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American multinational telecommunications and media conglomerate
Comcast is an American multinational mass media, telecommunications, and entertainment conglomerate. Comcast's corporate headquarters is at the Comcast Center in Philadelphia, while NBCUniversal, Comcast's New York operations and other major Comcast assets are headquartered at 30 Rockefeller Plaza in Midtown Manhattan in New York City. The company was ranked 51st in the Forbes Global 2000 in 2023. It is the fourth-largest telecommunications company by worldwide revenue, after AT&T, Verizon, and China Mobile. Comcast is the third-largest pay-TV company, the second-largest cable TV company by subscribers, and the largest home Internet service provider in the United States. Wikipedia →
🧭 Start here: a 6-step reading path
- Read the overview: ComcastA 5-minute orientation
- Skim a recent paper: Comcast pledges $35 million for digital skills programmingInfluential work since 2022
- Pick up a classic book: Board of SupervisorsThe most-reprinted book on the subject
- Read the landmark paper: Comcast/NBCU: The FCC Provides a Roadmap for Vertical Merger AnalysisCited 10 times
- Go sideways: NBCUniversalA closely related topic
- Go sideways: Sky GroupA closely related topic
📖 Definitions
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🏆 Landmark papers (most cited)
Comcast/NBCU: The FCC Provides a Roadmap for Vertical Merger Analysis
Arrêt de la Cour suprême des États-Unis du 27 mars 2013, Comcast Corp. et al. v. Behrend et al.
On the Tussle Between Over-the-Top and Internet Service Providers: Analysis of the Netflix- Comcast Type of Deals
Merger Review by the Federal Communications Commission: Comcast–NBC Universal
Net neutrality advocates cheer FCC's Comcast ruling
Economics at the Antitrust Division 2014–2015: Comcast/Time Warner Cable and Applied Materials/Tokyo Electron
Positive Law vs. Good Intentions: The Legality of the Comcast-Time Warner Cable Merger
Rolling Up Video Distribution in the U.S.: Why the Comcast-Time Warner Cable Merger Should Be Blocked
🆕 Influential since 2022
Comcast pledges $35 million for digital skills programming
Telecomunicações e audiovisual: Comcast Peacock, aplicativos de streaming e concentração diversificada
Comcast, other funders partner on Philadelphia workforce training initiative.
Comcast awards $4.3 million for digital skills training
Comcast to award new round of RISE grants
📚 Books worth reading
Board of SupervisorsSan Francisco (Calif.). Office of the Controller. City Services Auditor Division. · 2004- 📕Battle for SkyChristopher Williams · 2019
An Incredible DreamWilliam Novak · 2012
ComcastedJoseph N. DiStefano · 2005
Take the measure of the manAaron, Daniel · 2001- 📕Competition in the media and entertainment distribution marketUnited States. Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary · 2010
- 📕Comcast and NBC UniversalUnited States. Congress. House. Committee on Energy and Commerce. Subcommittee on Communications, Technology, and the Internet · 2013
- 📕An examination of the proposed combination of Comcast and NBC UniversalUnited States. Congress. House. Committee on Energy and Commerce. Subcommittee on Communications, Technology, and the Internet · 2012
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