Telecommunications

Comcast

Last edited by lenazun on November 25, 2009 - 1:35pm
Company Snapshot: 

Comcast is the largest cable provider and the second largest internet service provider in the United States. It has had a reputation for abysmal customer service and is being investigated by the FCC for blocking customer's access to internet content.

Number of employees worldwide: 
100,000
Chief executive officer: 
Brian L. Roberts
Website: 
Comcast Official Homepage
Global Fortune 500 rank: 
237
Net Income: 
2533,000,000
Total revenue: 
24,966,000
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Corporate accountability
Accountability overview: 

Comcast has been accused of using packet-forging to disrupt file sharing among its subscribers. When the FCC held a hearing on the matter, Comcast paid people to take seats at the hearing and cheer for their executives. This prevented some network neutrality activists and even some reporters from attending the hearing. While Comcast and BitTorrent seem to be collaborating to rectify the problem, Comcast continues to hire politically well-connected and influential individuals for jobs outside their realms of expertise. Even if these are legitimate hires, they do raise ethical questions.

Financial information
Stock ticker symbol: 
CMCSA
Additional descriptive data
Geographic breakdown of revenues (sales and profits), assets, employees: 

Based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Comcast is the largest cable company and the second largest Internet service provider in the United States. Comcast now serves a total of 24.1 million cable customers, 14.1 million digital cable customers, 12.4 million high-speed internet customers, and 3.5 million voice customers. It develops broadband cable networks and is also involved in television programming content. The company employs over 90,000 people and also has corporate offices in Houston, Detroit, and Denver.