PHILADELPHIA – June 6, 2016 – Following its announcement in February to bring 1 Gigabit-per-second Internet speeds to residential and business customers using DOCSIS 3.1 technology,...
TALI ARBEL, AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Comcast, which became a TV powerhouse by signing up Generation Xers, baby boomers and their parents, now...
(AP) — Comcast is adding another hook to try to keep customers in front of the TV: video games in its set-top boxes. The country’s...
STEVE ROTHWELL, AP Business Writers RYAN NAKASHIMA, AP Business Writers NEW YORK (AP) — They’re not Hollywood stars, they’re not TV personalities and they don’t play...
(Digital Trends) – After withholding access under lock and key, Comcast finally relinquished authentication for two major streaming apps for the Fire TV and Fire TV Stick streaming devices...
Tali Arbel, ASSOCIATED PRESS NEW YORK (AP) — Just before its $45 billion deal with Time Warner Cable collapsed over regulators’ fears about a giant...
(The New Yorker) – Credit where it is due: the federal government’s decision to block the merger between Comcast and Time Warner was the right one....
TALI ARBEL, AP Business Writers MICHELLE CHAPMAN, AP Business Writers NEW YORK (AP) — What killed Comcast’s $45 billion bid for Time Warner Cable? Regulators’ desire...
Special to the NNPA from Target Market News CHICAGO — Three national African-American organizations have issued a joint statement in response to the $20 billion lawsuit...
(Forbes) – Tomorrow, the FCC is voting on its long-awaited net neutrality rule. Everyone is hoping for a huge, enormous victory for the open Internet...
Eriq Gardner, THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER (The Hollywood Reporter)—Even though the FCC hasn’t yet ruled on the proposed merger between Comcast and Time Warner Cable, one...
ANNE FLAHERTY, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A top U.S. regulator just announced he wants more power to oversee Internet service, much in the same way...
(InfoWorld) – The U.S. Federal Communications Commission has redefined advanced broadband as having 25Mbps download speeds, up from 4Mbps, giving the agency new authority to pass...
(Forbes) – Last month, President Obama released a statement directed at the FCC in favor of net neutrality. In it, he threw his support behind reclassifying Internet...
(Politico) – Some of the biggest opponents of the Comcast-Time Warner Cable merger are joining forces in a new coalition as they intensify efforts to...
(ZDNet) – Comcast and Liberty Global have agreed to run trial services sharing broadband networks in 2014. The cable companies announced the scheme Thursday, saying that the...
(Daily Tech) – For Time Warner Cable Inc. (TWC) subscribers dreading the pending takeover by Comcast Corp. (CMCSA), the news isn’t pretty. Hopes to avoid getting the “Comcast...
Jon Brodkin, ARS TECHNICA (ArsTechnica.com)—After complaints about a program that offers cheap Internet service to poor people, Comcast today announced it will provide “up to six months” of free Internet...
Pan Pylas, ASSOCIATED PRESS LONDON (AP) — More “headline-grabbing” acquisitions are likely over the coming year as businesses take advantage of a period of improving...
(Game Politics) – Anyone against the proposed mergers between Time Warner Cable and Comcast and AT&T and DirecTV should take some solace in the fact that...
By Harry C. Alford NNPA Columnist There is probably no poverty pimp that is lower than a leech. This type of hustler wants to suck up...
By Ron Busby NNPA Columnist As much television as Black folks watch, we should keep our eye on the proposed acquisition of Time Warner by Comcast...
RYAN NAKASHIMA, AP Business Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — The nation’s top telecoms regulator is proposing to allow a pay-for-priority fast lane on the Internet for...
WASHINGTON (AP) — Comcast Corp. on Tuesday presented its case to government regulators arguing that its $45 billion takeover of Time Warner Cable Inc. will benefit...
[Philadelphia Inquirer] Comcast Corp., seeking to broaden its Internet services and make money on streamed TV content, is negotiating to purchase a San Mateo, Calif., company...
