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Weekly UpdatesComcast Corporation, (NASDAQ:CMCSA), the nation's leading provider of entertainment, information and communications, has announced the launch of Comcast Digital Voice(R) in several Santa Barbara County communities, including Santa Maria, Ballard, Buellton, portions of Lompoc, Los Olivos, Orcutt, portions of Santa Ynez, and portions of Solvang. Comcast Digital Voice offers customers digital-quality phone service with unlimited direct-dial local and domestic long-distance calling (including Canada, Alaska, Hawaii and Puerto Rico), Web access to voicemail, E911 service and 12 popular calling features.
"Comcast is excited to offer the residents of these Santa Barbara County communities the reliable and innovative voice services they want, with Comcast Digital Voice," said Cristina Villanueva, vice president & general manager for Comcast Santa Barbara. "Our privately managed network serves as a strong foundation for the voice, television and high-speed Internet products of today and tomorrow, and will completely coordinate the home entertainment and communication experience, all on one integrated bill."
Comcast has already launched Comcast Digital Voice throughout its remaining California communities, including San Francisco, San Jose, Sacramento, Chico, Fresno, Merced, Modesto, Stockton and Visalia.
Comcast Digital Voice is designed to be easy for the consumer. Comcast technicians will professionally install Comcast Digital Voice in the home - using the jacks and existing wiring in the home. Customers can keep their current phone number and use their existing touch-tone phones to make and receive an unlimited amount of direct-dial local and domestic long-distance calls for as little as $39.95 per month. Comcast also offers very competitive international rates.
Comcast Digital Voice addresses 911 concerns. Comcast has the access to the network, systems, and capabilities to handle 911/E911 calls the way traditional phone companies do ensuring that calls, location information, and telephone numbers are transmitted to the correct local emergency responders. Comcast Digital Voice is also compatible with the majority of major home alarm systems, including industry-leaders ADT and Brink's.
Comcast Digital Voice brings the world to Comcast customers' fingertips. Comcast introduced four International Carefree Minutes(TM) calling plans, which offer customers flat rates for calls made to more than 30 countries around the world.
In addition to low-cost international calling plans, Comcast Digital Voice customers can benefit from a number of upcoming major enhancements, which will be integrated with Comcast's video and high-speed Internet services, including:
-- Universal Caller ID - customers can view caller information on their phone, TV and computer.
-- SmartZone(TM) Communications Center - an innovative online application that brings simplicity and convenience to our customers' lives by enabling them to manage their email, voicemail and universal address book in one place.
-- Enhanced Cordless Telephone - a feature-rich cordless home phone that offers all of the popular features that come with Comcast Digital Voice plus integrated services and advanced functionality such as the ability to view email, view voice mail, read news, sports and horoscopes, access your universal address book, search the Yellow Pages and more.
For more information about Comcast Digital Voice visit www.comcast.com/comcastdigitalvoice/.
About Comcast Corporation
Comcast Corporation (NASDAQ:CMCSA) (www.comcast.com) is the nation's leading provider of entertainment, information and communication products and services. With 24.2 million cable customers, 14.9 million high-speed Internet customers, and 6.5 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 Digital Voice(TM) Top Ten Things You Should Know About Comcast Digital Voice
1. Comcast Digital Voice uses Internet Protocol and not the Internet. Comcast Digital Voice calls travel on our private, managed network--not over the public Internet. That makes it superior to other 'Best Effort' services delivering phone traffic over the public Internet.
2. Comcast Digital Voice offers digital quality phone service with all of the features that customers expect from their phone service, plus enhancements like the ability to check voice mail online.
3. Comcast Digital Voice gives customers 12 of the top calling features, including: Caller ID; Call Waiting; Call Forwarding; Repeat Dialing and Speed Dialing.
4. Comcast Digital Voice offers E911 capability. Customers' 911 calls are routed to public safety answering points ("PSAPs") along with Automatic Location Information ("ALI") identifying the caller's location.
5. Comcast Digital Voice currently provides battery backup in the enhanced Multimedia Terminal Adapters (eMTAs). The eMTA will provide up to eight hours of backup power to keep Comcast Digital Voice working when a customer loses power in their home.
6. Trained, professional Comcast technicians perform the whole standard installation for customers, and once set up, all of the telephone jacks in the home will work with Comcast Digital Voice - not just one phone next to the modem as with some voice over the Net providers.
7. Comcast Digital Voice provides customers with the ability to listen to and manage their home voice mail messages from anywhere. All they need is access to a computer connected to the Internet. They will also be able to view their Comcast Digital Voice billing information online.
8. Comcast Digital Voice works with the majority of "major" home alarm systems using tone dialing and standard data communications protocols.
9. Comcast Digital Voice customers receive a single bill for all of their services, including Comcast Cable and Comcast High-Speed Internet services.
10. Customers can switch to Comcast Digital Voice and keep the same phone number and use their existing touchtone phone. If customers intend on keeping their current phone number, Comcast will handle the transition from their current service provider for them.
For more information, visit http://www.comcast.com or call 916/515-2821.
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