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Did Comcast get a man fired after a customer service spat? [Comcast Roundup]

Plus: the new acting director of the Secret Service used to lead Comcast's corporate security arm.

A Comcast customer says he was fired from his job at PwC after a customer service dispute. (Photo by Flickr user Travis Wise, used under a Creative Commons license)

comcastDid Comcast Get a Man Fired From His Job for Complaining About Its Service? [Slate]: See also: Comcast’s A Public Apology to Conal O’Rourke.

Comcast shareholders approve all-stock acquisition of Time Warner Cable [Philadelphia Inquirer]: “Based on the deal, Time Warner Cable shareholders will receive 2.875 Comcast shares for each Time Warner Cable share they own. […] Time Warner Cable shareholders will vote separately on the megadeal that will merge the nation’s largest and second-largest cable companies on Thursday morning in New York. The Time Warner Cable vote includes provisions for $136.5 million in golden parachutes for four Time Warner Cable executives.”

New Secret Service head comes from Comcast [The Hill]

Growling by Comcast May Bring Tighter Leash [New York Times]: “Watching Comcast’s ballistic response to opponents of its $45 billion takeover bid was a bit like watching a campaign debate go off the rails. The front-runner, ahead by 20 points, is besieged by ankle-biters who suggest he is a lout and a bully. He finally loses it and goes off on his opponents in a fury, generally acting like, well, a bully.”

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