SAN RAFAEL, CA - AUGUST 03: A sign stands in front of a Comcast customer service center on August 3, 2011 in San Rafael, California. Comcast reported a 16 percent increase in second quarter earnings with profits of $1.02 billion, or 37 cents a share, compared to $884 million, or 31 cents a share, one year ago. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
NEW YORK (AP) — Comcast plans to launch a cellphone service roughly in the middle of next year and appears to be aiming it at areas of the country where it’s the cable provider.
That could potentially make the cable giant a competitor to Verizon and AT&T for a subset of the country. Comcast has just over 28 million customers.
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