Comcast to Encrypt Email for Security

Comcast to Encrypt Email for Security
Google Tuesday publicized for the first time the share of its email traffic with other providers that remains encrypted. According to Google, fewer than 1% of Gmail messages sent to Comcast.net addresses remained encrypted on a sample day last month.
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Franken Seeks Answer On Comcast Net Neutrality Condition
Sen. Al Franken (D-Minn.) has asked Comcast to clarify what it means in ads suggesting the Time Warner Cable deal will be a boon to network neutrality. Comcast is subject to network neutrality regulations through 2018 regardless of the legal status of ...
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Comcast, Verizon Outage In Vacaville, Fairfield Caused By Construction Crews

Comcast, Verizon Outage In Vacaville, Fairfield Caused By Construction Crews
A Comcast spokesman said a construction crew working in the area of Madison Street in Fairfield cut a fiber-optic line. The spokesman confirmed customers in the area of Fairfield and Vacaville are affected. A Verizon spokeswoman confirmed its customers ...
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Comcast turns 50000 paying customer homes into public hotspots, millions more ...
Two days ago, Comcast did something that would be inconceivable if it was any other company than Comcast: It turned 50,000 residential Xfinity modems into public WiFi hotspots. There are 50,000 paying Xfinity customers in Houston, Texas who are now ...
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AT&T accuses Netflix of 'double-talk' when it comes to Comcast and Verizon deals

AT&T accuses Netflix of 'double-talk' when it comes to Comcast and Verizon deals
Now AT&T has joined the debate — not with a paid deal of its own, but with some strong language effectively telling Netflix to put up or shut up. On Wednesday, Jim Cicconi, AT&T's senior executive vice president for external and legislative affairs ...
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AT&T: We need to buy DirecTV because U-verse TV is a failure
AT&T this week filed a "public interest" statement with US regulators describing the benefits of its proposed $ 48.5 billion acquisition of DirecTV. Better prices are in the offing, the company claims, saying, "There will be significant downward ...
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