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Monday, October 24, 2005

Could this response from Comcast be any more impersonal? When I saw Brian Roberts at Boston College a few years ago, I believed the speech about franchises developing relationships in their local area, and about not exerting corporate dogma on local enterprises. But now I don't.

Customer service is essential to the development of a healthy business. Even though Comcast, in many areas, has a monopoly, it won't be able to compete with municipal wi-fi operations unless it, at the very least, answers questions like a human, not a machine.


Dear David Kluskiewicz,


Thank you for taking the time to write us.

At Comcast, we constantly evaluate ourselves against other ISPs to ensure that we can continue to be the industry leader in speed, reliability and value.  Our pricing structure and promotional offers are determined by our findings and are based on many factors, such as network maintenance and our ability to provide choice services to our subscribers, such as McAfee Anti-Virus, Rhapsody music, and PhotoShow Deluxe.  Because we are always re-evaluating our offerings, it is difficult to make any long-term projections about our pricing structure and promotional practices, particularly our frequently-changing promotional offers.

We understand that you demand exceptional value from our services.  We are pleased that you have presented us with the opportunity to demonstrate to you why Comcast is the number 1 Broadband ISP in the US.  We Deliver Value!  Our Comcast High Speed Internet service provides you more for your money than any other service can.

We have the fastest speeds 6 Mbps standard and the option to purchase 8 Mbps services with the most reliable-always on connection.  We have recently added Rhapsody radio and Music choice services A complimentary subscription the the McAfee security suite as well as a variety of new features on our homepage.  We will continue to offer the industry best products and services that you have come to expect.  Comcast is not satisfied with just giving you the best service today, we are always looking to bring you even better service tomorrow.

Comcast customers receive the exclusive features and content of Comcast.net where they can take advantage of special offers from the Comcast Photo Center and access their online storage, personal web page and email from any PC connected to the Internet. Comcast.net is constantly being updated and improved to enhance our customers' experience.   Each account can have up to 7 email accounts, which come with 250 MB of storage space, giving a combined 1.75 GB of storage-an industry best.  Our subscribers can also create personal web pages to share family photos, or post their resumes; our subscriber can store important files online so they can be accessed even when away from home. In addition Comcast has recently launched video mail service at not extra charge.
We have even further increased the value of our services through partnerships with many of the top web service providers available including:
Match.com - Comcast and Match.com are dedicated to connecting people online quickly and efficiently, and this partnership provides Comcast users direct access to Match.com's global network of singles.
Comcast Arcade-Powered by RealOne, which offers hundreds of free games.
Games On Demand- offers our subscribers a way to play full-version PC games without CD-ROMs. It provides a tremendous variety of games, ready to play, on demand.
EA Sports- Which offers our subscribers the best fantasy football on the web.
T-Mobile-Partnered to provide discounted use of Wireless "Hot Spots" at local Border's, Starbucks and Kinko's stores in the region.  T-Mobile has over 3,900 hotspots in North America and 122 in the Boston area alone!

I hope that I have helped you to understand what makes our service the best.  If you would like additional assistance, please reply to this email or call us at 1-800-266-2278 (24 Hour customer support).

Thank you for the opportunity to assist you.  If you need further assistance with any of your Comcast services please reply to this email and we will be happy to assist you.  Thank you again for choosing Comcast we appreciate your business.

***** Like many others in our community we have been greatly effected by the recent disaster in the Gulf Coast area. If you would like to join us in assisting our fellow citizens in the disaster areas  please visit our Comcast Hurricane Relief site at:  http://www.comcast.net/hurricanerelief/   Here you will find many options and ways that you can help. *****

For immediate resolution of your issues, we offer our customers the ability to  Secure  Chat with a  Live representative:

Internet Related Issues:
http://www.comcastsupport.com/sdcxuser/lachat/user/userchatstart.asp

Cable Television Video Related Issues:
http://www.comcastsupport.com/videochat

Did you know that Comcast offers free Antivirus, Firewall and Privacy software for all of our Comcast Internet users?  You can find this great McAfee software at:  http://www.comcast.net/security/mcafee/

Sincerely,
Joanna

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