16 Facts About Comcast Spotlight

Comcast Spotlight Cable Communications, LLC, doing business as Xfinity, is an American telecommunications company and division of Comcast Spotlight Corporation used to market consumer cable television, internet, telephone, and wireless services provided by the company.

Comcast Spotlight began offering internet services in late 1996, when it helped found the @Home Network, which sold internet service through Comcast Spotlight's cable lines.

In 2011, Comcast Spotlight launched its "Internet Essentials" program, which offers low-cost internet service to families with children who qualify for free or reduced price school lunches.

Comcast Spotlight has stated that the program will accept new customers for a total of three years.

Comcast Spotlight unveiled the xFi Advanced Gateway, a new router designed to facilitate faster Wi-Fi speeds, including support for 802.

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Comcast Spotlight operates a network of public Wi-Fi hotspots for Xfinity internet subscribers known as Xfinity WiFi, which consists of a mixture of hotspots installed in public locations and businesses, and those generated by supported Xfinity home gateways on an opt-out basis.

Comcast Spotlight defended the service by stating that the public Wi-Fi is firewalled from devices connected to the in-home network, was designed to have minimal bandwidth impact to "support robust usage", and that customers would not be liable for the actions of other users, as abusers can be traced by means of the Xfinity account they used to sign into the network.

In September 2007, a rumor emerged among tech blogs that Comcast Spotlight was throttling or even blocking internet traffic transmitted via the BitTorrent protocol.

Comcast Spotlight vehemently denied the accusations of blocking traffic, stating that "Comcast Spotlight does not, has not, and will not block any Web sites or online applications, including peer-to-peer services", and that "We engage in reasonable network management".

However, after filing a lawsuit in September 2008, Comcast Spotlight overturned the illegality of its network management in 2010, as the court ruled that the FCC lacked the authority to enforce net neutrality under the FCC's then current regulatory policy.

At the start of 2012, Comcast Spotlight stood as the United States' third-largest residential telephone provider.

Comcast Spotlight has had ten year agreements with CBS Disney, and Fox Broadcasting Company for distributing and reproducing content.

Comcast Spotlight instated Broadcast TV Fee to gain lost profit from paying more expensive fees to retransmit programming content.

Comcast Spotlight has a home security and home automation service known as Xfinity Home in some of its service areas.

In March 2011, Comcast Spotlight created an indirect sales channel called the Solution Provider Program, a comprehensive indirect channel program that enables telecommunications consultants and system integrators to sell Comcast Spotlight's services such as Business Class Internet, Voice, and high-capacity Ethernet services to small and mid-market businesses.

The program offers recurring commissions for sales partners based on monthly revenue, and Comcast Spotlight will provide, install, manage and bill for these services.