Comcast Corporation (NASDAQ: CMCSA)

1 Comcast Center
Philadelphia, PA 19103-2838 (Map)
Phone: 215-286-1700
Toll Free: 800-266-2278
http://www.comcast.com

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Overview

Commerce plus broadcasting equals Comcast. The company's core cable division is the largest provider in the US (ahead of Time Warner Cable) with nearly 23 million subscribers. Comcast derives the bulk of its revenue from television, Internet, and digital phone services offered in 39 states and the District of Columbia. It has about 17 million broadband Internet subscribers, while its XFINITY computer telephony service has more than 8 million customers. Comcast also has cable programming interests, such as G4 and The Golf Channel, and it owns entertainment channel E!. In 2011 the company formed a joint venture with General Electric that gave it a 51% interest in NBCUniversal (NBCU).

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Key financials for Comcast Corporation (NASDAQ: CMCSA)

Company Type Public (NASDAQ: CMCSA)
Fiscal Year-End December
2010 Sales (mil.) £24,522.5
1-Year Sales Growth 6.1%
2010 Net Income (mil.) £2,349.7
1-Year Net Income Growth (0.1%)
2010 Employees 102,000
1-Year Employee Growth (4.7%)
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Key people and executives for Comcast Corporation (NASDAQ: CMCSA)

Chairman Emeritus Ralph J. Roberts
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Chairman, President, and CEO Brian L. Roberts
SVP Corporate Development Robert S. Pick
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