 7/15/2011
• Comcast Cap Enforcement a Confusing Mess - One Tale of Crossing the Cap..., dslreports 7/15/2011
• Comcast and Skype Partner to Bring HD Video Calling Experience to the Living Room, Comcast 6/15/2011
• Comcast Apologizes For Threatening Nonprofit Over Tweet, Tweet 5/20/2011
• Nonprofit sees Comcast funding yanked, restored after critical Tweet, Ars Technica 5/20/2011
• Comcast subscribers can no longer reach The Pirate Bay directly., Ars Technica 5/12/2011
• FCC GRANTS APPROVAL OF COMCAST-NBCU TRANSACTION., FCC 1/19/2011
• Comcast wins U.S. Justice approval for NBCU deal, Globe and Mail 1/19/2011
• Federal regulators approve Comcast's acquisition of NBC Universal, with asterisks, WAPO 1/19/2011
• Regulatory Approval Received for Comcast/GE Joint Venture for NBC Universal, COMCAST 1/19/2011
• Rockefeller Statement on FCC Approval of Comcast-NBC Universal Merger, Senate Commerce 1/19/2011
• Free Press Denounces FCC Approval of Comcast-NBC Merger, Free Press 1/19/2011
• Comcast/NBCU: Central Casting, Crawford 1/19/2011
• Comcast deal means NBC loses management of Hulu, Lost Remote 1/19/2011
• In Allowing Comcast/NBC Universal Merger, U.S. Government Recognizes the Importance of Online Video, PK 1/19/2011
• Voices Weigh in as FCC Nears Vote on Comcast-NBC Universal Venture, COMCAST 1/12/2011
• Comcast-NBC Needs Net Neutrality: Waxman, Internet News 12/10/2010
• Comcast's Letter to FCC on Level 3, COMCAST 12/1/2010
• Comcast Puts Tollbooth on Net Video, Says Backbone Provider, Wired 12/1/2010
• Political RoboCalls Briefly Cripple Comcast VoIP - Company struggles with load in NH, MA, dslreports 11/3/2010
• Comcast Revenue Up 3.8% on Stronger Ad Sales, NYT 4/30/2010
• Verizon Taunts Comcast For Consumerist 'Worst Company' Award - 'One of the few times you'll hear us congratulate Comcast,' says telco, dslreports 4/28/2010
• Comcast owes P2P users $16; yes, they should take it, Ars Technica 4/21/2010
• FCC's Clyburn Rebukes Comcast for Broadband Rate Hike, MAP 3/12/2010
• Comcast earnings ride broadband, voice subscriber gains, CNET 2/4/2010
• remarks by Brian Roberts of Comcast at State of the Net, PFF 1/28/2010
• Comcast Quarterly Profit Up 22%, NYT 11/4/2009
• Comcast Posts Profit, but Loses Video Subscribers, NYT 8/7/2009
• Comcast/Sandvine Traffic Managment System Evolves - 'Fairshare 2.0' can tackle more users, more quickly..., dslreports 7/27/2009
• Comcast Wireless Broadband Hits Atlanta - And completes San Francisco DOCSIS 3.0 deployment, dslreports 7/27/2009
• Comcast Delivers Healthy Q1 Profit on Customer Gains, Ecommerce Times 5/1/2009
• Comcast Cares Day, Philadelphia report, Comcast 4/28/2009
• Comcast Sues Maryland WISP for Bandwidth Theft - Man uses 35 residential accounts to fuel wireless business..., dslreports 3/31/2009
• Comcast's Massive Public Image Makeover - A kinder, friendlier Comcast..., dslreports 3/10/2009
• Comcast Drops DOCSIS 3.0 On Bay Area - Faster 22Mbps and 50Mbps service arrives, dslreports 3/5/2009
• As Earnings Drop 32%, Comcast Raises Dividend, NYT 2/18/2009
• Comcast Nixes Executive Raises For 2009 - Joins a slew of carriers in trying to manage recession..., dslreports 2/18/2009
• Comcast Struggles With Subscriber Additions - Though met or exceeded most Wall Street estimates..., dslreports 2/18/2009
• Comcast Techs Save 88-Year-Old From Burning Home - Traditionally bad press recently turns to good press..., dslreports 2/5/2009
• Comcast Offers $10 Credits For Porn Fiasco - Probably won't be enough to get junior therapy..., dslreports 2/3/2009
• Comcast Accused of Degrading VoIP Sound Quality of Competitors, Under FCC Investigation, CircleID 1/21/2009
• Comcast Tech Saves Six From Burning Apartment - 22-year-old Jorge Rivera goes the extra mile... , dslreports 12/10/2008
• Comcast: FCC Boss Martin 'Intellectually Bankrupt' - The star-crossed lovers continue their epic romance... , dslreports 12/5/2008
• Comcast Tries To Slow Verizon's Philly Entry - Cable giant works city council to protect home turf., dslreports 12/2/2008
• Comcast raises outlook on strong quarter, Globe and Mail 10/30/2008
• Comcast launches faster Internet plans, but usage cap remains, CNET 10/23/2008
• Comcast To Cut 300 Jobs - Mostly divisional and regional management in Eastern U.S., dslreports 10/21/2008
• Comcast set to double broadband speeds, Tech Liberation Front 10/21/2008
• Comcast v. FCC: Now what?, Tech Liberation Front 9/24/2008
• Comcast: Users to Get 'Fair Share' of Bandwidth, Internet News 9/24/2008
• Comcast E-mailing Customers About Caps - Ahead of October 1 transition date...., dslreports 9/16/2008
• Comcast Sees VoIP, ISP Growth, Internet News 7/31/2008
• Comcast Hit With Another Throttling Lawsuit - This time starring the individual who first discovered it., dslreports 7/28/2008
• Comcast Cares.In a Vaguely Creepy Sort of Way, PK 7/28/2008
• Comcast 50Mbps Coming To Florida - Cable giant focuses on Florida to battle AT&T, Verizon, dslreports 5/22/2008
• Comcast Van Drag Race Injures 3-Year-Old - As if Comcast subcontractors needed any more bad news...., dslreports 5/15/2008
• Comcast Considers Pinching Pipes on Broadband Plans, Ecommerce Times 5/9/2008
• Comcast Nominated for Having Worst ToS - People use the service but don't like the terms, dslreports 5/6/2008
• Economic Woes Fail to Throttle Comcast Earnings, Ecommerce Times 5/1/2008
• Comcast: U-Verse Interfering With Our Network - Mixing and matching technologies can cause problems., dslreports 4/24/2008
• Comcast Suffers Through Major Weekend Outage - Gives Silicon Valley blogger a call, dslreports 4/8/2008
• Comcast Now Forging Packets For All TCP Traffic? - University of Colorado researchers say Comcast practice has gotten worse., dslreports 4/8/2008
• Bits: Comcast to Bring Speedier Internet to St. Paul, NYT 4/3/2008
• Comcast VP: We've Admitted Nothing - Fight with FCC over traffic shaping continues., dslreports 4/3/2008
• Comcast Sues The FCC Over Telco Favoritism, Techdirt 3/17/2008
• Comcast Tests 100-Gig Optical Links - A first for cable., dslreports 3/13/2008
• Comcast to Illinois: I loves Me The Market Power!, Tales from the Sausage Factory 3/10/2008
• Comcast Greets Former Insight Customers With Rate Hike - Hi, welcome to Comcast -- we're now raising rates because we can., dslreports 3/7/2008
• Comcast Injects 9/11 Into Broadband Mapping Debate. Really., PK 3/7/2008
• Sandvine feels the pain, Globe and Mail 3/7/2008
• Comcast pegs Outrage-ometer, Isen.blog 3/5/2008
• Comcast To Sue FCC Over Ownership Cap - Company can now officially challenge 30% ceiling, dslreports 3/3/2008
• Slashdot Keeps Rediscovering Comcast Powerboost - And every time wonders if the ISP is mucking with speed tests., dslreports 2/19/2008
• Comcast Posts Higher Profit - Nervous investors get a gift. company may buy Plaxo, dslreports 2/15/2008
• Comcast's New Terms of Service: A Recipe for Discrimination, Save the Internet 2/7/2008
• Opt Out Of Comcast Arbitration - Assuming you enjoy having your legal rights., dslreports 2/1/2008
• Comcast to face lawsuits over BitTorrent filtering, CNET 10/31/2007
• Comcast Will Fire Employees For Admitting That Comcast Uses Sandvine?, Techdirt 10/31/2007
• SurfCity USA? Not at Comcast, Consumer Affairs 8/29/2007
• Comcast Annoys Customers Of Other Companies - Cutting lines and lacking customer service, DSLreports 8/8/2007
• Retain Your Right to Sue Comcast - Opt out of new arbitration agreement..., DSLreports 7/27/2007
• Comcast To Demo DOCSIS 3.0 This Week - NTCA show arrives in Las Vegas, vendors push capacity solutions, Broadband Reports 5/8/2007
• County Fines Comcast For Not Picking Up The Phone - Montgomery County continues attempt to improve service, Broadband Reports 2/6/2007
• Comcast Apparently Verifies Next To Nothing Before Digging Up A Yard, Tech Dirt 12/8/2006
• Comcast Cable Worker Falls Asleep On The Job, ClickOn 10/11/2006
• Comcast Reports 7% Earnings Increase, NYT 7/28/2006
• Comcast Versus Broadband Utopia - Forced to offer $90 bundle in fiber-fed region, Broadband Reports 4/20/2006
• Comcast to launch IM with video, CNET 1/11/2005
• PR, Comcast Reports Third Quarter 2004 Results, Comcast 11/12/2004
• Comcast: What Fiber Threat?, InternetNews 10/29/2004
• Comcast Buys TechTV, Wired 3/26/2004
• Comcast: AT&T transition steady so far, CNET 7/2/03
• Comcast Bundles TV, Internet for Customers, NYT 3/24/03
• Comcast e-mail systems back up, MSNBC 2/15/02
• Comcast To Stop Tracking Web Users, ap 2/13/02
• Comcast stops storing Web info, MSNBC 2/13/02
• Lawmaker Questions Comcast Exec, NYT 2/13/02
• Firm to stop recording users' web habits , CNEWS 2/13/02
• Lawmaker Questions Comcast's Web Tracking , Wash Tech 2/13/02
• Consumer anger aimed at Comcast, CNET 2/13/02
• Comcast to buy AT&T Broadband, USAToday 12/20/01
• AT&T selects Comcast for cable unit, MSNBC 12/20/01
• Comcast to Acquire AT&T Broadband In $72B Deal, Newsfactor 12/20/01
• Congressional Opinion Varies On AT&T-Comcast Deal, Wash Tech 12/20/01
• 12-3-2001  COMCAST AND OTHER BROADBAND SERVICE PROVIDERS REACH SERVICE AGREEMENT WITH EXCITE@HOME Comcast Newsroom

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