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== style issues == |
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The very first sentence in this article sounds like an advertisement. It really should be written simply as "Comcast Corporation, formerly registered as Comcast Holdings, is a US based mass media and communications company. It is currently ranked as having the highest revenue in the world as a International Media Corporation. |
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== My last edit == |
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== Ambiguous alert (woo!) == |
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I made an edit earlier today where I edited the infobox to include that the current Comcast was founded on December 7, 2001 in Philadelphia and added a source I archived through the Wayback Machine to prove this. However, after doing some research I'm wondering whether I made a mistake carrying out that edit. My previous understanding had been that there were a minimum of two types of mergers. One type was where one company would absorb another company, and the remaining company would remain. The other type is what is actually a merger, where two companies combine to form a new company. I had been hoping that the Comcast I have a current relationship with was the original one, but the source I found confirmed to me that the old Comcast disappeared in 2001, and the one I started a relationship with is the current one. I realize now that when I read the press release on the Comcast website, by "new company" they meant that the current Comcast would be replaced with a new company. |
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:''"Comcast is described as a family business. Brian L. Roberts, its chairman, president and CEO, is the son of founder Ralph J. Roberts. Roberts owns or controls about 1% of all Comcast shares…"'' |
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Yes, but which Roberts? – ] (]) 07:33, 29 January 2022 (UTC) |
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:Erm, that should've been "''Ambiguity'' alert". Apparently the mobile version of WP's editor doesn't let us correct our Talk topics, just reply to them. I'm married, so this seems familiar. – ] (]) 07:36, 29 January 2022 (UTC) |
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== Financial performance: Aug. 25, 2023 changes == |
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Greetings Wikipedians! Two issues here: 1) The narrative part of this section seemed to be outdated. There was text about results from 5-10 years ago but nothing about more recent years. I deleted the outdated text and added a brief, non-judgmental summary of 2022, supported by citations. 2) A web site called "Simply Wall Street" is cited multiple times by prior editors. How do we know that web site is a reliable source? I'd prefer to see something written by a firm or publication that is closer to Misplaced Pages standards. The boilerplate on "Simply Wall Street" is not impressive: "Simply Wall Street Pty Ltd (ACN 600 056 611), is a Corporate Authorised Representative (Authorised Representative Number: 467183) of Sanlam Private Wealth Pty Ltd (AFSL No. 337927)." Full disclosure: I have no conflict of interest or affiliation with Comcast apart from the fact that I use their cable TV and internet products. Cordially, ] (]) 14:38, 25 August 2023 (UTC) |
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== Logo Update from February 2024 == |
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If anything thinks I shouldn't have made the edit I did, I have no problem with reverting it. I realize that it's the same situation with T-Mobile US, where the old company was T-Mobile USA. So I learned something new today. ] (]) 22:45, 1 April 2014 (UTC) |
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The Comcast logo was updated in early 2024 to include a reflection layer that's not represented here. The new SVG logo is available on Wikimedia Commons, can someone update this here? The correct version of the logo is reflected at https://corporate.comcast.com and at https://brand.comcast.com. |
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:I think you're on the right track. The fact that there is a legal distinction between pre and post AT&T merger Comcast does not imply that such a distinction is notable enough to go in the infobox. By all accounts, the "new" Comcast is nearly exactly the same as the "old" one. As another example, from 1963-1969 the company was American Cable Systems, but has been left as part of the Comcast article mostly because of Ralph J Roberts. It seems to me the scope of "Comcast" is significantly less clear cut than a strict legal definition. I've reverted the edit, but I certainly don't blame you for it. Decades old large companies can obviously be pretty complex.] (]) 02:10, 3 April 2014 (UTC) |
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== Comcast and AT&T Merger == |
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] (]) 02:29, 6 June 2024 (UTC) |
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I feel that the discussion of the merger referenced in item 72, not only leads the audience to presume that comcast has current holdings in AT&T U Verse, but also the source has no affiliation with the security and exchange commission. |
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<ref>{{cite web|title=Denver Business Journal|url=http://www.bizjournals.com/denver/stories/2003/03/24/focus1.html?page=all|website=http://www.bizjournals.com/|publisher=American City Business Journals|accessdate=6 June 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Office of General Counsel|url=http://transition.fcc.gov/transaction/attcomcast.html|website=http://transition.fcc.gov|publisher=Federal Communications Commision|accessdate=6 June 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Federal Communications Commission|url=http://www.fcc.gov/encyclopedia/att-comcast-merger-page|website=www.fcc.gov|publisher=Federal Communications Commision|accessdate=6 June 2014}}</ref> The current Direct TV merger illustrates that competition between the two independent companies exist, and reference the previous use of broadband vs the new DSL method.<ref>{{cite web|title=Forbes Online|url=http://www.forbes.com/sites/dorothypomerantz/2014/05/01/why-comcast-should-cheer-for-att-to-buy-directv/|website=http://www.forbes.com|publisher=Pars International|accessdate=6 June 2014}}</ref> |
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:This is the correct and current logo that appears on the website. ] (]) 15:04, 6 June 2024 (UTC) |
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== Owner of Comcast == |
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== Notifying about SpinCo == |
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There is no source to identify that Independent owns Comcast. <small><span class="autosigned">— Preceding ] comment added by ] (] • ]) 19:31, 26 December 2014 (UTC)</span></small><!-- Template:Unsigned --> <!--Autosigned by SineBot--> |
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Please see ] for discussion related (more directly) to it. <span style="color:#7E790E;">2601AC47</span> (]|]) <span style="font-size:80%"><span style="color:grey;">Isn't a IP anon</span></span> 13:31, 20 November 2024 (UTC) |
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== Comcast is evil == |
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:Moreover, any chance that we could proceed with ] or ]? <span style="color:#7E790E;">2601AC47</span> (]|]) <span style="font-size:80%"><span style="color:grey;">Isn't a IP anon</span></span> 13:33, 20 November 2024 (UTC) |
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Hey, let's bash the worst company in 'Murica! <small class="autosigned">— Preceding ] comment added by ] (]) 16:08, 13 February 2015 (UTC)</small><!-- Template:Unsigned IP --> <!--Autosigned by SineBot--> |
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Greetings Wikipedians! Two issues here: 1) The narrative part of this section seemed to be outdated. There was text about results from 5-10 years ago but nothing about more recent years. I deleted the outdated text and added a brief, non-judgmental summary of 2022, supported by citations. 2) A web site called "Simply Wall Street" is cited multiple times by prior editors. How do we know that web site is a reliable source? I'd prefer to see something written by a firm or publication that is closer to Misplaced Pages standards. The boilerplate on "Simply Wall Street" is not impressive: "Simply Wall Street Pty Ltd (ACN 600 056 611), is a Corporate Authorised Representative (Authorised Representative Number: 467183) of Sanlam Private Wealth Pty Ltd (AFSL No. 337927)." Full disclosure: I have no conflict of interest or affiliation with Comcast apart from the fact that I use their cable TV and internet products. Cordially, BuzzWeiser196 (talk) 14:38, 25 August 2023 (UTC)
The Comcast logo was updated in early 2024 to include a reflection layer that's not represented here. The new SVG logo is available on Wikimedia Commons, can someone update this here? The correct version of the logo is reflected at https://corporate.comcast.com and at https://brand.comcast.com.
level-5 vital article is rated B-class on Misplaced Pages's content assessment scale.
