On AlterNet: comcast

Stories, blog posts, and videos tagged as "comcast"

Sucker: How Cable Companies Make You Pay For Channels You'll Never Watch

Stephen Pizzo, Smirking Chimp. January 13, 2012.

Even though anti-trust laws say cable companies can't coordinate their business plans, they do.

It's Not Just News Corp: Why Telecommunications Companies in the US May Be Spying on You Every Day

Eliot Cohen, Buzzflash at TruthOut. August 18, 2011.

There is reason to believe that the media we've entrusted to investigate abuses of privacy are part of the cover up.

Report: Comcast Violated Conditions of NBC Merger

Nadia Prupis, TruthOut.org. May 19, 2011.

A report from media watchdog group Free Press found that the cable company lied about the amount of Spanish-language news programming it aired.

It's Time to Break Up AT&T, Verizon, Comcast, Time Warner and the Rest of the Telecoms

David Rosen, Bruce Kushnick, AlterNet. May 11, 2011.

Today's telecoms provide overpriced and inferior service, and are systematically overcharging the hapless American consumer.

Comcastrophe: Obama's FCC Approves Enormous Corporate Media Merger for Comcast/NBC

Josh Silver, Free Press. January 18, 2011.

The new Comcast will control an obscene number of media outlets, from TV and radio to movie studios and a network of millions who subscribe to cable and internet.

How Comcast and Huge Telecom Players' Latest Gambit Could Destroy the Internet as We Know It

David Rosen, Bruce Kushnick, AlterNet. December 21, 2010.

The telecom wars are heating up and the American Internet user is the proverbial pig on the spit.

How Comcast, AT&T and Big Telecoms Threaten the Reach of Progressive Artists

Eric K. Arnold, New America Media. December 5, 2010.

If big internet service providers have their way, they'll be able to choose which artists you get to hear and see on the media platforms from which art goes viral.

Cable Companies' $46+ Billion Robbery -- Subscribers Have Been Ripped off for $5 a Month Since 2000

David Rosen, Bruce Kushnick, AlterNet. November 8, 2010.

The cable companies are diverting money that is intended to improve infrastructure, creating a perpetual cash machine for greedy execs.

How the Fox-Comcast Machine Crushed a Journalist Who Spoke Out Against Bill O'Reilly

Terry Ann Knopf, Columbia Journalism Review. August 21, 2010.

A journalist who criticized O'Reilly -- on his own time -- lost his job when Fox threatened Comcast.

How the FCC Can Protect the Internet from Pro-Corporate Judges and Greedy Telecoms

Daniela Perdomo, AlterNet. April 15, 2010.

Net neutrality ensures a fair Internet. The telecom industry has the money and power to make sure that doesn't happen -- but the people (and the FCC) can fight back.

Power Grab: Comcast Has a New Name, but Merger With NBC Universal Still a Bad Idea

Josh Silver, Mark Toney, Jorge Corralejo Len Canty & Samuel Kang, AlterNet. March 12, 2010.

Comcast is a massive cable TV and Internet provider, which wants to merge with NBC Universal, one of the world's largest news and entertainment content providers.

Inside the TV Wars: Mergers, Monoliths and Shady Backroom Deals

Megan Tady, FAIR. March 12, 2010.

Our media powerhouses aren’t ready to evolve, and they’re prepared to sabotage content, creativity and innovation to avoid doing so.

Comcast's Launch of "TV Everywhere" Is Really an Attack on Free Web TV

Josh Silver, In These Times. January 12, 2010.

TV Everywhere's proposed "paywall" is desperate attack on web TV purveyors. The worst part? Comcast is marketing it as a "consumer friendly" option.

Comcast Censoring Political Ads Critical of Its Actions

Matt Stoller, Open Left. June 10, 2008.

The corporate giant is limiting free speech to cover its own ass.

How Do We Fight Corporate Control of the Internet?

Annalee Newitz, AlterNet. May 22, 2008.

We need to organize and actively make things uncomfortable for the companies trying to regulate our use of online technologies.

Comcast's Secret War on File-Sharing

Annalee Newitz, AlterNet. December 5, 2007.

Since there are no laws guaranteeing net neutrality, media conglomerates like Comcast are free to engage in net prejudice.