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Comcast and Sprint Reportedly in Exclusive Talks for Wireless Deal

Comcast has entered into exclusive talks with Sprint as the Philly telecom giant looks for more ways to boost its new Xfinity Mobile wireless service, […]

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Chef Jean-Marie Lacroix’s Brûlée Catering Finds New Owner in Comcast Spectacor

Chef Jean-Marie Lacroix’s Brûlée Catering — the hospitality group with exclusive caterer status at top Philly destinations like the Museum of the American Revolution and […]

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Comcast Rolls Out Xfinity Mobile to All Stores Across Philadelphia Region

If you plan to ditch your Verizon or AT&T phone bill for a Comcast one, you can now do so at your local Xfinity store. […]

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WATCH: Comcast CEO Brian Roberts Explains Why Comcast Isn’t Well-Liked

Bloomberg’s The David Rubenstein Show kicked off its latest season last week with a tell-all interview featuring Comcast CEO Brian Roberts. The leader typically operates […]

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Comcast Ranked 4th Top Corporate Startup Investor in the World

Comcast, one of Philadelphia’s largest companies, has an impressive, growing record of looking after smaller ones. Since 2011, reports Philly.com, Comcast’s ventures unit has invested a combined valuation […]

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Chamber Says CHOP, Drexel Would Suffer Under Philadelphia’s Wage Equity Law

The Chamber of Commerce has finally opened up about the “broad coalition” of business community members who say they’d suffer if Philadelphia’s new wage equity […]

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Comcast Loses to TiVo in Patent Dispute

A little over a year after accusing Comcast and its set-top partners Arris and Technicolor of violating a software patent, DVR maker TiVo has emerged victorious in the International […]

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14 Philadelphia-Area Companies Make Fortune 500 for 2017

On Wednesday, Fortune released its renowned Fortune 500 list of the country’s top grossing companies, and a total of 14 are in the Philadelphia area. […]

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Comcast’s New machineQ Tech Could Revolutionize Philly’s Smart City Effort

Since receiving a Readiness Challenge grant from the Smart Cities Council in February, Philadelphia has been abuzz with ideas on how to improve the city […]

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Comcast Backs Down on Threat to Sue Net Neutrality Advocacy Group

Last week, as the net neutrality war continued to pick up steam, Comcast made an effort to shut down Comcastroturf.com, a website run by Internet […]

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Comcast’s Roberts Had One of America’s Biggest CEO Paychecks Last Year

The New York Times has compiled a fresh list that ranks 200 of the highest-paid CEOs in the country, and Comcast CEO Brian L. Roberts […]

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Comcast Is Fighting an Embarrassing Net Neutrality War on Twitter

To much public dismay, the FCC voted last Thursday to begin dismantling Obama-era net-neutrality rules. Net neutrality keeps the internet free and open by requiring […]

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You Can Now Get a Comcast Cell Phone Plan

It’s official: With the launch of a brand new Xfinity Mobile website, Comcast is in the wireless game, and its existing customers can now sign […]

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Comcast Secures Tenth Spot on LinkedIn’s Top 50 Companies List

On Thursday, LinkedIn unveiled its 2017 top companies list and Comcast NBCUniversal scored the tenth spot, just ahead of both Airbnb and Netflix. The ranking, assembled using LinkedIn data […]

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Here’s Why Brookings Thinks Philly’s Innovation Scene Isn’t Competitive Enough

A new report released on Thursday by the nonprofit Brookings Institution tries to tackle a major, eternally looming question for Philadelphia: With all of the […]