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ARRIS IPv6 Expertise Enables Broadband Service Providers to Continue Revenue-Generating Operations after Depleting IPv4 Address Allocation SUWANEE, Ga., April 2, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- ARRIS Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: ARRS) today announced that Comcast, the world's largest cable service provider, has enabled IPv6 functionality on its entire ARRIS C4 CMTS footprint, ensuring that Comcast can utilize IPv6 addressing to deliver IP-based services as the available IPv4 address space approaches...

New Clients Sign On to Work with Industry Leader NEW YORK, April 1, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- SintecMedia, the leader in television and media business solutions, is pleased to announce that 2012 was a banner year for the SIMS product, with the addition of 64 new channels including new installations at the Tennis Channel, The Weather Channel, The Africa Channel, Black Entertainment Television (BET), the TWC Regional Sports Networks based in Los Angeles, new Raycom Media Stations, the...

11 TOP EXECUTIVES TO BE HONORED WITH LEADERSHIP AWARDS NEW YORK, March 28, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The business of Multiethnic TV is getting its due recognition on April 17 at the Hilton Hotel in New York City, when two leading industry publications, Broadcasting & Cable and Multichannel News, will present the first-ever Multiethnic TV Leadership Awards. The event, scheduled from 8 a.m.-2 p.m., is a celebration of the leaders who are responsible for the impressive growth,...

LYNNWOOD, Wash., March 28, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Comcast, the nation's largest Internet service provider, today announced it is increasing the speeds of two of its most popular XFINITY Internet speed plans, Blast! and Extreme 50, in Washington state for no additional cost. Customers will enjoy more than twice as fast Internet speeds on multiple devices, allowing them to surf, chat, stream HD movies and TV shows, or game online with double the speed. Also for no additional cost,...

BEAVERTON, Ore., March 28, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Comcast, the nation's largest Internet service provider, today announced it is increasing the speeds of two of its most popular XFINITY Internet speed plans, Blast! and Extreme 50, in Oregon and SW Washington for no additional cost. Customers will enjoy more than twice as fast Internet speeds on multiple devices, allowing them to surf, chat, stream HD movies and TV shows, or game online with double the speed. Also for no additional cost,...

High-Speed Ethernet Dedicated Internet Saves School Money While Reducing Backup Time and Providing 16x the Bandwidth WEST BARNSTABLE, Mass., March 28, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Comcast Business, a unit of Comcast Cable, the nation's largest video, high-speed Internet and phone provider to business and residential customers, today announced that Cape Cod Community College is using Comcast Ethernet services to save on technology expenses while also providing 500 Mbps of high-speed Internet...

TV Services Are at Bottom of Third Annual Temkin Experience Ratings of 246 Companies Across 19 Industries WABAN, Mass., March 21, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Based on a study of 10,000 U.S. consumers, Bright House Networks and Dish Network earned the top spots in the TV services sector of the 2013 Temkin Experience Ratings. At the other end of the spectrum, Time Warner Cable and Charter Communications are the lowest-rated companies in the industry. The overall industry was the...

Late in February the Center for Copyright Information announced the imminent launch of their Copyright Alert System that several major US ISPs are participating in, and UsenetReviewz has been warning Usenet subscribers to take care, or risk receiving copyright infringement warnings. Undisclosed Location, South America (PRWEB) March 20, 2013 February 25th the Center for Copyright Information, (CCI,) announced that their brainchild, the Copyright Alert System, (CAS,) would be rolled out by...

Company to Hire for 425 New Pennsylvania-based Positions By Year-End to Staff State-of-the-Art Call Center In Susquehanna Township HARRISBURG, Pa., March 20, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- As part of its ongoing commitment to provide an outstanding customer experience, Comcast Cable today announced plans to open a new state-of-the-art customer support center this summer in Susquehanna Township, Dauphin County. The company will immediately begin recruiting from across Central Pennsylvania for...

LIVERMORE, Calif., March 19, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Comcast, the nation's largest Internet service provider, today announced it is increasing the speeds of two of its most popular XFINITY Internet speed plans, Blast! and Extreme 50, in California* for no additional cost. Customers will enjoy more than twice as fast Internet speeds on multiple devices, allowing them to surf, chat, stream HD movies and TV shows, or game online with double the speed. Also for no additional cost, Comcast...