Comcast

Comcast

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+0.21 -55
Industry: Telecommunications
Listing country: United States
Year added: 2018

Incorporated in 1963 and headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, Comcast is a prominent force in the telecommunications and media industry. The company operates principally through three business categories: Cable Communications, NBCUniversal, and Sky. Under its Cable Communications segment, Comcast delivers a multitude of services, such as video, internet, voice, and wireless services through the Xfinity brand, tailored for residential customers. NBCUniversal is another significant component of Comcast's portfolio, encompassing Cable Networks, Broadcast Television, Filmed Entertainment—which includes Universal Pictures—and Theme Parks. The expansion into Europe has been marked by the inclusion of Sky, which not only provides video, broadband, voice, and wireless phone services to the European market but also owns Sky News and Sky Sports, two key properties within the telecommunications and broadcasting spectrum. Among its most important brands, Comcast takes pride in Xfinity, NBCUniversal, and Sky for their substantial contributions to its global outreach. Alongside these, Universal Pictures is known for its cinematic productions and distribution capabilities, while DreamWorks Animation is renowned as a premier animation studio and entertainment company. The company's products and services are widely sold, with the United States standing as its most significant market. Beyond its domestic territory, Comcast extends its reach into the United Kingdom, Germany, Italy, and Spain, with these countries being pivotal markets, especially after Comcast's strategic acquisition of Sky, which significantly bolstered its European footprint. (Powered by AI)

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Communication is one of the vital social skills needed for an individual to survive1. Information technology enables connectivity amongst people and immediate access to information1. Also, Internet connectivity promotes the globalization of market...

Oyelakin M. April 12th, 2024
14 ratings
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Privacy, the right to control information about oneself, and the right to a private life are considered basic rights1. Increasingly, however, companies collect, process, and store customer information to target advertisement2:p3. Data collection r...

Adedayo _. January 18th, 2024
26 ratings
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To ensure strong institutions and the well-being of society, governments spend a considerable amount of the state's budget on public goods and services, which are funded by taxes paid by individuals and corporations1. Corporate taxes accounted for...

Deborah D. October 27th, 2023
12 ratings
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In 2022, 3.3 billion people were employed globally1. Job creation assists society in many ways, such as eliminating poverty and bringing economic stability that eventually leads to new taxpayers2. It also gives opportunities for personal growth an...

Feyisayo Favour F. September 29th, 2023
32 ratings
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About 3.7 million (Mn) households with children lack internet access in the US1. Moreover, a third of Americans with broadband find it unaffordable, especially the minority groups (Black, Non-Hispanic, and Hispanic people)2. Access to Internet ser...

S Chandrakant Reddy S. April 6th, 2024
60 ratings
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Minorities' underrepresentation in workplaces and society results in low socioeconomic status and low-paying jobs1,3. When minorities become well-represented, their status such as educational attainment, financial security, and subjective percepti...

Dolapo J. August 22nd, 2023
14 ratings
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Currently, about 59.5% (4.66 Bn) of the world's population are active users of the internet1. Subsequently, when these products reach the end of their useful lives, they are improperly disposed of, contributing to e-waste production2. In 2021, 57....

Gift O. June 13th, 2023
20 ratings
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According to the ILO, an organization needs 40-60% representation of either gender to achieve gender balance1;pxii. Female underrepresentation limits economic development squanders human potential & leads to an unequal share of economic growth ben...

Feyisayo Favour F. May 22nd, 2023
14 ratings
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Greenhouse gas emissions(GHG) are responsible for various adverse effects on the environment such as the world's rise in average temperature & climate change1. Also, it is reported that 100,000+ climate change-related deaths happen each year2. Red...

Feyisayo Favour F. May 20th, 2023
34 ratings
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There are about 4.23 billion TV users worldwide1. In the US, 45% of adults get their news from TV2, and television has a long-standing tradition in education, offering distance services in hard-to-reach places3. Internet connection is also an esse...

Meenakshi N. September 27th, 2022
38 ratings

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