Strumors - CMCSAhttp://strumors.com/symbol/cmcsahttp://strumors.com/1633Comcast reported a 38 percent increase in third quarter profits, as the company has been able to prosper off of higher cable TV rates. Comcast also reported that it expects to exceed its free cash flow growth forecast of at least 20 percent for its fiscal 2008.Thu, 01 Nov 2007 05:01:06 -0400http://strumors.com/1633http://strumors.com/1608Comcast will be offering speeds nearly twice as fast for most of its consumers. The company reported Wednesday that DOCSIS three will allow the company to offer speeds as high 50 megabits downstream and 10 megabits upstream to consumers. It is also planning on doubling current speeds with no additional costs. Existing customers will be automatically upgraded to 12 megabits downstream and 2 megabit upstream once the roll out has been completed.Wed, 31 Oct 2007 23:02:01 -0400http://strumors.com/1608http://strumors.com/1398Comcast, the nations largest cable Internet provider, has finally official set a limit for what it deems as excessive Internet usage. The company announced that subscribers who transfer over 250 gigabytes of data within one month may receive a warning call or possible lose their Internet service. As streaming video continues to become more popular on the Internet, ISPs are wrestling with how to handle the increase demands for bandwidth.Sun, 09 Dec 2007 04:02:01 -0500http://strumors.com/1398http://strumors.com/1352Comcast has announced a partnership with MGM to launch the first all-action video-on-demand network. The new channel will be dedicated solely to action programming featuring popular action films and shows.Sat, 08 Dec 2007 13:01:07 -0500http://strumors.com/1352http://strumors.com/1306The FCC is expected to uphold a complaint logged against Comcast over Comcast unfairly restricting Internet usage and curving P2P traffic on its network. It plans to take formal action against the company by Friday. Sat, 08 Dec 2007 04:02:02 -0500http://strumors.com/1306http://strumors.com/1256In as little as six months, new rulings in net neutrality may disallow ISPs from blocking or throttling applications and content from their networks. Martin's proposal does not include any fines and only applies to Comcast; however, if accepted it may act as a precedent for other ISPs in the future. The proposal would require Comcast to disclose all network management policies and sanctions against the company accused of blocking peer-to-peer traffic. The issue is expected to be voted on at or before the commission's August 1st meeting.Fri, 07 Dec 2007 12:00:09 -0500http://strumors.com/1256http://strumors.com/1147Comcast is looking to ramp up its cable technology in order to compete with fiber company's. It has been testing docsis 3.0 a technology that will allow it significantly more bandwidth per node. Comcast is planning to offer 100 megabits in 20 percent of its market by the end of 2010.Thu, 06 Dec 2007 07:01:00 -0500http://strumors.com/1147http://strumors.com/1112Comcast's subscriber's website was briefly hacked overnight. According to broadbandreports.com, Comcast's site was hacked at roughly 11:00 p.m. eastern. The hackers defaced Comcast's portal with a note saying the hackers had "RoXed" Comcast. Thu, 06 Dec 2007 05:02:01 -0500http://strumors.com/1112http://strumors.com/1093In order to trim costs, Comcast the largest cable TV operator in the U.S. is planning to sell 46 of its smaller cable systems. Altogether, the systems serve 400,000 to 500,000 subscribers. Wed, 05 Dec 2007 23:01:09 -0500http://strumors.com/1093http://strumors.com/901Comcast plans to offer a new broadband package that allows up to 50 megabits for downloads and up to 5 megabits for uploads. The new package is scheduled to be rolled out to 20 percent of its markets by the end of the year and 100 percent by 2010. The package will initially cost $150 for consumers.Tue, 04 Dec 2007 03:01:09 -0500http://strumors.com/901http://strumors.com/596Comcast reported that it has received two notices of inquiring from the FCC, stating that the FCC is investing complaints from Vuze Inc. regarding blocking BitTorrent. Comcast refuted the allegations stating that it does not block certain web traffic. Comcast said that it has used bandwidth throttling technology to limit the transfer rates of files; however, it would not block traffic to certain web traffic outright.Sat, 01 Dec 2007 14:02:00 -0500http://strumors.com/596http://strumors.com/456Comcast issued a warning Wednesday that it expects to lose video customers in 2008 due to increase competition and economic pressures. The warning comes one day after Comcast CFO Michael Angelakis lowered the company's 2007 forecasted revenue growth to 11 percent down from over 12 percent.Thu, 02 Nov 2006 06:02:00 -0500http://strumors.com/456