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Comcast Expands Internet Access for Thousands of Low-Income Families

About 35,000 households across Philadelphia are now eligible to apply for Internet Essentials, Comcast’s high-speed internet program for low-income families. Comcast and the U.S. Department […]

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Comcast to Satisfy Your Connectivity Needs During DNC

Comcast Business has been named the official broadband and telecommunications provider for the Democratic National Convention, the Philadelphia host committee announced on Tuesday. No surprise […]

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Business

Comcast Opens Wi-Fi Hotspots to Ease Commuter Woes

Comcast announced on Tuesday that it is opening up free access to more than 150 XFinity WiFi hotspots at SEPTA Regional Rail and High Speed Line […]

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Comcast to Integrate Netflix into Its X1 Platform

Comcast has reached an agreement with Netflix to integrate the service into Comcast’s X1 platform. The news was first reported by Recode, which called it […]

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NASCAR Drivers Are Doing a Lap Around City Hall

Drivers from the NASCAR XFINITY Series will promote an upcoming race at Pocono Raceway by doing a lap around Philadelphia City Hall at noon today. […]

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The Phillie Phanatic Will be Landscaping at Central High Saturday

This Saturday, thousands of Comcast employees across the country will, alongside their family and friends, take part in Comcast Cares Day, which is the a […]

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Business

Comcast Helps Future-Proof Itself with Dreamworks Purchase

Time was, Comcast made its money by selling you cable television. They’d bundle you a package of channels, try to sell you a premium movie […]

Business

It’s Happening: Comcast Is Buying DreamWorks

NBCUniversal, which is part of the mighty Comcast Corporation, announced the purchase of Dreamworks Animation today, in a major deal for the Philadelphia-based cable and entertainment […]

Business

Now There Is Free Wi-Fi at Every Wawa

While customer service has long been the Achilles heel of Comcast’s reputation, they might’ve taken a step in the right direction by teaming with one of the […]

Business

Hate Your Cable Box? Comcast Says There’ll Soon Be an App for That

Last week, President Barack Obama came out in support of an FCC proposal to free cable subscribers from the dreaded cable boxes they have to lease from their cable providers. This […]

Business

Comcast’s New Harry Potter Attraction Could Rival Disney

We’ve long known that Comcast is becoming a leader in the theme park industry, thanks to its ownership of the Universal Studios theme parks. But […]

Business

Comcast-Backed Firm Invests in Groupon

Honestly, we’d long thought Groupon had passed from being an exciting new thing to a stale joke about spending too much money to buy a […]

Business

California Bill Would Let Customers Cancel Comcast With One Click

A California legislator has introduced a bill that would let Comcast customers quickly and easily cancel their service online. The proposal is fallout from the […]

Business

Comcast: NBC Has $1B of Ad Sales for Olympics

One big boon for Comcast in its acquisition of NBCUniversal has been NBC’s ongoing ownership of American television rights to the Olympic Games. The company […]

Business

Comcast Expands “Internet Essentials” to Public Housing

Comcast is expanding its “Internet Essentials” program to public housing residents in Miami, Nashville, Seattle, and Philadelphia, the company announced today. For $10 a month, […]