Comcast Launches High-Speed Wireless Data Service in Chicago

Comcast Launches High-Speed Wireless Data Service in Chicago

Chicago Comcast High-Speed 2go(TM) Rollout Follows Philadelphia, Atlanta and Portland Launches

SCHAUMBURG, Ill., Dec. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Comcast, one of the nation's leading providers of entertainment, information and communications products and services, today announced the launch of its high-speed wireless data service in Chicago as the company continues its nationwide rollout of Comcast High-Speed 2go(TM). In addition to Chicago, the service is now available in Philadelphia, Atlanta and Portland, with additional market launches planned in the near future.

Comcast's High-Speed 2go is a fourth-generation, or 4G, wireless high-speed data service that provides the fastest available wireless Internet in the nation via wireless data cards. Comcast is now offering this wireless service bundled with one or more of its popular Internet, phone and television products, providing mobile broadband where ever and whenever customers need to be connected.

"With the holiday shopping season now in full swing, Comcast is excited to offer this 4G high-speed wireless service to our customers to use on the go," said LeAnn Talbot, Senior Vice President of Comcast's Greater Chicago Region. "Comcast continues to drive innovation throughout the Chicago area, whether it's with TV, phone, high-speed Internet or now wireless - all for the ultimate benefit of our customers."

Comcast is selling two different data cards and service plans:

-- Comcast High-Speed 2go Metro service uses a 4G-only data card to give
customers the fastest wireless service within the 4G metro coverage
area. The Metro device operates only in a 4G service footprint.

-- Comcast High-Speed 2go Nationwide service delivers the fastest metro
4G service plus coast-to-coast access on Sprint's national 3G network.
The Nationwide device switches between available 4G and 3G networks.

The world-class services Comcast is known for in the home are beginning to be extended to where consumers work, live and play. High-speed mobile Internet is one of the first products consumers want as a natural extension of Comcast's super fast wired high-speed Internet service. The combination of the two is a unique proposition and the only package of its kind available in Chicago today.

Bundled Pricing

For the first time, consumers will have bundled access to both the fastest wired download speeds and wireless Internet in the nation, sold together at launch as a "Fast Pack(TM)." Fast Pack(TM) bundles will be available for as low as $49.99 per month for one year. Both new and existing Comcast customers will be eligible for special bundled pricing, with wired Internet customers receiving 4G wireless as an add-on for as low as $30 per month. Visit www.comcast.com/highspeed2go for additional pricing plans and service packages.

The $49.99 Fast Pack(TM) Metro service includes Comcast's 12 Mbps home Internet service, a free WiFi router for mobility and extended coverage in the home and 4G service that will provide download speeds up to 4 Mbps when customers are on the go. For an additional $20 per month, consumers can upgrade to the Fast Pack(TM) Nationwide service that includes the same services plus nationwide 3G mobile network access.

Comcast is offering wireless data services following its investment in Clearwire in November 2008. Comcast's 4G service will be provided via the Clearwire network, and its 3G service will be provided by Sprint's nationwide 3G network. Comcast is one of the first investors in Clearwire to bring a service to market and expects that it will continue to add value to existing bundled products.

About Comcast Corporation

Comcast Corporation (NASDAQ:CMCSA)(NASDAQ:CMCSK) (www.comcast.com) is one of the nation's leading providers of entertainment, information and communication products and services. With 23.8 million cable customers, 15.7 million high-speed Internet customers and 7.4 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 Greater Chicago Region, based in Schaumburg, Illinois, comprises cable systems serving more than two million customers in several Illinois markets, including Chicago, Peoria, Springfield, Champaign, Rockford and Quincy, as well as South Bend, Indiana. Comcast employs more than 8,000 local residents across the region.

Source: Comcast Cable

CONTACT: Rich Ruggiero of Comcast, +1-847-585-0405,
rich_ruggiero@cable.comcast.com

Web Site: http://www.comcast.com/highspeed2go

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