Have you ever been watching a video download and found yourself saying, "You know, I'd really love it if I could download 23 episodes of this show in the time it took me to get to the end of the intro credits"? No? Us either. Nevertheless, faster Internet is always better Internet, and with a 1Gbps download rate, the cutting-edge cable technology demonstrated today by Comcast's CEO can fulfill almost anybody's need for speed. 
The Justice League of America is a collection of super heroes working together to fight the evils of the world and protect us from those who would otherwise do us harm. And the Download Fairness Coalition, who we will henceforth abbreviate DFC? That's a collection of tech giants, cable operators, telecoms, and other entities whose common goal is a little more self-serving -- to fight against "discriminatory taxes of digital goods and services" -- but perhaps equally needed.
We reported on Wednesday that Meredith Baker, one of the FCC commissioners who approved the NBC-Comcast merger, will be leaving her post to work for – you guessed it – Comcast. Don't forget to shut the "Impartial Agent of the Government" door behind you, Meredith.
We usually think of the relationship between torrent sites and ISPS as an adversarial one. In fact, Comcast was caught filtering torrent traffic a few years back. But when the Pirate Bay began having connectivity issues today, Comcast reached out to help them.
One of the four FCC commissioners that approved the Comcast-NBC deal has announced that she will be leaving the FCC at the end of her term in June. You'll never guess where she's going to work. Yep, Comcast. Meredith Attwell Baker will be Comcast's new SVP of government affairs. 
Comcast Corp., the largest cable television operator in the U.S., posted strong quarterly earnings on Tuesday, noting a nearly 10 percent jump in first quarter earnings as it added more broadband subscribers to the fold. First quarter earnings came out to $943 million on revenue of $12.13 billion, which includes three months of NBC Universal results.
The online video streaming behemoth (and occasional disc rental service) known as Netflix has announced quarterly earnings, and they are spectacular. Earnings were up 88% year over year, with revenue of $719 million. The big news however, this that Netflix added 3.3 million subscribers, to end at 23.6 million. That means Netflix has more subscribers than Comcast.
If you're a Comcast subscriber, go ahead and bust out your old Sammy Hagar cassette and start belting out "I Can't Drive 55." All you need is enough green, and you won't have to drive through cyberspace at a piddly 55Mbps. Comcast has been busy laying cable and now offers its newest and highest-tier Internet speed, "Extreme 105," to more than 40 million homes from coast to coast. What can you do with 105Mbps Internet?
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