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News on Comcast (Ticker: CMCSA) continually updated from thousands of sources around the net.

3 hrs ago | AmericanBankingNews.com

Comcast's "Neutral" Rating Reaffirmed at Zacks

's stock had its "neutral" rating reiterated by Zacks in a note issued to investors on Thursday, Stock Ratings Network.com reports.

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Related Topix: Universal Studios, thePlatform, Cable & Satellite, Media, Universal Pictures, Comcast, Television, Universal Television Group

4 hrs ago | Chattanooga Times Free Press

Avoid the crowds, catch the races

Do you want to keep track of the Volkswagen national championship but can't be bothered to fight the crowds for prime viewing real estate along the race route? Don't worry, there are numerous options for following the event off-site. LIVE BROADCAST NBC specialty channel Universal Sports will broadcast live coverage of the final two hours of the ... (more)

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Related Topix: Entertainment, Drama, Television, Apple, Startups, Android, Memorial Day, Life, Holidays, Cable & Satellite, Finley, TN

8 hrs ago | OregonLive.com

Comcast hikes some basic cable rates

Comcast plans to raise rates by about 9 percent in July for its most basic cable TV package, though the amount of the increase will be smaller in many places -- and a few customers will actually get a rate cut.

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Related Topix: Cable & Satellite, Hillsboro, OR, Wilsonville, OR, West Linn, OR

10 hrs ago | Broadcasting & Cable

Comcast's David Cohen: U.S. Broadband Is World Class

Comcast executive VP David Cohen stood up tall for U.S. broadband Thursday, saying Americans "are getting world-class broadband from competing companies, and it's getting better every day." He ascribed to parochial agendas the "running down" of U.S. broadband build-outs by some critics and members of the press who he said use "selective statistics" ... (more)

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Related Topix: Cable & Satellite, Philadelphia, NY

12 hrs ago | Wall St. Cheat Sheet

Apple Audio Takes a Leap Forward

Are Apple's iOS devices about to get an amazing new audio technology? A recently revealed Apple patent shows that the Cupertino-based company has registered a new method for delivering high-quality sound on its portable devices.

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Related Topix: Cable & Satellite, Apple, Startups

15 hrs ago | Philly.com

New freebies from Verizon, Comcast

Verizon's offering a slew of free content for four days, and Comcast's Xfinity is giving away access to thousands of wireless hotspots through Independence Day.

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Related Topix: Cable & Satellite, Pennsylvania

20 hrs ago | Philly.com

Cigna in claim settlement

A survey of chief executive officer pay commissioned by the Associated Press lists Brian Roberts, head of Philadelphia-based Comcast Corp.

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Related Topix: Cigna, Insurance, Philadelphia, PA, Cable & Satellite, CBS, Williamsport, PA, Lycoming College

23 hrs ago | Patch.com

Comcast Offering Free Wifi In Expanded Hot Spots, Through July 4

There you are, sitting in a restaurant or doctor's waiting room, trying to get on to the Internet with your smartphone, tablet or laptop.

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Related Topix: Science / Technology, Wi-Fi, Cable & Satellite, Des Plaines, IL, Mount Prospect, IL, Palatine, IL, Skokie, IL

Yesterday | Customer Interaction Solutions

Comcast turns on 1,000 Xfinity WI-Fi hotspots in Chicago area

Comcast said Thursday that it has turned on more than 1,000 Wi-Fi hotspots in the Chicago area for its high-speed Internet customers to connect to while they're on the go.

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Related Topix: Wireless, Science / Technology, Wi-Fi, Emerging Technology, Cable & Satellite, US Politics, US News, US House of Representatives, Democrat, Rahm Emanuel

Wed May 22, 2013

Light Reading

Comcast Launches Voice Edge in Denver

Comcast Business, a unit of Comcast Cable, the nation's largest video, high-speed Internet and phone provider to business and residential customers, today announced that Comcast Business VoiceEdgea , a cloud-based voice and unified communications solution, is now available in the Denver area.

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Related Topix: Cable & Satellite

Silicon Alley Insider

Why Americans Hate Internet Service Providers More Than Any Other Industry

In the latest update of its survey of American consumers about the businesses they use most, the American Consumer Satisfaction Index tested Internet service providers for the first time.

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Related Topix: Internet Service Providers, Cable & Satellite, South Korea, World News, Asia, Verizon Communications, Telecom, Verizon, IT Services

Santa Cruz City

Comcast Going All Digital by June 25

Comcast Going All Digital on June 25 Comcast is moving to a full digital delivery system in California to improve picture quality and free up bandwidth space to give City of Santa Cruz residents over 100 new channels, more High Definition choices, and faster Internet service.

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Related Topix: Cable & Satellite, Santa Cruz, CA

Freshnews

Comcast Awards $82,000 In Scholarships To 73 New Jersey High School Seniors

TRENTON, N.J., May 22, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The Comcast Foundation, founded in 1999 to provide charitable support to its local communities and to empower and enrich lives, is awarding 73 New Jersey high school seniors scholarships through its annual Scholarship Program.

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Related Topix: Cable & Satellite, New Jersey, Trenton, NJ, Skillman, NJ, Burlington, NJ

The Atlantic

If Cable Is Dying, Why Is it Still Making So Much Money?

Every few weeks, some tech writer holds up a media analyst report allegedly showing, once and for all, that the cable guys have finally lost, and the cord-cutters have finally won.

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Related Topix: B.I.G., Ska, Cable & Satellite

The Miami Herald

Tech Q&A: Which TV system for digital age?

QUESTION: If you were to start from scratch with a TV system in your home, how would you do it? We subscribe to Comcast's very basic programming level but are considering alternatives, including smart TVs that can display programs available online through our Mac Pro laptop.

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Related Topix: TV, Electronics, Cable & Satellite, Science / Technology, Wi-Fi, Minneapolis, MN

BroadwayWorld.com

Universal's FAST & FURIOUS 6 Races Into International IMAX Theaters Today

Imax Corporation and Universal Pictures, a division of Comcast Corp. , today announced that FAST & FURIOUS 6, will be digitally re-mastered into the immersive Imax format and released in select Imax theatres internationally starting today, May 22.

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Related Topix: Fast & Furious 6, Imax, Media, Universal Pictures, Universal Studios, Cable & Satellite, Celebrities, Vin Diesel

Tue May 21, 2013

Insider Monkey

Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) or Netflix, Inc. (NFLX): Who Wins In This Key Space?

Last Thursday, Amazon.com, Inc. announced another new video content deal for its Prime Instant Video service.

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Related Topix: Netflix, Startups, Amazon, Cable & Satellite

Gazette.net

Comcast reorganization will mean more call-center jobs in Montgomery County

Comcast Corp. is beefing up its Montgomery County job base at the expense of Prince George's County and Northern Virginia.

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Related Topix: Cable & Satellite, Montgomery County, MD, Silver Spring, MD, Largo, MD

TwinCities

AT&T expanding services in the Twin Cities

AT&T has announced a suite of home-security and home-automation services in the Twin Cities to complement its familiar wireless voice and data offerings.

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Related Topix: Home Automation, Cable & Satellite

Deadline

Consumers Warm Slightly To Cable But Still Prefer Satellite And Telco Video: Study

Despite the growing talk about pay TV cord cutting, providers can feel OK - not great - about consumer attitudes toward them, according to the latest annual measure from the American Customer Satisfaction Index.

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Related Topix: Cable & Satellite

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