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service. Numerous local governments are also considering or actively pursuing publicly subsidized Wi-
Fi and other Internet access
networks. The availability of these wireless offerings could negatively impact the demand for our high-speed Internet services.
Voice Services
Our voice services compete with wireline phone companies, including incumbent local exchange carriers (“ILECs”)
competitive local
exchange carriers (“CLECs”),
wireless phone service providers and other VoIP service providers. Certain phone companies, such
as the ILECs AT&T and Verizon, have substantial capital and other resources, longstanding customer relationships, and extensive
existing facilities and network rights-of-
way. A few CLECs also have existing local networks and significant financial resources. In
addition, we are increasingly competing with wireless phone service providers as people substitute mobile phones for landline
phones and with Internet-based phone services.
Business Services
Our business services primarily compete with a variety of phone companies, including ILECs and CLECs. These companies either
operate their own network infrastructure or rely on reselling another carrier’
s network. We also compete with satellite operators who
provide video offerings for businesses.
NBCUniversal Segments
Cable Networks and Broadcast Television
Our cable networks, broadcast television networks and owned local broadcast television stations compete for viewers’
attention and
audience share with all forms of programming provided to viewers, including cable, broadcast and premium networks, local
broadcast television stations, home entertainment, pay-per-view and video-on-
demand services, online activities, such as social
networking and viewing user-
generated content, and other forms of entertainment, news and information. Our cable networks,
broadcast television networks and owned local broadcast television stations may compete for viewers’
attention with digital
distributors, some of which have their own high-quality original content.
Our cable networks, broadcast television networks and owned local broadcast television stations compete for the acquisition of
programming and for on-
air and creative talent with other cable and broadcast networks, local television stations and online digital
distributors. The market for programming is very competitive, particularly for sports programming, where the cost for such
programming is significant.
Our cable networks compete with other cable networks and programming providers for carriage of their programming by
multichannel video providers and online digital distributors. Our broadcast television networks compete with the other broadcast
networks in markets across the United States to secure affiliations with independently owned television stations, which are
necessary to ensure the effective distribution of network programming to a nationwide audience.
In addition, our cable networks and broadcast television production operations compete with other production companies and
creators of content for the acquisition of story properties, creative, performing and technical personnel, and with distributors for their
content and for consumer interest in their content.
Filmed Entertainment
Our filmed entertainment business competes for audiences for its films and other entertainment content with other major studios
and, to a lesser extent, with independent film producers, as well as with alternative forms of entertainment. Our competitive position
primarily depends on the number of films we produce, their distribution and marketing success, and consumer response. Our filmed
entertainment business also competes to obtain creative, performing and technical talent, including writers, actors, directors and
producers, as well
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