康卡斯特的争议事件
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2022
华盛顿特区总检察长就涉嫌工资违规起诉 Arise 和 Comcast
提起诉讼
华盛顿特区总检察长起诉 Arise Virtual Solutions 和 Comcast，指称两家公司将客服人员错误归类为独立承包商，从而拒付最低工资、加班费和带薪病假。诉状寻求赔偿、处罚及禁令；报道未称这些指控已获裁定。
来源摘录
A state-court complaint filed on Wednesday accuses customer service support company Arise Virtual Solutions Inc. and Comcast Cable Communications Management LLC of improperly denying their customer service agents basic bargains of their employment such as minimum wage, overtime, and paid sick leave by misclassifying them as independent contractors.
D.C. Attorney General Karl A. Racine filed the suit on behalf of aggrieved workers and seeks relief from violations of the District’s Minimum Wage Revision Act (MWRA) and the Sick and Safe Leave Act (SSLA).
2021
Nexstar就WPIX转播费用起诉Comcast
提起诉讼
Nexstar起诉Comcast，称Comcast拒绝支付WPIX相关费用、违反双方的转播同意协议，并要求赔偿。
来源摘录
The increasingly bitter retransmission dispute between Nexstar and Comcast over WPIX in New York City, has prompted Nexstar to file a lawsuit asking the court to find “Comcast liable for breach of contract” and award Nexstar damages.
“Nexstar was forced to bring this action because Comcast has flouted the terms of the parties’ retransmission consent agreement and refused to pay millions of dollars in fees owed to Nexstar,” the lawsuit stated.
2021
Comcast推迟东北部互联网数据提价计划
公司回应
Comcast宣布将东北部面向高流量互联网用户的计划提价推迟至2022年，此前该提价受到批评。
当事方说明的目的. Comcast表示，此举是为了让客户有更多时间熟悉新套餐。
来源摘录
We recognize that our data plan was new for our customers in the Northeast, and while only a very small percentage of customers need additional data, we are providing them with more time to become familiar with the new plan
Comcast Corp., which drew heavy criticism for price increases for heavy internet use, has announced it’s delaying the move until next year.
2020
Comcast就明尼苏达州消费者诉讼达成和解
和解
明尼苏达州总检察长Keith Ellison与Comcast就一宗诉讼达成和解。诉讼指控Comcast隐瞒真实价格并误导客户。根据和解，Comcast将提供114万美元退款及金额未披露的债务减免，并须在广告中披露服务的全部收费。Comcast表示不同意相关指控。
品牌回应
退款或补偿 — Comcast
Comcast will provide $1.14 million in refunds, along with an undisclosed amount of debt relief.
否认 — Comcast
Comcast says it disagrees with the lawsuit's allegations but settled because it wants to partner with Ellison and others who quote "share our commitment to improving the experience of our customers. "
来源摘录
Comcast will provide $1.14 million in refunds, along with an undisclosed amount of debt relief.
Minnesota Attorney Keith Ellison has settled a lawsuit against Comcast, obtaining refunds and fee reversals for more than 30,000 customers of the telecom company. Ellison says Comcast hid true prices from customers and misled them in other ways.
The settlement also requires Comcast ads reveal all charges for a service.
2020
欧盟因商品销售限制对NBCUniversal罚款
罚款或处罚
欧盟主管机关对NBCUniversal及其母公司Comcast Corp.旗下其他公司处以1,430万欧元罚款，原因是欧盟认定存在反竞争的授权及分销做法，限制了授权电影商品的跨境销售。该罚款与欧盟对这些做法的认定一并公布。
欧盟主管机关因其所称限制授权电影商品跨境销售的反竞争授权及分销做法，对 NBCUniversal 及其母公司 Comcast Corp. 旗下其他公司处以 1,430 万欧元罚款。
来源摘录
Competition Commissioner Margrethe Vestager on Thursday slapped a 14.3 million euro ($15.8 million) penalty on NBCUniversal and other companies owned by parent Comcast Corp. for “anti-competitive licensing and distribution practices” that are illegal under the bloc’s rules.
Competition Commissioner Margrethe Vestager said that the fine has been imposed for "anti-competitive licensing and distribution practices" that are illegal under the bloc's rules.
However, the antitrust regulators reduced NBCUniversal's fine by 30% as a noble gesture since the company cooperated with the regulators during the investigations.
2020
美国最高法院驳回Comcast在TiVo专利纠纷中的上诉
裁决
美国最高法院拒绝审查Comcast对联邦法院裁决的上诉；该裁决维持了国际贸易委员会针对Comcast X1机顶盒的进口禁令，相关机顶盒被认定侵犯TiVo的两项专利。报道指出，此次裁决涉及的专利已经到期。
来源摘录
According to Bloomberg Law, the high court declined to review Comcast’s appeal of a March federal court ruling, which in turn, had upheld an earlier ban issued by the International Trade Commission (ITC) on Comcast X1 set-tops that were determined to have infringed on two TiVo patents.
The patents pertaining to this most recent SCOTUS ruling—one of which deals with setting remote DVR recording via smart phones—have expired.
The U.S. Supreme Court denied a Comcast appeal in the cable company’s sprawling four-year patent infringement battle with TiVo/Xperi.
2020
塔尔萨警官起诉媒体公司
提起诉讼
2020年，塔尔萨警官Travis Yates起诉Comcast、Gannett、Public Radio Tulsa、Gatehouse Media等媒体公司，称其报道对他造成了“虚假印象”。该诉讼涉及对其有关种族与警务争议性言论的报道。上述媒体机构被列为该诉讼的被告。
塔尔萨警官 Travis Yates 起诉 Comcast、Gannett、Public Radio Tulsa、Gatehouse Media 等媒体公司，称其报道对他造成了“虚假印象”。
来源摘录
Major Travis Yates has filed a lawsuit against Comcast, Gannett, Public Radio Tulsa, Gatehouse Media and others, saying their reports portrayed him in a "false light."
2020
Comcast宣布1亿美元社会正义计划
公司回应
Comcast宣布一项价值1亿美元的计划，以支持社会正义与平等，包括现金、广告资源、拨款及其他举措。
当事方说明的目的. 支持社会正义与平等并对抗不公。
来源摘录
Cable giant Comcast Corp. unveiled a $100-million plan to support social justice and equality, making it the latest major media and entertainment company to pledge financial action amid nationwide protests against police brutality.
2019
Altitude因涉嫌反竞争行为起诉Comcast
提起诉讼
Altitude起诉Comcast，指控其违反反垄断法并试图让Altitude停业。Comcast称诉讼毫无根据，并表示将为自己辩护。报道未提及法院裁定。
品牌回应
否认 — Comcast
In a statement, Comcast called the suit “meritless” and said it would “vigorously defend ourselves against Altitude’s claims.”
来源摘录
In a statement, Comcast called the suit “meritless” and said it would “vigorously defend ourselves against Altitude’s claims.”
Denver-area regional sports network Altitude, blacked out by Comcast since August, sued the cable operator charging Comcast with violating antitrust laws and trying to put Altitude out of business.
2019
康卡斯特高管就涉嫌歧视提起诉讼
提起诉讼
康卡斯特高级副总裁克莱顿·芬内尔提起联邦诉讼，指称自己因性取向遭遇同工不同酬、晋升受阻、同事使用贬损称呼以及报复。康卡斯特否认歧视指控，并表示将通过诉讼为自己辩护。
品牌回应
否认 — Comcast
Comcast, which owns NBCUniversal, the parent company of NBC News, denied Fennell’s discrimination claims.
来源摘录
Comcast, which owns NBCUniversal, the parent company of NBC News, denied Fennell’s discrimination claims.
In a 45-page federal lawsuit filed last week, Klayton Fennell, the company’s senior vice president of government affairs, claims that he was denied equal pay, passed over for promotions and called a derogatory name by an unnamed colleague due to his sexuality.
“At no time during Klay Fennell’s long career at Comcast has he been discriminated against or been the subject of wrongful treatment,” the company wrote in an email.
2015
NAAAOM对Comcast提起歧视诉讼
提起诉讼
National Association of African-American Owned Media and Entertainment Studios对Comcast及Al Sharpton提起200亿美元歧视诉讼，指称Comcast阻碍全黑人所有有线频道的发展，并拒绝与全非裔美国人所有的企业开展业务。上述内容为诉讼中的指控。
品牌回应
否认 — Comcast
“While we do not generally comment on pending litigation, this complaint represents nothing more than a string of inflammatory, inaccurate, and unsupported allegations,” Comcast said in a statement.
否认 — Comcast
On Monday, Comcast called Allen’s allegations “frivolous.”
澄清 — Comcast
The company, in a statement, said it has been involved in “good faith negotiations” for several years to strike a carriage deal for Allen’s channels.
来源摘录
In a suit filed in U.S. District Court in California on Feb. 20, the NAAAOM claims that Comcast has refused to do business with 100% African American owned businesses, alleging that the media giant spends about $25 billion annually to license pay TV channels and on advertising, yet 100% African-American owned media receive less than $3 million per year.
Television entrepreneur Byron Allen has filed a $20-billion racial discrimination lawsuit against cable giants Comcast Corp. and Time Warner Cable.
The lawsuit, filed in U.S. District Court in Los Angeles, contends that Allen’s company has been thwarted in his attempts to secure distribution for its small networks on cable systems owned by Comcast and Time Warner Cable.
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