(1963- )
Incorporated as Comcast Corporation from American Cable Systems
Services include broadband and television cable
Owned at one point E!, Style Network, G4, QVC, The Gulf Channel and OLN
Over 70,000 employees

Its name sounds like something someone would do if their computer wasn't working properly.
It failed in an attempt to buy the Walt Disney Company in order to be be the largest media conglomerate in the world (2004).
They paid the University of Maryland to name their basketball arena the Comcast Center.
Microsoft invested $1 billion in the company.
Their technicians sometimes fail to show up for scheduled appointments.
It has been accused of disabling home networks and then charging customers to enable them again.

Verizon Online DSL interfered with their service by installing underground fiber-optic cable.
It provides a variety of services.
In some parts of the country, they were the only cable provider.

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