FCC move to close program access loophole upheld

BY: Associated Press
POSTED: June 10, 2011
Tags: cable provider, commission, d.c., FCC, federal communications, loophole, network, regulations, TV, U.S. Court of Appeals, washington
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WASHINGTON — A federal court on Friday upheld a recent decision by government regulators to close a loophole that had allowed cable TV operators to withhold sporting events and other popular programming from satellite TV providers and other rivals. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia affirmed most of a recent Federal [...]

Comcast CEO’s 2010 pay package valued at $31.1M

BY: Associated Press
POSTED: April 1, 2011
Tags: benefits, brian roberts, cable provider, CEO, comcast, comcast corp., compensation, executive, nbcuniversal, revenue
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NEW YORK — Brian Roberts, the CEO of cable company Comcast Corp., received a compensation package valued at $31.1 million in 2010, up 14 percent from a year earlier as the company worked to complete a deal to become the majority owner of NBCUniversal. Most of the increase came in the form of a performance-based [...]

Comcast reports outage in Washington and Boston

BY: Associated Press
POSTED: November 29, 2010
Tags: boston, cable provider, comcast, internet, service, washington

NEW YORK — Comcast Corp., the country’s biggest cable provider, says a technical glitch caused Internet outages for customers on Sunday night, mainly near Washington, D.C, and the Boston area. Company spokesman Charlie Douglas said Monday that the disturbance lasted only a few hours and did not affect cable or phone service. Comcast said it [...]