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Comcast (CMCSA) may not have spilled a bunch of oil into the Gulf of Mexico or required a massive taxpayer bailout to survive, but it nonetheless finds itself listed along with BP and AIG as one of the 10 least reputable companies in the United States. Harris Interactive’s annual “Reputation Quotient” survey released last week showed that Comcast ranked as the 10th least reputable company in the U.S. with an overall reputation score of 61 out of 100, which Harris says qualifies as a “poor” reputation. Comcast’s reputation this year has actually improved from the previous year, when Harris ranked it as eighth least reputable company with a reputation score of just 59. More →

If you live in an area that’s been particularly hard-hit by Hurricane Sandy, you know it can be particularly difficult to find a working Internet connection. Fear not, though, because Comcast (CMCSA) may have you covered. Per New England Cable News, Comcast has opened up all its Wi-Fi hotspots to both subscribers and non-subscribers alike in ten states: New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia, Washington DC, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Main (sorry, New Yorkers). Comcast says that non-subscribers “should search for the ‘xfinitywifi’ network name and click on the ‘Not a Comcast subscriber?’ link at the bottom of the Sign In page” and “then select the ‘Complimentary Trial Session’ option from the drop down list.” The free hotspots will be available through November 7th.