Aug 01 FCC Rules Comcast Violated Internet Access Policy By PBS News Hour A divided Federal Communications Commission ruled Friday that Comcast Corp. violated federal policy when it blocked Internet traffic for some subscribers. The cable giant has been ordered to change the way it manages its network. Continue reading
Apr 28 Comcast Withdraws Unsolicited Disney Bid Comcast Corp., the nation's largest cable operator, withdrew its unsolicited multibillion-dollar offer to buy Walt Disney Co. Wednesday after the entertainment conglomerate refused to discuss a possible deal. Continue reading
Feb 17 Disney Board Rejects Comcast's Buyout Bid By PBS News Hour The Walt Disney Co. board of directors late Monday unanimously rejected Comcast's $54 billion, all-stock offer to take over the company, saying the offer was too low. Continue reading
Feb 11 Comcast Makes Unsolicited Bid for Disney In a move that could transform the media industry, Comcast Corp., the nation's largest cable operator, launched an unsolicited bid Wednesday to merge with troubled entertainment behemoth Walt Disney. Continue reading
Nov 14 FCC Approves Comcast-AT&T Merger The Federal Communications Commission on Wednesday gave the green light to Comcast Corp.'s proposed buyout of AT&T Broadband, paving the way for the creation of the largest cable and Internet provider in the country. Continue reading
Dec 20 Comcast to Merge With AT&T Cable Unit AT&T Corp. yesterday agreed to sell its cable television business to Comcast Corp. in a $52 billion deal that will create a cable giant double the size of its nearest competitor, AOL Time Warner. Continue reading
Dec 04 Cable Companies Cut Deal With Excite@Home Several major cable providers struck a deal with troubled Internet provider Excite@Home that will keep their subscribers connected to the company's broadband network for the next three months. Continue reading