Made in America: Comcast is an unworthy business

by YankeeJim | April 26, 2010 at 01:43 pm

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They ignore you. They charge too much. They have lousy service. Who in the heck is in charge of these people? I wanted to give them the hook, but they own my wife. She refuses to change her email address, so I am stuck. I cut back cable TV by returning the box. I am stuck with their digital phone.

So when I saw this story, I just had to post it, even though my friends in Pakistan won’t get it.

“Comcast 'wins' Consumerist worst-company tournament

The votes are in, and Comcast has won Consumerist's uncoveted "Worst Company in America" award.

The Philadelphia telecom firm beat runner-up Ticketmaster in the last round of voting by a margin of 59 to 41 percent -- ending a two-year losing streak that saw it crushed by AIG in 2009 and run over by Countrywide Home Loans in 2008.

This year, Comcast faced a smoother road to victory in the NCAA-tournament-style competition of Consumerist, a snarky blog acquired by Consumer Reports at the end of 2008. Not even the personal lobbying of Comcast customer service director Frank Eliason in comments slowed its campaign. (You may know Eliason on Twitter as "comcastcares"; between that and his showing on Consumerist's message boards, I think he's more than earned a raise.)”