Tag: Comcast
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Comcast Launches New Internet Plans Starting at Just $30 a Month With Unlimited Data
Looking for a new internet provider? Today, Comcast announced Now Internet, a new service that comes with unlimited data and an Xfinity gateway, starting at just $30. This new internet option gives cord-cutters new options for internet service without a data cap. Now, Internet starts at $30 a month for 100 Mbps, which is enough…
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Cord Cutting Today: The FCC Will Force Comcast, Spectrum & Others To List the Real Cost of Internet & Its Real Speed
Today in Cord Cutting Today for April 9, 2024 we take a look at some of the biggest stories in the world of cord cutting including: Paramount Could Soon See Billions Spent to Rebuild The Company Under New Leadership. You can find a link to each story we talk about below this video. Paramount Could…
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Comcast Is Cutting the Price on Many of Its Most Popular Mobile Plans by as Much as $20 a Month
Are you a Comcast Xfinity Internet customer? Been thinking about switching to Comcast’s mobile service? You may want to give the plans a second look as Comcast is cutting the price of some of its plans by up to $20 a month. Comcast’s new Unlimited Intro and Unlimited Plus plans have seen their prices cut…
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How Much Are Comcast’s Xfinity Cable TV Hidden Fees in 2024? More Than You Think…
This week the FCC will vote on forcing cable TV companies to include all the fees in its advertised price. This comes as in many areas, including where I live, Comcast has raised the price of its broadcast TV fee to $31.25 a month on top of the advertised price. You will also find in…
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Cable TV & Satellite Companies like Spectrum, DIRECTV, & Comcast Lost Over 6.9 Million Subscribers in 2023
2023 was a strong year for cord cutting, as over 6.9 million American households canceled cable and satellite TV. Some of the heaviest hit TV companies include Comcast, which lost over 2 million; Spectrum, which lost over 1 million; DIRECTV, losing 1.8 million; and DISH, which lost 945,000, according to the Leichtman Research Group. Many…
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Comcast is Giving Free Speed Boosts To Millions of Internet Customers
Today, Comcast announced that millions of customers of its Xfinity Internet service will be getting free speed boosts nationwide. This speed increase is for new and future customers at no additional costs. “Streaming live sports, gaming, and other data-rich applications are driving Internet consumption to new heights,” said Emily Waldorf, Senior Vice President, Consumer Internet…
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Comcast Must Face Lawsuit over Voice Recognition Tech
Software development company Promptu Systems has revived a 2016 patent infringement lawsuit against Comcast. Last week, a U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit said a Pennsylvania district court incorrectly interpreted terms of the patents in the original case’s decision. Promptu now has another opportunity to make its infringement argument. Promptu filed a complaint…
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Could Comcast & Spectrum Block the New Sports-Only Live TV Service from Fox, Disney, & Warner Bros. Discovery? – Ask Luke
This month Disney, Fox, and Warner Bros. Discovery announced plans to launch a new sports streaming service that will give live access to sports networks like ESPN, FS1, and BTN. Now a growing number of companies are objecting to and may even try to block the service. This includes several cable TV companies that are…
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The Recap: A Possible Peacock-Paramount+ Marriage, Sports JV Drama, and More
A busy week was capped off by another shocking revelation: Paramount and Comcast discussing combining their respective streaming services, Paramount+ and Peacock. We also continued to see the ripple effects of last week’s announcement from Walt Disney’s ESPN, FOX, and Warner Bros. Discovery to form a streaming sports joint venture, with a lot more unhappy…
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Altice’s Optimum Lost 267,000 Cable TV and 114,000 Internet Customers in 2023
Cable and internet provider Optimum continues to bleed customers at an alarming rate even as it lost money. The company reported fourth-quarter results that showed subscribers were dropping cable TV, broadband, and phone services. For the fourth-quarter, it lost 27,000 internet subscribers, 62,200 cable TV subscribers, and 57,400 phone subscribers. For the year, those totals…