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Comcast NBCUniversal Contributes Nearly $1.5 Million in Cash and In-Kind Support for Northern California Wildfire Relief Efforts
Comcast (News - Alert) NBCUniversal today announced it will donate $500,000 in cash to
the North Bay Fire Relief Fund, and almost $1 million worth of in-kind
support for the affected communities.
Comcast will produce advertising spots and donate advertising time on
its cable systems to build awareness and solicit donations to the North
Bay Fire Relief Fund. The Fund has been established to provide much
needed assistance to residents affected by the North Bay Fires in
Northern California.
"These fires are the most deadly and devastating in California's history
and our hearts go out to all of who have been impacted," said Dave
Watson, Senior Executive Vice President of Comcast Corporation and
President and CEO of Comcast Cable. "With this contribution to the fire
relief efforts, Comcast is supporting the communities we serve and
providing aid in the rapid recovery and restoration of the affected
areas."
In addition to opening up its Xfinity WiFi (News - Alert) hotspots throughout the
Northern California region, Comcast is also providing a range of
Internet, WiFi, Wireless, Phone and Video services to
evacuation/community support centers throughout the area, installing TV
with video services at evacuation centers and donating technology
services to numerous Emergency Response and Fire Command centers.
Throughout the areas impacted by the fires, Comcast is working in
partnership with local authorities, as well as utility and other
infrastructure and service providers to ensure that service restoration
efforts can take place quickly, while working within safety guidelines
and other incident response protocols.
For more information about our overall response and support during the
Northern California wildfires, visit http://california.comcast.com/.
About Comcast
Comcast Corporation (Nasdaq: CMCSA) is a global media and technology
company with two primary businesses, Comcast Cable and NBCUniversal.
Comcast Cable is one of the nation's largest video, high speed internet,
and phone providers to residential customers under the XFINITY brand,
and also provides these services to businesses. It also provides
wireless and security and automation services to residential customers
under the XFINITY brand. NBCUniversal operates news, entertainment and
sports cable networks, the NBC and Telemundo broadcast networks,
television production operations, television station groups, Universal
Pictures and Universal Parks and Resorts. Visit www.comcastcorporation.com
for more information.
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