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Comcast Reportedly Looking To Buy DreamWorks Animation For $3B

Comcast already owns a mammoth cable/broadband company, a major TV and cable TV network, amusement parks, and a movie/TV/video production and distribution company responsible for money machines like...

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Comcast Raising Data Caps To One Terabyte On June 1

Comcast has — deservedly so — been the subject of thousands of customer complaints since expanding its test of data caps in 2015. In an effort to establish a more realistic data cap, Comcast is more...

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Comcast Officially Acquires DreamWorks For $3.8B

The rumors are true: Comcast’s media empire is getting a new addition in the animation department. Comcast is, of course, not just a cable and telecom behemoth; they are also NBCUniversal, film and TV...

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New Jersey Investigating Comcast’s Use Of HD Fee To Raise Basic Cable Rates

As we recently showed in our line-by-line breakdowns of cable and satellite bills, Comcast and other pay-TV providers are using a variety of fees to effectively raise customers’ rates without actually...

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Former Comcast Installers Say Contractor Erased Negative Reports, Conspired...

Two former Comcast installation subcontractors are accusing the cable giant of using the promise of more work to trick them into spending more money on equipment, people, and real estate — all for the...

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Comcast Admits It Incorrectly Debited $1,775 From Account, Tells Me To Sort...

Nearly two years after Consumerist reader Robert shut down his business-tier service with Comcast, he’s still fighting with the nation’s largest broadband provider over a $1,775 early termination fee...

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Comcast Will Continue Using Overseas Call Centers

After being slammed by a string of high-profile customer service disasters, Comcast has made investments in recent year — like putting guarantees on appointments and increasing the size of its social...

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Comcast Already Crying That FCC Set-Top Box Proposal Violates Federal Law

Within minutes of FCC Chair Tom Wheeler unveiling his final proposal for reforming the multibillion-dollar set-top box market, Comcast was already firing back, accusing the Commission of violating the...

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Comcast Fights Back Against Washington State’s Potential $3.6B Deceptive...

In August, Washington state Attorney General Bob Ferguson slammed Comcast with a potentially massive lawsuit, accusing the cable/internet giant of violating state consumer protection laws nearly two...

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Comcast Fined $2.3 Million For Charging Customers For Equipment, Services...

Comcast has agreed to pay a $2.3 million fine to the Federal Communications Commission to settle an investigation into allegations that the cable colossus charged customers for services and equipment...

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