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Comcast's win over FCC reignites Net Neutrality debate

The most immediate ramification of Comcast's net neutrality victory over the Federal Communications Commission this week is that ISPs might feel less inclined not to interfere in the traffic running Read more...

Coming soon: Net neutrality

Federal Communications Commission chairman Julius Genachowski is expected to outline rules on Monday that would require Internet providers to treat all web traffic equally. Central to the plan is Read more...

Comcast unveils new broadband policy

Comcast has revealed the details of its new plan to shift from a protocol-oriented approach to a scheme based on aggregate use of bandwidth instead. This comes on the heels of an FCC decision that Read more...

Is Comcast's bandwidth limiting action a sign of things to come?

If you are a subscriber of Comcast's cable broadband services, you might be interested to know that Comcast will impose a monthly limit of 250 gigabytes of bandwidth on residential users starting Read more...

Comcast to set monthly bandwidth limits

Beginning October 1, Comcast, the largest provider of cable broadband in the U.S., will impose a monthly limit of 250 gigabytes of bandwidth on residential users. Customers who exceed the 250 G-byte Read more...

Patch needed for web security

Dan Kaminsky, a director at IOActive, a computer security firm, believes there are some major flaws on the Internet that need to be fixed, and fixed quickly to stop hackers from diverting users to Read more...

FCC set to vote against Comcast

If reports are to be believed, the majority of FCC commissioners will vote Read more...

FCC pushes net neutrality

If Kevin Martin, the chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, gets his way, Internet providers will be barred from blocking their customers from downloading large video, music and software Read more...

Comcast testing new methods of throttling bandwidth

In the wake of the furor over the way Comcast uses TCP reset flags to throttle BitTorrent and other peer-to-peer (P2P) traffic, the company is testing out a trio of protocol agnostic methods of Read more...

Press Releases

Comcast Helps Power the Digital Home with the Launch of “Xfinity Home” Service in Denver

Broadband-Based System Enables Customers to Remotely Monitor Their Home and Control Digital Thermostats and Lights in Real-Time DENVER--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Comcast today announced the launch of Read more >>

SnagFilms Closes New Financing Round

All Current Investors Participate; New Investors Terry Semel and David Fialkow Added WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- SnagFilms announced today that it has closed a new, seven-figure financing round to Read more >>

Sports Fans: Apply Now for The Ultimate Sports Social Media Job

--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Comcast Corporation (Nasdaq: CMCSA): What: The Ultimate Sports Social Media Job Contest is a search for the next sports social media star, who will go behind-the-scenes to premier Read more >>

Comcast Helps Power the Digital Home With New Xfinity Home Security Service

Broadband-Based System Enables Customers to Remotely Monitor Their Home and Control Digital Thermostats and Lights in Real TimeMANCHESTER, N.H., Jan. 18, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Comcast, one of the Read more >>

Ruben Mendiola Joins Comcast as Vice President and General Manager of Multicultural Video Services

Hispanic Executive leads Multicultural Video at Comcast PHILADELPHIA--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Comcast Cable, the nation’s leading provider of entertainment, information and communications products and Read more >>