Comcast Busy on the Home Front

Comcast (NASDAQ:CMCSA) has been keeping busy in its home state of Pennsylvania with a new WiFi deployment and plans for a new call center. The MSO just deployed WiFi service at Citizens Bank Park, home of the Philadelphia Phillies baseball team. Xfinity WiFi ...
Comcast (NASDAQ:CMCSA) has been keeping busy in its home state of Pennsylvania with a new WiFi deployment and plans for a new call center.The MSO just deployed WiFi service at Citizens Bank Park, home of the Philadelphia Phillies baseball team. Xfinity WiFi is now available at the ballpark in locations including Ashburn Alley, the center field rooftop concession area and Harry the K's. Anyone with a wireless device can access Xfinity WiFi for free in those areas of the ballpark, whether they're Xfinity Internet customers or not.Comcast also plans to open a new customer support center this summer in Susquehanna Township, Dauphin County, PA. The new center will provide support for all Comcast residential products and services, handling calls from across the Northeast Division, which serves almost 8 million customers in 14 northeastern states. Comcast will continue to operate five existing call centers in Pennsylvania.
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