UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
| Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): August 24, 2012 |
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| | Comcast Corporation | |
| | (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter) | |
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| | Pennsylvania | |
| | (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) | |
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| 001-32871 | | 27-0000798 |
| (Commission File Number) | | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
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One Comcast Center Philadelphia, PA | | 19103-2838 |
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | | (Zip Code) |
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Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (215) 286-1700 |
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| (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report) |
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Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.
On August 24, 2012, SpectrumCo LLC, the joint venture of Comcast Corporation, Time Warner Cable and Bright House Networks, completed the sale of its Advanced Wireless Spectrum (AWS) licenses to Verizon Wireless for $3.6 billion. Comcast received approximately $2.3 billion from the sale.
The cable companies, on the one hand, and Verizon Wireless, on the other, have begun selling each other’s products and, over time, the cable companies will have the option of selling Verizon Wireless’ service on a wholesale basis. Additionally, the cable companies and Verizon Wireless have formed an innovation technology joint venture for the development of technology to better integrate wireline and wireless products and services. These activities are subject to the requirements contained in the August 16, 2012, proposed consent decree executed with the Department of Justice. The proposed consent decree is subject to the approval of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia.
Comcast does not intend for this Item 7.01 to be treated as "filed" under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or incorporated by reference into its filings under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| | | COMCAST CORPORATION |
| Date: | August 24, 2012 | | By: | /s/ Arthur R. Block |
| | | | | Arthur R. Block Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary |
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