Archive for February, 2008

Official miffed after Comcast llists her number for complaints (Lincoln Courier)

Friday, February 29th, 2008

Interruptions to Internet and e-mail service aren’t the only glitches in Comcast’s takeover of Insight’s telecommunications operations in Lincoln.

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Glitches surface with Comcast switch (Lincoln Courier)

Friday, February 29th, 2008

The transition to change Internet, phone and cable services from Insight to Comcast hasn’t been as smooth as the company is touting, according to some area residents.

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Official miffed after Comcast llists her number for complaints - Lincoln Courier

Friday, February 29th, 2008

Official miffed after Comcast llists her number for complaintsLincoln Courier, IL - 56 minutes agoBy Dan Tackett Interruptions to Internet and e-mail service aren’t the only glitches in Comcast’s takeover of Insight’s telecommunications operations in …Glitches surface with Comcast switch Lincoln Courierall 2 news articles

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Comcast raising rates for cable TV (The Post and Courier)

Friday, February 29th, 2008

Comcast Corp., the Charleston region’s dominant cable TV provider, is again raising its rates much faster than inflation, including sizable increases for some of its basic packages. The company, which serves about 120,000 local households, said it is boosting prices an average of 3.5 percent starting today. …

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Comcast panel seeks applications (The Florida Times-Union)

Friday, February 29th, 2008

The Comcast Community Investment Panel, a group of local residents selected by the Jacksonville Mayor’s Office, City Council and Comcast Cable, is receiving applications for funding for North Florida community initiatives.

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Hoping to Make Phone Buyers Flip (NYTimes.com via Yahoo! Finance)

Friday, February 29th, 2008

Industry analysts say it has become more important than ever to understand the psyche of consumers.

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Comcast raising rates for cable TV - Charleston Post Courier

Friday, February 29th, 2008

Comcast raising rates for cable TVCharleston Post Courier, SC - 1 hour agoBy Kyle Stock (Contact) Comcast Corp., the Charleston region's dominant cable TV provider, is again raising its rates much faster than inflation, …

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Comcast now offering phone service (The Bay City Times)

Friday, February 29th, 2008

Let the telephone competition begin. Comcast Cable — best known for providing high-speed Internet and more than 100 channels of television — is going head to head with Verizon to be your local telephone company.

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Comcast now offering phone service - MLive.com

Friday, February 29th, 2008

Comcast now offering phone serviceMLive.com, MI - 2 hours agoby Dave Alexander | The Muskegon Chronicle Comcast Cable — best known for providing high-speed Internet and more than 100 channels of television — is going …Comcast Business Voice Push TMCnetall 3 news articles

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Tangling over Net traffic cops - Los Angeles Times

Friday, February 29th, 2008

PhysOrg.com

Tangling over Net traffic copsLos Angeles Times, CA - 3 hours agoThe battle between Internet users and network operators has heated up again after cable giant Comcast was caught quietly blocking customers from sharing …Comcast facing backlash after hearing Boston GlobeCivil rights groups: FCC should allow network management InfoWorldFree Press Exposes Comcast's Arguments as 'Nonsense' NewsBlazePC World - Washington Postall 181 news articles

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EBay Sees Growing Risks In Coming Year (TechWeb)

Friday, February 29th, 2008

TechWeb - EBay acknowledged that its main auction business faces slowing growth in each of its top three markets.

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Judge allows Wikileaks site to re-open (AP)

Friday, February 29th, 2008

AP - A federal judge who shuttered the renegade Web site Wikileaks.org reversed the decision Friday and allowed the site to re-open in the United States.

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Curl linking rich Internet applications, SOA (InfoWorld)

Friday, February 29th, 2008

InfoWorld - Curl is linking RIAs (rich Internet applications) to SOA with an update to its Curl RIA Platform Version 6.0 software development technology.

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Helio Continues To Bleed Cash (socalTech.com)

Friday, February 29th, 2008

Earthlink, which along with SK Telecom is backing Los Angeles-based MVNO Helio, released the financial results of Helio Thursday as part of it quarterly earning report. According to a filing with the SEC, Helio had a net loss of $326.5M for 2007, on total revenues of nearly $171M for the year. Helio — which recently shuffled its executive lineup — now has an accumulated deficit of $560M. …

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Civil Rights Groups: FCC Should Allow Network Management (PC World)

Friday, February 29th, 2008

PC World - The U.S. Federal Communications Commission should allow broadband providers to manage their networks and slow “bandwidth hogs,” despite concerns that such practices arbitrarily target some customers, said a coalition of seven civil rights groups.

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