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News Comcast and Time Warner Cable are looking to help bankroll a new joint venture between Sprint Nextel and Clearwire to deliver 4G wireless services, according to a report in the Wall Street Journal. Comcast, the largest cable operator in the US... [26 Mar 2008]
ISPs' traffic handling in the spotlight
News The FCC in 2005 said broadband companies should not block or interfere with lawful internet use, unless they're doing so for "reasonable" network management purposes, but revelations Comcast was stalling uploads to BitTorrent protocol clients... [25 Feb 2008]
Spam busting plan to make businesses pay
News Goodmail Systems, which provides a service called CertifiedEmail, has signed up Comcast, Cox Communications, Time Warner Cable's Road Runner and Verizon as customers. Peter Castleton, director of Verizon's consumer broadband services, said phishing... [07 Jun 2007]
FTC chief slams net neutrality
News Comcast, which has opposed extensive net neutrality regulations, welcomed Majoras' remarks, calling them "a major constructive contribution to the debate on network neutrality" that "properly places the burden of proof on those who believe... [22 Aug 2006]
Vonage shares off to a shaky start
News Cable providers such as Comcast and Time Warner have seen tremendous growth in their customer base as they bundle their voice service with high-speed web access and TV service - so-called triple-play. [25 May 2006]
Philly signs on the wi-fi line
News Comcast, which offers cable modem service in Philadelphia, offers a three-month special on its broadband service for $19.99. The city said on Wednesday that pricing of the broadband service will be kept below $20 per month. [03 Mar 2006]
NTL crowns new CEO amid Virgin Mobile merger talks
News NTL is hoping to draw on Burch's experience at Comcast - working on the AT&T Broadband acquisition - to help with NTL's integration of Telewest, which it agreed to buy in October. Stephen Burch, from US cable company Comcast, will become the new... [16 Dec 2005]
Why slam Google's San Fran wi-fi plan?
News Maybe the incumbent telecom biggies, SBC and Comcast, have something to worry about; wouldn't that be great? Mitch Shapiro, on the IP & Democracy website, wrote: "Google's move to enter the broadband access market could even impact developments in... [03 Oct 2005]
Philadelphia to offer cheap broadband for whole city
News Verizon and Comcast today cover all of Philadelphia. If approved, the project will offer low-cost wireless broadband access throughout the city's 135-square-mile area. Philadelphia will become a customer of the network by allowing city departments... [08 Apr 2005]
Philadelphia pushes on with Wi-Fi plan
Verizon and Comcast today cover all of Philadelphia. If approved, the project will offer low-cost wireless broadband access throughout the city's 135-square-mile area. Philadelphia will become a customer of the network by allowing city departments... [08 Apr 2005]
Telcos staring into the VoIP chasm
Most cable operators are getting into the voice business, led by Comcast and Cox Communications, which now have ambitious plans to blanket their territories using a new technology over the next few years. [04 Mar 2005]
Comcast sending out less spam
News The new data comes after Comcast, the largest broadband service provider in the US, earlier this month began blocking a gateway that spammers commonly use to send mass volumes of unsolicited email. Many spammers have taken advantage of Comcast's... [30 Jun 2004]
Gates: 'We're seeing the second internet bubble'
News He also emphasised Microsoft's work with cable companies, such as Comcast, to develop interactive programming guides that tailor program listings to viewers better. In the US, cable broadband is dominant, he said, unlike overseas, where DSL... [29 Mar 2004]
Bystanders caught in spam crossfire
News The move is an attempt to thwart one technique used by spammers, who piggyback their own mail servers on top of a commercial broadband service such as Comcast or Verizon to more efficiently send out email in bulk. [22 Aug 2003]
Worm's spread shows holes in patch system
Comment Intrusion detection systems have spotted PCs the worm compromised on the networks of most major consumer Internet providers, including America Online, AT&T, Comcast, Cox Communications, SBC Communications and Verizon Communications. [13 Aug 2003]
