Comcast Expands Hours at Select Service Centers to Meet Demand for Red Sox World Series Action in Crystal Clear HD

Comcast Expands Hours at Select Service Centers to Meet Demand for Red Sox World Series Action in Crystal Clear HD

BOSTON, Oct. 26 /PRNewswire/ -- With the Boston Red Sox in the World Series and High-Definition TVs growing in popularity, Comcast is responding to strong consumer demand for High-Definition (HD) cable boxes by announcing that it will extend hours at select Boston-area service centers on Saturday, October 27.

Though they typically close earlier on Saturdays, the following Comcast service centers in the Greater Boston area will have extended hours:

   Wilmington        Beverly                       Lynn   2 Lowell Street   12 Tozer Road                 26 Tremont Street   Wilmington, MA    Beverly, MA                   Lynn, MA    Brockton          Taunton                       New Bedford   90 Main Street    440 Myles Standish Boulevard  630 Mount Pleasant Street   Brockton, MA      Taunton, MA                   New Bedford, MA   

In addition, Comcast service centers in Cambridge, Allston, Dedham, Quincy and Needham are regularly open until late Saturday afternoon. HD boxes are also available at Connect stores, the retail locations opened jointly by Comcast and Circuit City, located in Burlington and Medford. Connect stores are open until 9 PM on Saturday as well as Sunday from 11 AM to 6 PM. In addition, Comcast is stocking up on HD equipment at its Natick Collection kiosk, which is open until 10 PM on Saturday.

"Watching a game in the crystal-clear clarity of High-Definition is the next best thing to actually sitting in the stands," said Paul D'Arcangelo, Vice President for Comcast's Metro Boston Region. "The Red Sox post-season has sent demand for HD service into high-gear and we're happy to meet that consumer demand by extending hours at select service centers for those who want to pick up an HD cable box."

The World Series is on FOX HD, which is carried by Comcast. With 200 HD selections available at any given time, Comcast delivers consumers more HD viewing choices than any other video provider. In the Boston area, Comcast offers 28 HD channels and services, including CBS, ABC, NBC, FOX, PBS, CW, NESN HD, Versus/Golf Channel HD, ESPN HD, ESPN2 HD, MOJO, A&E HD, HGTV HD, Food Network HD, TBS HD, CNN HD, TNT HD, HD Theater, Universal HD, National Geographic HD, MHD, NFL Network HD, HBO HD, Cinemax HD, Showtime HD, Starz HD and Comcast SportsNet's Boston Celtics home games. Plus, Comcast provides more than 150 hours of HD ON DEMAND programming, allowing Digital Cable customers with an HDTV and an HD-capable set-top box to pause, rewind and fast-forward their favorite movies and shows in crystal clear HD whenever it's most convenient.

Comcast also offers the best HD picture quality, according to an independent survey conducted this spring. According to the results, two out of three satellite customers expressed a preference for Comcast's HD signal, saying Comcast had the better HD picture quality in side-by-side comparisons.

For more information about Comcast HD service or for new customers who want to schedule an installation of Comcast Digital Cable with HD, call 1-800-COMCAST or visit http://www.comcast.com/.

About Comcast Corporation

Comcast Corporation (NASDAQ:CMCSA) (NASDAQ:CMCSK) (http://www.comcast.com/) is the nation's leading provider of cable, entertainment and communications products and services. With 24.2 million cable customers, 12.9 million high-speed Internet customers and 4.1 million voice customers, Comcast is principally involved in the development, management and operation of broadband cable systems and in the delivery of programming content.

Comcast's content networks and investments include E! Entertainment Television, Style Network, The Golf Channel, VERSUS, G4, AZN Television, PBS KIDS Sprout, TV One, Comcast SportsNet and Comcast Interactive Media, which develops and operates Comcast's Internet business. Comcast also has a majority ownership in Comcast-Spectacor, whose major holdings include the Philadelphia Flyers NHL hockey team, the Philadelphia 76ers NBA basketball team and two large multipurpose arenas in Philadelphia.

Comcast's New England regions serve 2.6 million customers in Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Vermont, Maine, Connecticut and New York and employ nearly 7,000 individuals.

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