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FILE - In this July 9, 2001 file photo, Comcast executives, from left, founder Ralph Roberts, CEO Brian Roberts, and Steve Burke pose after a morning conference call in New York. Comcast is close to sealing a deal to take control of NBC Universal from General Electric Co. in a transaction ultimately expected to be worth $30 billion. If regulators approve the deal, Comcast would be one of the nation's largest entertainment companies. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)
By DEBORAH YAO

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Ralph Roberts knew he was onto something big when people ran after his cable TV trucks in Tupelo, Miss., asking for a visit to their homes.

It was 1963. Roberts had been looking for...




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