Company Profile for Comcast
| Founded | Tupelo, Mississippi, US (1963) |
|---|---|
| Headquarters | One Comcast Center Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US |
| Industry | Telecommunications Broadcasting Movie Ticketing Services |
| Key People | Brian L. Roberts (Chairman, President, & CEO) |
| Products | '''Xfinity''' (cable television, broadband internet, digital voice), home networking '''NBCUniversal''' '''Comcast-Spectacor''' '''Comcast Interactive Media''' |
| Subsidiaries | NBCUniversal (51% share in a joint venture with General Electric) |
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
One Comcast Center
Philadelphia, PA 19103
Toll free: 1-800-266-2278
www.comcast.com
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Comcast Lures Me Back With Promotion Only To Later Deny It Ever Existed
By Mary Beth Quirk on December 19, 2011 3:00 PM
39 Comments
Feeling like you're forced to do business with Comcast because of a dearth of other options is a bad way to start things off, as Consumerist reader M.K., says, "I would never deal with Comcast if I felt that I had the choice not to." But after checking out a Comcast offer that was priced right, M.K. decided to take the leap. More »
Comcast Says It Won't Implement Tiered Broadband Data Plans
By Phil Villarreal on December 8, 2011 9:15 AM
40 Comments
Pessimists see broadband internet subscriptions eventually shifting to a pay-per-gigabyte-usage model, much like what we're seeing in the wireless realm. That may turn out to be accurate, but at least industry heavyweight Comcast isn't yet shoving things in that direction. The company says it currently has no plans to move to a tiered billing system. More »
Comcast, Time Warner Cable Give Up Dreams Of Becoming Wireless Powerhouses, Sell Spectrum To Verizon
By Chris Morran on December 2, 2011 11:30 AM
23 Comments
Over the last decade, cable companies have done a decent job of picking up ground in the home phone market, and many have attempted to make inroads into selling wireless data services. But it looks like two cable titans have given up their dreams of becoming wireless wonders, as Comcast and Time Warner Cable have sold billions of dollars of spectrum to Verizon Wireless. More »
Yes, You Can Now Buy Actual Dunder Mifflin Paper
By Chris Morran on November 28, 2011 12:15 PM
29 Comments
Between the rumored cancellation of Community and well, just about everything else it screws up on a regular basis, NBC can't do many things properly these days, except merchandise licensing. First, there was Ben & Jerry's Schweddy Balls ice cream and now comes actual paper from Dunder Mifflin, the paper company which is the subject of the longest continually running documentary on U.S. TV, The Office. More »
Fewer Cable Customers Fleeing Comcast
By Chris Morran on November 2, 2011 3:30 PM
65 Comments
Like many cable providers, former Worst Company In America title-holder Comcast is feeling the pain from customers who are choosing non-cable options for video content. But according to the latest numbers from Kabletown, the stream of defectors has slowed down a bit. More »
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Comcast Keeps Sending Same Guy Who Couldn't Fix Switch
By Ben Popken on October 26, 2011 1:00 PM
44 Comments
If the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results, then you have to worry about the mental health of Comcast. They keep sending the same technician out to fix Brian's switch, even though the tech doesn't have the parts or competence to repair it. More »
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Hacker Admits To Splicing Porn Into Comcast's Super Bowl Broadcast
By Phil Villarreal on October 21, 2011 10:15 AM
53 Comments
Back in February 2009, Comcast's standard-def broadcast of the Steelers-Cardinals Super Bowl in the Tucson area shifted to porn for 37 seconds. The incident was a black eye for Comcast and caused the company to apologize by offering $10 rebates to offended customers. Now a man has admitted to hacking Comcast's signal to cause the craziness. More »
Costco, Amazon Top Most-Trusted Company Survey; Comcast Brings Up The Rear
By Chris Morran on October 19, 2011 2:15 PM
69 Comments
We live in a time where very few companies engender a lot of trust in the buying public. But some businesses still do a better job than others at developing a positive relationship with consumers. More »
Customer Gets Comcast To Credit Him $150 For All His Vacation Time They Wasted
By Ben Popken on October 18, 2011 2:00 PM
34 Comments
Ryan was able to get a $150 service credit from Comcast by asking for them to pay him back for all the vacation time he missed waiting around for a service tech who never showed up. More »
Which Internet Provider Is The Best For Streaming Netflix?
By Chris Morran on October 17, 2011 12:30 PM
58 Comments
How well you'll be able to stream season two of Breaking Bad on Netflix may depend largely on which company you're paying to provide internet service to your home. Netflix has just released the results of its own study on network performance and the results may not surprise you. More »
