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30,000 Comcast Employees and Their Families Provide 180,000 Hours of Community Service on Comcast Cares Day

Posted on: Monday, 4 October 2004, 06:00 CDT

PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 4 /PRNewswire/ -- This past weekend, 30,000 Comcast employees and their families donated 180,000 hours of service - the equivalent of more than 20 years of service in one day. Now in its fourth year, Comcast Cares Day has become an important part of the Company's commitment to the communities it serves. The Comcast Foundation also will donate over $1 million dollars in grants to the community partner organizations with which Comcast volunteers worked on the October 2 company-wide day of service.

Comcast volunteers worked on local projects - from painting schools and landscaping community parks to stocking food banks - with 284 community organizations in 32 states and the District of Columbia.

"We're extremely proud of our employees and their families who generously give of their time and talents to positively impact their neighborhoods on Comcast Cares Day," said Comcast Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Brian L. Roberts. "In addition to Comcast Cares Day, our employees work throughout the year with non-profit organizations throughout their communities."

Employee volunteers represent every sector of the Comcast Family of Companies - from its corporate headquarters in Philadelphia, to its local cable offices and content businesses: CN8, Comcast-Spectacor, Comcast SportsNet, E! Entertainment Television, The Golf Channel, Outdoor Life Network and G4techTV; as well as Comcast Spotlight.

In addition to Comcast Cares Day, Comcast employees volunteer year-round with a variety of projects and organizations through the company's Comcast Cares program. For more information on Comcast's volunteer and community investment initiatives, visit at http://www.comcast.com/community.

Comcast Corporation

Comcast Corporation (http://www.comcast.com/) is principally involved in the development, management and operation of broadband cable networks, and in the provision of programming content. The Company is the largest provider of cable and broadband services in the United States, serving more than 21 million cable television customers and more than 6 million high-speed Internet customers. The Company's content businesses include majority ownership of Comcast Spectacor, Comcast SportsNet, E! Entertainment Television, Style Network, G4techTV, The Golf Channel, International Channel and Outdoor Life Network. Comcast Class A common stock and Class A Special common stock trade on The Nasdaq Stock Market under the symbols CMCSA and CMCSK, respectively.

The Comcast Foundation

The Comcast Foundation was founded by Comcast Corporation in June 1999 and is the company's chief source of charitable support to qualified non-profit organizations. The Foundation primarily invests in programs that work to create a positive, sustainable impact within our communities in the areas of volunteerism; literacy, reading and learning; and youth leadership development. Since its inception, The Comcast Foundation has donated more than $14 million to organizations in the communities where Comcast serves. More information about The Foundation and its programs is available at our website, http://www.comcast.com/community.

Comcast Corporation

CONTACT: Jenni Moyer, +1-215-851-3311 or Ed Donovan, +1-215-981-7778,both of Comcast Corporation

Web site: http://www.comcast.com/http://www.comcast.com/community

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