Comcast Cable has grown to become
the largest cable service provider
in the United States. It was founded
back in the 1960s as a local single
system cable television provider
and is now available almost anywhere
that cable TV is offered. With
an ever growing array of competition
it is interesting to note how
Comcast Cable is able to lead
nearly all its markets.
Available in over thirty states,
it’s a safe bet that if one
of those state’s residence subscribes
to cable that they are using
Comcast. Born as a television
company, home entertainment
is still its primary concern.
Overall they service over twenty
million homes with cable television.
Furthermore they provide digital
cable service to almost another
ten million homes.
During the last decade the
technology that’s been made
available to homes has grown
at such a staggering rate that
it has allowed companies like
Comcast to expand into providing
other services. Personal computers,
for instance, never would have
offered a market to Comcast
cable when they first began
entering homes. Then came the
advent of the internet. Faster
computers and larger amounts
of data called for speedier
internet connections that dial
up providers couldn’t possibly
provide. Taking advantage of
this new market, cable companies
were able to offer their own
brand of internet service which
can currently offer speeds a
hundred times faster then its
dial up predecessor.
Comcast cable internet came
to exist and it now provides
high speed cyberspace access
to almost eight million customers.
That number represents over
one third of their television
subscribers which is quite staggering
given how fresh the technology
really is. Just think how slowly
cable grew when introduced as
a television service; no one
wanted to pay for something
that they were already getting
for free. Initially cable internet
had the same reaction with people
not wanting to pay double the
price for faster data transfer.
But those numbers clearly show
that the idea has definitely
caught on.
Another boost for their consumer
base came with the advent of
the cable telephone alternative.
While that idea has yet to catch
on with most people being satisfied
with their existing services,
Comcast has still managed to
attract over a million clients
to this service.
Other business ventures from
Comcast Cable includes several
of their own channels. These
include the Golf Channel, PBS
Kids Sprout and TV One. Comcast
even has four Comcast Sportsnets.
Outside the communications ring,
they also have a majority ownership
in a company that has a lot
of holdings. Some of these are
sports teams in hockey, football
and basketball; also they own
two large multipurpose arenas
in Philadelphia where Comcast
is based.
Comcast cable has become a
staple of the American communication
world. Their employees are numbered
at over seventy thousand people.
As a company they continue to
look to the future for new opportunities
and ventures to offer their
customers.
Christopher M. Luck has an
extensive background in working
exclusively at comcast cable
and is now offering his free
personal cable advice to the
public. If you are at all interested
in Christopher's cable advice,
tips, or secrets, you can visit
his cable tips blog
