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Father is Ralph J. Roberts, founder of Comcast. |
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Graduated from the Wharton School of Finance of
the University of Pennsylvania. |
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Started from the bottom of the company selling
cable door-to-door. |
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Ascended to Presidency of Comcast in 1990. |
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1994: Became 3rd largest cable
provider. |
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1995: Purchased controlling interest in QVC,
leading at-home retailer. |
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1996: Forms Comcast-Spectacor, venture owning
and operating the NHL Philadelphia Flyers, NBA Philadelphia 76ers, First
Union Spectrum, and First Union Center. |
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1997:
Microsoft invested $1 billion in Comcast. |
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Comcast acquires a 40% controlling interest in
E! Entertainment Television. |
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2001: Comcast completes the acquisition of
controlling interest in The Golf Channel. |
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Comcast announces $72 billion acquisition of
AT&T’s broadband division. |
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Broadband Internet Access |
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Digital Telephony |
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Cable TV |
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$72 Billion merger will make Comcast the world’s
leading provider of broadband video, voice and data services. |
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Annual revenue of approximately $19 billion. |
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The combined company will have a presence in 41
states with approximately 5 million digital video customers, 2.2 million
high-speed data customers and one million cable telephony customers” |
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Brian L. Roberts has led Comcast to
unprecedented growth and profits.
Even with all this success, chances are you still couldn’t pick him
out of a crowd. |
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