History Flashcards
(106 cards)
1
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On this day Comcast and General Electric Completed their transaction to form NBCUniversal LLC
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January 28, 2011
2
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what is the Comcast stock symbol
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CMCSA
3
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what year did Comcast begin offering HD service
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2002
4
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What year did Comcast partner with PBS, Hit entertainment, and Sesame Workshop to launch PBS Kids Sprout
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2005
5
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What year did Comcast launch Digital Voice Service
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2005
6
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What year was Neil Smit named president of Comcast Cable Communications
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2010
7
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What year did Comcast acquire ATT Broadband
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2002
8
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What are the Comcast Divisions and Presidents?
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west-steve white
central-bill Connors
northeast-kevin casey
9
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what is March 13th, 1920
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Ralph Robert’s birthday
10
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what year did Ralph Roberts win NCTA’s “Distinguished Vanguard Award”?
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1993
11
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what year was Ralph Roberts inducted into the cable hall of fame
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2000
12
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what year was Brian Roberts named CEO of Comcast
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2002
13
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what award did Ralph Roberts receive in 2015
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Philadelphia Award
14
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in 2010 Ralph celebrated this birthday
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90th
15
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this opened opportunities across the United States for more competition in Cable TV markets
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The Telecommunications Act of 1996
16
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signal leaking from a cable system in Harrisburg, PA, interfered with air traffic communications. This caused the FCC to start proceedings to establish new rules, what year?
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1976
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the US government agency established to regulate electronic communications. the FCC, succeeded the Federal Radio Commission, what year?
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1934
18
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FCC regulations regarding signal leakage are outlined in the Code of Federal Regulations
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Title 47, Telecommunication, Part 76, Cable Television Service
19
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What happened at Comcast in 1972?
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Comcast makes first public Stock
20
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What happened at Comcast in 2014?
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NASCAR and Comcast title Sponsor,
Xfinity on Campus,
21
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What happened at Comcast in 2013?
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Comcast acquires remaining GE 49% of NBCUniversal,
Launches Xfinity TV Go app,
launches Extreme 505, Xfinity Home Control
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What happened at Comcast in 2000?
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Comcast Founder Ralph Roberts is inducted into the Cable Hall of Fame
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What happened at Comcast in 1990?
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31 year old Brian Roberts is elected president of comcast
24
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The Truth in Caller ID Act of _______.
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2009
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What happened at Comcast in 1963?
Purchase of American Cable Systems
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What happened at Comcast in 2012?
Comcast launches X1
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What happened at Comcast in 1986?
Comcast makes a founding investment in QVC for $380 million
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What happened at Comcast in 2007?
2 million Voice customer,
Agreement to acquire Fandago,
Comcast Center Opens as tallest LEED Certified building
29
What happened at Comcast in 1999?
Comcast Cellular is sold to SBC Communications of San Antonio for 1.7billion,
Comcast University was created
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What happened at Comcast in 2003?
Julian Brodsky into Cable hall of fame,
Comcast Launches VOD,
Comcast launches DVR,
Comcast.net is launched
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When did the FCC adopt rules implementing the Truth in Caller ID Act?
June 2010
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What happened at Comcast in 2016?
$3.8 billion acquisition DreamWorks
33
What 2 channels did Comcast purchase in 2002?
Telemundo and Bravo
34
What happened at Comcast in 1969?
American Cable Systems is renamed Comcast
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What happened at Comcast in 2005?
Comcast launches Comcast Digital Voice,
Comcast partners to launch PBS Kids Sprout,
Comcast came out with Triple Play,
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What happened at Comcast in 1997?
Microsoft investes $1 billion in Comcast,
| Comcast launches Digtial TV
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Harrisburg, PA 1976
an incident occur that prompted the FCC to establish new rules regarding leakage?
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What year did the FCC get established?
1934
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When was the truth in caller ID act signed into law?
December 22, 2010
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What is the truth in caller ID act?
Prohibits caller ID spoofing for the purposes of defrauding or otherwise causing harm.
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What happened at Comcast in 2001?
Comcast completes acquisitions of Outdoor Life Network, First annual CCD
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When was the truth in caller ID act signed into law?
22-Dec-10
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What happened at Comcast in 1994?
Comcast becomes an orginal investor in the Golf Channel
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What year did the FCC get established?
1934
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What happened at Comcast in 2002?
Dan Aaron is inducted into cable hall of fame, Comcast lauches High Speed Internet, Comcast laucnes HDTV
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Harrisburg, PA 1976
an incident occur that prompted the FCC to establish new rules regarding leakage?
47
What happened at Comcast in 1997?
Microsoft investes $1 billion in Comcast, Comcast launches Digtial TV
48
What happened at Comcast in 2011?
Completion of GE-Comcast merger for NBCUniversal, Introduces Xfinity Signature Support, Triple Play Self Install Kit, Launch of Internet Essentials,
49
What happened at Comcast in 2005?
Comcast launches Comcast Digital Voice, Comcast partners to launch PBS Kids Sprout, Comcast came out with Triple Play,
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What happened at Comcast in 1969?
American Cable Systems is renamed Comcast, incorporated in Philadelphia, PA
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What 2 channels did Comcast purchase in 2002?
Telemundo and Bravo
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What happened at Comcast in 1988?
Comcast Celebrates 25th anniversary, Comcast acquires American Cellular Network
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What happened at Comcast in 2016?
$3.8 billion acquisition DreamWorks
54
What happened at Comcast in 2010?
Comcast unveils Xfinity as new brand, First live 3-D event on Comcast with the Masters
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What happened at Comcast in 2009?
Annoucnment of GE and Comcast to get NBC Universal, Caller ID for TV and Computer, Comcast 50Mbps internet
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When did the FCC adopt rules implementing the Truth in Caller ID Act?
Jun-2010
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What happened at Comcast in 2003?
Julian Brodsky into Cable hall of fame, Comcast Launches VOD, Comcast launches DVR, Comcast.net is launched
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What happened at Comcast in 1999?
Comcast Cellular is sold to SBC Communications of San Antonio for 1.7billion,Comcast University was created
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What happened at Comcast in 2007?
2 million Voice customer, Agreement to acquire Fandago, Comcast Center Opens as tallest LEED Certified building
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What happened at Comcast in 1986?
Comcast makes a founding investment in QVC for $380 million
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What happened at Comcast in 2012?
Comcast launches X1
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What happened at Comcast in 2008?
Comcast and Insight split, Comcast launches Anyroom on Demand,
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What happened at Comcast in 1963?
Purchase of American Cable Systems
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The Truth in Caller ID Act of _______.
2009
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What happened at Comcast in 1990?
31 year old Brian Roberts is elected president of comcast
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What happened at Comcast in 2000?
Comcast Founder Ralph Roberts is inducted into the Cable Hall of Fame
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What happened at Comcast in 2015?
Talking guide, Rollout of Gigabit Pro, Voice-Controlled TV remote, 30 Rockefller Plaza in NYC is renamed Comcast Building
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What happened at Comcast in 2013?
Comcast acquires GE 49% of NBCUniversal, Launches Xfinity TV Go app, Lauched Extreme 505, Xfinity Home Control
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What happened at Comcast in 1972?
Comcast makes first public Stock
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CNBC launched in what year?
1989
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In what city and year did an incident occur that prompted the FCC to establish new rules regarding leakage?
Harrisburg, PA
| 1976
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What Center did we buy as a part of the Comcast Spectacor buy out?
Wells Fargo Center
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On what date did Comcast and General Electric complete their transaction to form NBCUniversal, LLC?
January 28th 2011
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The name "Comcast" is a portmanteau of what two words?
Communication and Broadcast
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The first cable system that Ralph Roberts purchased in Tupelo, MS was this size (how many subscribers)
1,200 Subscribers
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What are the 4 divisions of the Comcast structure
Comcast Spectacor
Comcast Ventures
NBCUniversal
Comcast Cable
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Hall of fame Laker who owns the Aspire network
Earvin "Magic" Johnson
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What anniversary did Comcast celebrate on November 13, 2013?
50th
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NBC branded Thursday Nights as Must See TV in what year?
1993
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Colors of the Comcast Symbol
Yellow Orange Red Purple Blue Green
81
Date the FCC began requiring service providers to make cable cards available
1-Jul-04
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Comcast set records with its "Every Minute. Every Medal, Every Screen." approach to the 2014 Olympic games located in what city?
Sochi, Russia
83
What are the 4 regions in the Central Division
GCR
Heartland
Big South
Florida
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What did ComcastNow replace?
Team Comcast
85
Ralph Roberts was vice president of this elevator music company
Muzak Corporation
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When was Comcast founded?
June 28th 1963
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Introduced xfinitytv.com allowing customers online to access video content
2009
88
What is the stake % amount we bought from Ed Snider?
24%
89
Which Comcaster led the National Tools Team in the development of Scout Flux?
Larry Wolcott
90
What year did Comcast first acquire majority ownership of Comcast Spectacor?
1996
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The founding father who is still living
Julian Brodsky
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First CCD
30-Apr-01
93
What program recognizes high school seniors for their community service, academic performance, and leadership skills, and offers one time scholarship grants of $1,000 from the Comcast Foundation?
The Comcast Leaders and Achievers Scholarship
94
This replaced the 1+1=BEN program for Comcast Business
Inner Circle
95
A mandate by the FCC which requires cable operators to deploy digital set top boxes that have a PC Card slot for multi-channel cable card to decrypt channels
Separable Security
96
Ralph Roberts was honored by the anti-defamation league of B'Nai B'Rith with this award
Americanism Award
97
Ralph Roberts received honorary doctorates from these three universities
University of Pennsylvania
Holy Family College
Arcadia University
98
What is the workplace mentoring program in which Comcast partnered with BBBS in 2008 at its Philadelphia headquarters?
Beyond School Walls
99
Officially launched xfinitytv.com
2010
100
What is the Business Class Referral Program called?
Inner Circle
101
So happy we are located next to Starbucks so I can stay buzzing for our customers from 7AM-7PM. My Wi-Fi will let you download a movie before you hit the air.
XFINITY on the Fly
102
The new retail locations that feature interactive products, Sales consultants and an iPad bar are called what?
XFINITY Stores
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Year OSHA was established
1970
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What program offers low-cost Internet service, computer equipment and free digital literacy training to families with at least one child eligible to participate in the National School Lunch Program and when was it started?
Internet Essentials 2011
105
Who can you contact if you have a workplace or business ethics issue
comcastlistens.com
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The FCC forced NBC to sell both its networks. What were the two network names and what was the year?
NBC Blue
NBC Red
1943
