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• the initial deployment of DOCSIS 3.0 high-speed Internet
technology, also referred to as Wideband
• the acquisition of cable systems serving Illinois and Indiana
(approximately 696,000 video customers), as a result of the
dissolution of Insight Midwest, L.P. (the “Insight transaction”), in
January 2008
• an investment as part of an investor group in a new entity
named Clearwire that is focusing on the deployment of a
nationwide 4G wireless network using its significant wireless
spectrum holdings and was formed through the combination of
the 4G wireless broadband businesses of Clearwire’s legal
predecessor and Sprint Nextel (“Sprint”); through related
agreements entered into in connection with our invest-
ment, we will be able to offer wireless services utilizing Clear-
wire’s 4G and certain of Sprint‘s existing wireless networks
• the completion of various transactions, including the acquisition
of Internet-related businesses, which include Plaxo and Daily-
Candy, and the purchase of an additional ownership interest in
Comcast SportsNet Bay Area
• the repurchase of approximately 141 million shares of our
Class A common stock and Class A Special common stock for
approximately $2.8 billion under our share repurchase author-
ization
• the initiation a quarterly dividend of $0.0625 per share in Febru-
ary 2008; we declared dividends of approximately $727 million
in 2008, of which $547 million were paid during 2008
The Areas We Serve
The map below highlights our 40 major markets with emphasis on our operations in the top 25 U.S. TV markets.
Top 25 U.S. TV Markets
Top 40 Comcast Markets
(>100,000 customers)
(>200,000 customers)
States in footprint
States not in footprint West Palm Beach
Nashville
Hartford
Grand
Rapids
Salt Lake
City
Houston
Atlanta
Baltimore
Washington, D.C.
Philadelphia
New York
Boston
Pittsburgh
Detroit
Miami
Orlando
Tampa
Indianapolis
Chicago
Minneapolis /
St. Paul
Denver
Seattle
Portland
Sacramento
San Francisco
Jacksonville
Ft. Myers
Richmond
Memphis
Fresno
Albuquerque Knoxville
Chattanooga
Colorado
Springs
Harrisburg
Providence-
New Bedford
Wilkes
Barre
Springfield
Champaign
Peoria
23 Comcast 2008 Annual Report on Form 10-K