Comcast Enhances Triple Play With Launch of Its Universal Caller ID(TM) Service

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Thu Aug 27, 2009 11:36am EDT

Three-Product Digital Customers in San Francisco Bay Area and Monterey/Salinas
Can Now See Who's Calling on the TV and PC For Free





LIVERMORE, Calif., Aug. 27 /PRNewswire/ -- Comcast, the nation's leading
provider of entertainment, information and communications, today announced
that customers who subscribe to the Triple Play of digital cable, high-speed
Internet and digital voice services in the San Francisco Bay Area and
Monterey/Salinas will be able to view incoming caller information on their TV
and computer screens with the launch of the Universal Caller ID(TM) service. 

Beginning today and rolling out over the next two weeks, the new Universal
Caller ID feature - which is available at no additional cost - will provide
three-product customers more control and convenience than ever before. 
Whether they're in the middle of watching a movie or surfing the Internet,
these customers can now see who is calling and decide to answer the phone or
ignore the call without having to rush to the handset.

The new Universal Caller ID service will launch throughout Comcast's cable
systems in the San Francisco Bay Area and Monterey/Salinas with the exception
of the following cities:  Aptos, Capitola, Half Moon Bay, Isleton, La Honda,
Mendocino, Santa Cruz, Scotts Valley, Soquel, Tower Park and Watsonville.  The
feature launched in Comcast's Central California and North Santa Barbara cable
systems earlier this summer.

"The Universal Caller ID service is exciting because it's one of the first
cross-platform products that integrates phone, TV and the PC, and it provides
customers with more choice in their entertainment experience," said Elaine
Barden, Regional Vice President of Marketing and Sales for Comcast's
California Region.  "This innovative new feature is just one more way we're
providing even more value to our customers at no extra cost."

When a call comes in, the Universal Caller ID feature displays the caller's
name and phone number on a pop-up banner on the TV or computer screen, and the
customer can answer the phone or select "exit" and go back to their favorite
TV show or online activity.

The Universal Caller ID to the TV feature will activate automatically, so
incoming caller information will appear on customers' televisions as the
service becomes available to their home.  If they choose, customers can turn
the feature off or set it to snooze while watching their favorite show or
movie.  The Caller ID to the PC feature can be easily downloaded and installed
at www.comcast.net/callerid.

Note: To receive the Universal Caller ID feature, customers must have the
digital Triple Play and a digital set-top box that supports the feature.

For more information on Comcast's products and services, visit www.comcast.com
or call 1-800-COMCAST.


About Comcast Corporation
Comcast Corporation (Nasdaq: CMCSA, CMCSK) (www.comcast.com) is the nation's
leading provider of entertainment, information and communication products and
services. With 23.9 million cable customers, 15.3 million high-speed Internet
customers, and 7.0 million Comcast Digital Voice customers, Comcast is
principally involved in the development, management and operation of cable
systems and in the delivery of programming content. 

Comcast's content networks and investments include E! Entertainment
Television, Style Network, Golf Channel, VERSUS, G4, PBS KIDS Sprout, TV One,
ten sports networks operated by Comcast Sports Group and Comcast Interactive
Media, which develops and operates Comcast's Internet businesses, including
Comcast.net (www.comcast.net). Comcast also has a majority ownership in
Comcast-Spectacor, whose major holdings include the Philadelphia Flyers NHL
hockey team, the Philadelphia 76ers NBA basketball team and two large
multipurpose arenas in Philadelphia.

Comcast's California Region, based in Livermore, California, serves more than
2.4 million customers in Northern and Central California.  Comcast employs
more than 7,500 local residents across the region.




SOURCE  Comcast

Bryan Byrd, Comcast, +1-916-515-2821, bryan_byrd@cable.comcast.com
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