The evolution of a network.
| 1963 |
Company founded with the purchase of 1,200-subscriber cable system in Tupelo, MS |
| 1972 |
First public stock offering |
| 1986 |
Comcast doubles in size to 1.2 million cable customers with the purchase of 26% of Group W Cable |
| 1988 |
Company purchases 50 percent of Storer Communications, Inc., making Comcast the fifth largest cable operator |
| 1994 |
Acquires Maclean Hunter’s U.S. cable operations, adding 550,000 customers |
| 1995 |
Acquisition of E.W. Scripps cable systems adds 800,000 customers to Comcast’s subscriber base |
| 1997 |
Microsoft invests $1 billion in Comcast |
| 1998 |
Comcast adds over 1.5 million subscribers by acquiring Jones Intercable, Inc. (1.1 million) and Prime Communications (406,000) |
| 2000 |
Lenfest Communications, Inc. acquired, adding 1.3 million cable subscribers Co-founder Ralph J. Roberts inducted into the Cable Hall of Fame |
| 2001 |
Comcast completes the acquisition of select AT&T Broadband cable systems in six states adding 595,000 customers |
| 2002 |
HD television and video-on-demand service are now available
Comcast serves 21 million video customers in 38 states, with 6.3 million digital video customers, 3.3 million high-speed data customers, and 1.3 million cable phone subscribers
Co-founder Daniel Aaron inducted into the Cable Hall of Fame |
| 2003 |
Co-founder Julian Brodsky inducted into the Cable Hall of Fame |
| 2004 |
Comcast introduces new Video Mail feature |
| 2005 |
Digital Voice service now available
Comcast acquired the cable systems of Susquehanna Communications and gains 225,000 video subscribers |
| 2006 |
Joint venture with Time Warner dissolves, Comcast received systems in Houston, TX, gaining 1.7 million subscribers
Brian L. Roberts inducted into the Cable Hall of Fame |
| 2007 |
Patriot Media acquired, Comcast gains 81,000 video subscribers |
| 2008 |
Comcast announces eight billion On Demand views |
| 2009 |
High-Speed 2go™ wireless service now available |