Comcast's Uber-Inspired App May Ease Your Hatred of Cable Companies

Comcast wants to roll out an Uber-inspired app to help alleviate the frustrations of customers stuck waiting at home for the cable guy.

CEO Brian Roberts teased an app during an interview with USA Today that would allow customers to make appointments and see the location of Comcast technician's vehicles. He lauded taxi and car service app Uber as "fantastic."

Comcast is working to boost its profile and build goodwill ahead of regulatory hearings that represent a serious barrier for its acquisition of Time Warner Cable.

The interview comes two weeks after Comcast said it would indefinitely extend a program that brought affordable Internet access to low-income households, an extension of terms that were part of Comcast's last big merger — the acquisition of NBC Universal. Read more...