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Comcast Launches New Worldwide Calling Plan

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Posted date: June 29, 2009


Comcast Digital Voice® Customers Save with Carefree Minutes™ Worldwide 300

PHILADELPHIA, June 25, 2009 - Comcast Corporation announced the launch of Carefree Minutes Worldwide™ 300, providing more competitive rates to some of the most popular calling destinations around the globe including the Philippines.

Carefree Minutes Worldwide™ 300 offers 300 anytime minutes to 100 countries for $14.95 per month 20 countries in Asia and the Pacific are Philippines, Australia, Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, Kyrgyz Republic, Macau, Malaysia, New Zealand, Pakistan, Singapore, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand and Vietnam.

Additional countries include 41 in Europe (Belgium, Poland, Croatia, etc.)
26 in the Caribbean, Central and South America (Colombia, Bermuda, Haiti, etc.)
8 in the Middle East (Lebanon, Turkey, Israel, etc.) and 5 in Africa (Cameroon, South Africa, Malawi, etc.)

“Our goal is to provide customers with plans that allow them to easily connect with family and friends, no matter where they live, at a low cost with premium call quality,” said Cathy Avgiris, SVP and General Manager, Voice Services, Comcast.

In addition to the Carefree Minutes Worldwide™ 300 Plan, Comcast is introducing new innovative features and products like Universal Caller ID – Comcast Triple Play customers can view incoming caller information on their TV or PC while watching a movie or surfing the Web.

SmartZone™ Communications Center – Online application brings simplicity and convenience to customers by enabling them to manage email, voice mail and their universal address book in one place. And Enhanced Cordless Telephone – Home phone that offers all of the popular features that come with Comcast Digital Voice plus the ability to view email, view/forward/manage voice mail from the phone or PC, read news, sports and horoscopes, access a universal address book and search using online directory assistance.

300 anytime minutes per month to 100 specified countries cannot be used in combination with any other Carefree Minutes plan. It is available to Comcast Digital Voice customers only. There will be no roll over minutes - minutes must be used each billing cycle and calls include landline termination only and exclude operator services and directory assistance. If a customer exceeds the allotted minutes, they will be billed at the standard international rates for landline termination calls. Equipment, taxes, surcharges and other telephone charges extra.

For more information about Carefree Minutes Worldwide™ 300, visit http://www.comcast.com/internationalcalling/ and for more information about Comcast Digital Voice visit www.comcast.com/comcastdigitalvoice/

Comcast Corporation (Nasdaq: CMCSA, CMCSK) is America’s leading provider of entertainment, information and communication products and services. With 24.1 million cable customers, 15.3 million high-speed Internet customers, and 6.8 million Comcast Digital Voice customers, Comcast is principally involved in the development, management and operation of cable systems and in the delivery of programming content.

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