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• Motley Fool: Comcast losing ground as entertainment leader

  March 13, 2011 in Business on Page E6 Investors adored Comcast’s (Nasdaq: CMCSA) recent quarterly report: Revenue grew by 7 percent. Operating profits climbed even higher. Share buybacks will be beefed up. The dividend is rising considerably. But …

• Comcast offering Japan TV news updates

  March 12, 2011 in City on Page A4 Area Comcast subscribers can stay current on developments in Japan by watching Japan TV on Channel 245. Comcast and managers of Japan TV agreed to make the service freely available …

• Cougar football game a no-show on Spokane cable

  September 11, 2010 in Sports The WSU-Montana State football telecast was affected by technical problem, according to Fox Sports Northwest. 11

• Comcast upgrades broadband for businesses

  August 25, 2010 in Business on Page A8 Comcast Corp. is rolling out a very fast broadband service for Spokane County businesses. Comcast calls it 100 Mbps Business Class Internet service; company spokesman Walter Neary said the new …

• Theft interrupts cable service

  August 13, 2010 in City on Page A6 The theft early Thursday of fiber-optic cable lines left between 5,000 and 7,000 Comcast customers in northeast Spokane without television, high-speed Internet and phone services. Comcast crews restored services in …

• Cable theft cuts services to Comcast customers

  August 12, 2010 in Business, City The theft early today of fiber-optic cable lines left an estimated 5,000 to 7,000 Comcast customers in northeast Spokane without television, high-speed Internet and phone services. 4

• Most Comcast prices going up

  July 7, 2010 in Business on Page A10 Most of Spokane’s Comcast subscribers will see price increases in their Internet and video services effective in August, the cable company announced. Comcast’s last price increase went into effect October … 6

• Spokane Valley council still on the air

  June 10, 2010 in Washington Voices on Page V1 A unanimous yes vote from the Spokane Valley City Council Tuesday will allow the rebroadcasting of council meetings on Comcast Channel 14 to continue until the end of July. The … 2

• Council may suspend project

  May 22, 2010 in Washington Voices on Page V1 The Spokane Valley City Council hit on several different items during Tuesday’s council meeting, including another discussion on the future of the Broadway Avenue Safety Project. The council voted to …

• Broadcast costs weighed

  April 29, 2010 in Washington Voices on Page V1 A discussion on whether or not to broadcast the Spokane Valley City Council meetings received a lukewarm reception Tuesday, with some Council members strongly in favor of it and others …

• Council looks at TV fees

  February 18, 2010 in Washington Voices on Page V1 In their enthusiasm to spare residents from anything that smacks of a tax increase, no amount is too small to come up for debate for the newest members of the …

• Comcast gives Spokane Web users a usage meter

  January 12, 2010 in Business, City If you use Comcast for your Web service, the online tool at http://customer.comcast.com will track your monthly data consumption 3

• Comcast strikes deal to buy NBC Universal

  December 4, 2009 in Business on Page A16 HOLLYWOOD – In a momentous shift in the balance of power of the entertainment industry, cable television giant Comcast Corp. on Thursday made it official by announcing that it was …

• Comcast rates to increase for cable, modems

  September 2, 2009 in Business on Page A7 Comcast Corp. is raising Spokane cable rates an average of 2.7 percent starting Oct. 6, the company said Tuesday. In addition to rate hikes for TV viewers, subscribers with a …

• Comcast to raise Spokane cable rates

  September 1, 2009 in Business Comcast Corp. is raising Spokane cable rates an average of 2.7 percent starting Oct. 6, the company said Tuesday. 5

• Qwest upgrading DSL across Spokane County

  July 25, 2009 in Business on Page A8 Qwest Communications Inc. is upgrading its fiber network across Spokane County this summer, eventually doubling Internet speeds for residential or business customers. Up to now, Qwest’s DSL service provided speeds …

• Qwest plans to double broadband speeds in Spokane

  July 24, 2009 in News, Business Qwest trying to compete with Comcast for Spokane’s broadband customers

• Comcast adds torrent of HD

  July 22, 2009 in Business on Page A8 Spokane cable TV customers can dive into dozens of new high-definition channels to be offered by Comcast Corp. starting Aug. 5. Depending on subscribers’ cable packages, viewers will be able … 1

• Business in brief: Comcast unveils wireless Internet

  June 30, 2009 in Business on Page A8 PHILADELPHIA – Comcast is rolling out wireless Internet service Tuesday in Portland, Ore., with plans to add three other cities by the end of the year. Comcast is the first …

• Some cable TV users will require box

  June 17, 2009 in City on Page A5 Now that the federal digital TV conversion is finished, some Spokane cable TV viewers must prepare for Phase 2, the conversion of about 40 Comcast channels starting next week. An … 4

• Some Comcast viewers will need new box

  March 24, 2009 in Business on Page A8 Some cable TV customers in Spokane County need to prepare for the second wave of digital TV migration, tentatively starting in June, according to a Comcast Corp. spokesman. Roughly 10,000 …

• Cable viewers may need new box

  December 9, 2008 in Business on Page A7 Viewers who have cable TV in Spokane County don’t need to worry about being ready for the nationwide Feb. 17 digital TV conversion. But some of them – an estimated …

• Comcast raising video cable service fees

  September 3, 2008 in Business on Page A8 Starting Oct. 1, Spokane-area Comcast video subscribers will face an average rate increase of roughly 3.7 percent, the cable provider announced. Although that’s an average hike, customers who take Comcast’s …

• Comcast buys cable TV system serving 1,500 in Liberty Lake

  July 15, 2008 in Business on Page A6 Comcast Corp. has taken over operating the 1,500-subscriber cable TV system serving Liberty Lake, the company announced. Terms of the purchase were not disclosed. Community Cable Service, which has provided …