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Comcast Celebrates Live Streaming of the 2012 Olympic Games Through NBCOlympics.com by Offering Free Access to Xfinity WiFi



  Comcast Celebrates Live Streaming of the 2012 Olympic Games Through
  NBCOlympics.com by Offering Free Access to Xfinity WiFi Hotspots in
  Philadelphia and Down the Shore

Business Wire

PHILADELPHIA -- July 25, 2012

Comcast today announced that it is offering complimentary access to thousands
of Xfinity WiFi outdoor and indoor hotspots during the duration of the Summer
Games which begins on July 27^th and runs through August 12^th. This will
allow both Xfinity Internet customers and non-customers the opportunity to
watch all the action live from their mobile devices at NBCOlympics.com when
the world’s best athletes come together to compete at the 2012 London Games.
To access Xfinity WiFi, Xfinity Internet customers and non-customers should
look for “xfinitywifi” on their wireless device and follow the prompts to
begin their WiFi session.

“This is an exciting time of year and we’re pleased to offer anyone who has a
wireless device in this region, complimentary access to Xfinity WiFi hotspots
so they can catch their favorite athletes and sports even if they’re on the
go,” said Sean Brushett, vice president of sales and marketing for Comcast’s
Freedom Region. “Comcast offers the nation’s fastest Internet speeds and we’ve
added thousands of Xfinity WiFi hotspots in Philadelphia and beyond so people
can enjoy a fast wireless Internet experience outside the home, whether
they’re watching live Olympics coverage at NBCOlympics.com, working, streaming
TV shows and movies, posting photos, playing online games or chatting with
friends.”

Xfinity WiFi, which provides Xfinity Internet customers with the ability to
access thousands of outdoor and indoor WiFi hotspots, has been launched
throughout the greater Philadelphia area and its suburbs in addition to areas
of New Jersey and Delaware. Xfinity WiFi hotspots are located in places where
customers spend time working, commuting, shopping, dining and socializing. In
Philadelphia, Xfinity WiFi hotspots are located in numerous places including
shopping districts, in SEPTA train stations and on platforms, near parks and
hospitals and in sport and entertainment venues like the Wells Fargo Center
and Xfinity Live! In New Jersey, Xfinity WiFi is available in numerous shore
towns as well as other areas from Union to Cape May, including: Berkeley
Heights, Livingston, Long Branch, Montclair, New Brunswick, Perth Amboy, Red
Bank, Rumson, Summit, Trenton and others. WiFi access is also available to
N.J. Transit passengers at stations throughout northern New Jersey.

In addition, Comcast previously announced roaming agreements with Cablevision
and Time Warner Cable, under which Xfinity Internet customers can enjoy
thousands of Xfinity WiFi hotspots in the Greater New York Tri-State area also
for no additional fee. A coverage map is available at: www.xfinity.com/wifi.

Xfinity Internet offers the fastest Internet speeds in the nation and a
variety of residential service tiers designed to meet different customer
needs. Xfinity Internet also includes the Constant Guard Protection Suite (a
$360 value) which includes top-rated Norton Security Suite, IDENTITY GUARD and
Secure Backup & Share. In addition, Comcast offers access to the Constant
Guard Website, in both English http://xfinity.comcast.net/constantguard and in
Spanish http://xfinity.comcast.net/constantguard/Seguridad, which provides
tips, tools and resources on Internet safety and security threats.

About Comcast Cable

Comcast Corporation (Nasdaq: CMCSA, CMCSK) (www.comcast.com) is one of the
nation's leading providers of entertainment, information and communications
products and services. Comcast is principally involved in the operation of
cable systems through Comcast Cable and in the development, production and
distribution of entertainment, news, sports and other content for global
audiences through NBCUniversal. Comcast Cable is one of the nation's largest
video, high-speed Internet and phone providers to residential and business
customers. Comcast is the majority owner and manager of NBCUniversal, which
owns and operates entertainment and news cable networks, the NBC and Telemundo
broadcast networks, local television station groups, television production
operations, a major motion picture company and theme parks.

Contact:

Comcast Corporation
Media Contacts:
Jeff Alexander (Comcast Local)
215-642-6465
jeff_alexander@cable.comcast.com
or
Jamila Patton (Comcast Corporate)
215-286-4933
jamila_patton@comcast.com
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