Comcast Corporation is a global media and technology company headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Its businesses include broadband internet, wireless and video services, entertainment, news, sports, and theme parks. Comcast serves residential and business customers primarily in the United States, with additional international operations through its media and entertainment businesses.
Through its Connectivity & Platforms segment, Comcast provides broadband, video, voice, wireless, and related services under brands including Xfinity. The company also owns NBCUniversal, which operates television networks, the NBC broadcast network, news and sports properties, film and television studios, and the Peacock streaming service. NBCUniversal additionally operates Universal theme parks and resorts in the United States and internationally.
Comcast traces its origins to 1963, when Ralph Roberts acquired a cable television system in Tupelo, Mississippi. Brian L. Roberts serves as the company’s chairman and chief executive officer. Comcast’s common stock trades on the Nasdaq under the symbol CMCSA; the CCZ designation is associated with a Comcast-related security rather than the company’s primary common-stock ticker.
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