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Last Place in Airing Olympics? USA! USA!

Comcast rules with iron fist as rest of world streams for free: Susan Crawford

By Matt Cantor, Newser Staff

Posted Aug 6, 2012 11:09 AM CDT

(Newser) – The US may be a top medal earner, but it's among the last-place finishers when it comes to airing the Olympics. As Web inventor Tim Berners-Lee tweeted in the opening ceremony, "This is for everyone." Not Stateside, it seems: While residents of... Read full story »

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Last Place in Airing Olympics? USA! USA!

Comcast rules with iron fist as rest of world streams for free: Susan Crawford

Internet • Comcast • NBC • 2012 London Olympics • Internet access • fiber optic cables • streaming content • FiOS • Olympics • streaming video

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