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Annual Report 2017

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UNITED STATESSECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSIONWashington, D.C. 20549 FORM 10-K(Mark One)xANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2017 ORcTRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 FOR THE TRANSITION PERIOD FROM TO Commission File Number Registrant; State of Incorporation; Address andTelephone Number I.R.S. Employer Identification No.001-32871 COMCAST CORPORATIONPENNSYLVANIAOne Comcast CenterPhiladelphia, PA 19103-2838(215) 286-1700 27-0000798001-36438 NBCUniversal Media, LLCDELAWARE30 Rockefeller PlazaNew York, NY 10112-0015(212) 664-4444 14-1682529SECURITIES REGISTERED PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) OF THE ACT:Comcast Corporation – Title of Each Class Name of Each Exchange on Which RegisteredClass A Common Stock, $0.01 par value2.0% Exchangeable Subordinated Debentures due 20295.50% Notes due 20299.455% Guaranteed Notes due 2022 NASDAQ Global Select MarketNew York Stock ExchangeNew York Stock ExchangeNew York Stock ExchangeNBCUniversal Media, LLC – NONE SECURITIES REGISTERED PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(g) OF THE ACT:Comcast Corporation – NONENBCUniversal Media, LLC – NONE Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act. Comcast Corporation Yesx Noc NBCUniversal Media, LLC Yesx Noc Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Act. Comcast Corporation Yesc Nox NBCUniversal Media, LLC Yesc Nox Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports) and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Comcast Corporation Yesx Noc NBCUniversal Media, LLC Yesx Noc Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate website, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and postedpursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files). Comcast Corporation Yesx Noc NBCUniversal Media, LLC Yesx Noc Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the best of registrant’sknowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendments to this Form 10-K. Comcast Corporation x NBCUniversal Media, LLC N/A Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company.See definition of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act:Comcast CorporationLarge accelerated filerxAccelerated filercNon-accelerated filercSmaller reporting companycEmerging growth companycNBCUniversal Media, LLCLarge accelerated filercAccelerated filercNon-accelerated filerxSmaller reporting companycEmerging growth companycIf an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark whether the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financialaccounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. Comcast Corporation c NBCUniversal Media, LLC c Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Act). Comcast Corporation Yesc Nox NBCUniversal Media, LLC Yesc Nox As of June 30, 2017, the aggregate market value of the Comcast Corporation common stock held by non-affiliates of the registrant was $181.936 billion.Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the registrant’s classes of stock, as of the latest practicable date:As of December 31, 2017, there were 4,635,063,642 shares of Comcast Corporation Class A common stock and 9,444,375 shares of Class B common stock outstanding.Not applicable for NBCUniversal Media, LLC.NBCUniversal Media, LLC meets the conditions set forth in General Instruction I(1)(a), (b) and (d) of Form 10-K and is therefore filing this form with the reduced disclosureformat. DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCEComcast Corporation – Part III – The registrant’s definitive Proxy Statement for its annual meeting of shareholders presently scheduled to be held in June 2018.NBCUniversal Media, LLC – NONE Table of ContentsComcast Corporation2017 Annual Report on Form 10-KTable of ContentsPART IItem 1Business1Item 1ARisk Factors20Item 1BUnresolved Staff Comments26Item 2Properties26Item 3Legal Proceedings27Item 4Mine Safety Disclosures27 PART IIItem 5Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities28Item 6Selected Financial Data31Item 7Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations32Item 7AQuantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk57Item 8Comcast Corporation Financial Statements and Supplementary Data59Item 9Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure102Item 9AControls and Procedures102Item 9BOther Information103 PART IIIItem 10Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance104Item 11Executive Compensation105Item 12Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters105Item 13Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence105Item 14Principal Accountant Fees and Services105 PART IVItem 15Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules107Item 16Form 10-K Summary113Signatures114NBCUniversal Media, LLC Financial Statements and Supplementary Data116Explanatory NoteThis Annual Report on Form 10-K is a combined report being filed separately by Comcast Corporation (“Comcast”) and NBCUniversal Media, LLC(“NBCUniversal”). Comcast owns all of the common equity interests in NBCUniversal, and NBCUniversal meets the conditions set forth in GeneralInstruction I(1)(a), (b) and (d) of Form 10-K and is therefore filing its information within this Form 10-K with the reduced disclosure format. Each of Comcastand NBCUniversal is filing on its own behalf the information contained in this report that relates to itself, and neither company makes any representation asto information relating to the other company. Where information or an explanation is provided that is substantially the same for each company, suchinformation or explanation has been combined in this report. Where information or an explanation is not substantially the same for each company, separateinformation and explanation has been provided. In addition, separate consolidated financial statements for each company, along with notes to theconsolidated financial statements, are included in this report. Unless indicated otherwise, throughout this Annual Report on Form 10-K, we refer to Comcastand its consolidated subsidiaries, including NBCUniversal and its consolidated subsidiaries, as “we,” “us” and “our;” Comcast Cable Communications, LLCand its subsidiaries as “Comcast Cable;” Comcast Holdings Corporation as “Comcast Holdings;” and NBCUniversal, LLC as “NBCUniversal Holdings.”Table of ContentsThis Annual Report on Form 10-K is for the year ended December 31, 2017. This Annual Report on Form 10-K modifies and supersedes documents filedbefore it.The Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) allows us to “incorporate by reference” information that we file with it, which means that we can discloseimportant information to you by referring you directly to those documents. Information incorporated by reference is considered to be part of this AnnualReport on Form 10-K. In addition, information that we file with the SEC in the future will automatically update and supersede information contained in thisAnnual Report on Form 10-K.Our registered trademarks include Comcast, NBCUniversal and the Comcast and NBCUniversal logos. This Annual Report on Form 10-K also contains othertrademarks, service marks and trade names owned by us, as well as those owned by others. Table of ContentsPart IItem 1: BusinessWe are a global media and technology company with two primary businesses, Comcast Cable and NBCUniversal. We were incorporated under the laws ofPennsylvania in December 2001. Through our predecessors, we have developed, managed and operated cable systems since 1963. Through transactions in2011 and 2013, we acquired NBCUniversal.We present our operations for Comcast Cable in one reportable business segment, referred to as Cable Communications, and our operations for NBCUniversalin four reportable business segments: Cable Networks, Broadcast Television, Filmed Entertainment and Theme Parks (collectively, the “NBCUniversalsegments”).•Cable Communications: Consists of the operations of Comcast Cable, which is one of the nation’s largest providers of video, high-speed Internet,voice, and security and automation services (“cable services”) to residential customers under the Xfinity brand; we also provide these and otherservices to business customers and sell advertising.•Cable Networks: Consists primarily of our national cable networks that provide a variety of entertainment, news and information, and sportscontent, our regional sports and news networks, our international cable networks, our cable television studio production operations, and variousdigital properties.•Broadcast Television: Consists primarily of the NBC and Telemundo broadcast networks, our NBC and Telemundo owned local broadcasttelevision stations, the NBC Universo national cable network, our broadcast television studio production operations, and various digital properties.•Filmed Entertainment: Consists primarily of the operations of Universal Pictures, which produces, acquires, markets and distributes filmedentertainment worldwide; our films are also produced under the Illumination, DreamWorks Animation and Focus Features names.•Theme Parks: Consists primarily of our Universal theme parks in Orlando, Florida; Hollywood, California; and Osaka, Japan.Our other business interests consist primarily of Comcast Spectacor, which owns the Philadelphia Flyers and the Wells Fargo Center arena in Philadelphia,Pennsylvania and operates arena management-related businesses, and our wireless phone service, which we launched in mid-2017.For financial and other information about our reportable business segments, refer to Item 7: Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Conditionand Results of Operations, Note 17 to Comcast’s consolidated financial statements, and Note 15 to NBCUniversal’s consolidated financial statementsincluded in this Annual Report on Form 10-K.Available Information and WebsitesComcast’s phone number is (215) 286-1700, and its principal executive offices are located at One Comcast Center, Philadelphia, PA 19103-2838.NBCUniversal’s phone number is (212) 664-4444, and its principal executive offices are located at 30 Rockefeller Plaza, New York, NY 10112-0015.Comcast and NBCUniversal’s Annual Reports on Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, Current Reports on Form 8-K and any amendments to suchreports filed with or furnished to the SEC under Sections 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), areavailable free of charge on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov and on Comcast’s website at www.comcastcorporation.com as soon as reasonably practicableafter such reports are electronically filed with the SEC. The information posted on our websites is not incorporated into our SEC filings. The public may readand copy any materials filed with the SEC at the SEC’s Public Reference Room at 100 F Street, NE, Washington, DC 20549. The public may obtaininformation on the operation of the Public Reference Room by calling the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330.Comcast 2017 Annual Report on Form 10-K1 Table of ContentsDescription of Our BusinessesCable Communications Segment Customer Metrics December 31 (in millions)201720162015Homes and businesses passed(a)57.256.455.7Video(b)(c) Residential customers21.321.521.4Business services customers1.11.01.0Total video customers22.422.522.3Penetration(d)39.1%39.9%40.1%High-speed Internet(c) Residential customers23.922.821.6Business services customers2.01.91.7Total high-speed Internet customers25.924.723.3Penetration(d)45.2%43.8%41.9%Voice Residential customers10.310.510.4Business services customers1.21.11.0Total voice customers11.611.711.5Penetration(d)20.2%20.7%20.6%Security and automation customers1.10.90.6Customer relationships(e) Residential customer relationships27.226.525.8 Business services customer relationships2.22.01.9Total customer relationships29.328.627.7Residential customer relationships mix(f) Single product customers8.27.87.6Double product customers9.18.88.5Triple and quad product customers9.910.09.7Basis of Presentation: Customer metrics include our residential and business customers. All percentages are calculated based on actual amounts. Minor differences may exist due torounding.(a)Homes and businesses are considered passed if we can connect them to our distribution system without further extending the transmission lines. Homes and businesses passed isestimated based on the best available information.(b)Generally, a home or business receiving video programming from our distribution system counts as one video customer. For multiple dwelling units (“MDUs”), includingbuildings located on college campuses, whose residents have the ability to receive additional cable services, such as additional programming choices or our high-definition video(“HD”) or digital video recorder (“DVR”) advanced services, we count and report customers based on the number of potential billable relationships within each MDU. For MDUswhose residents are not able to receive additional cable services, the MDU is counted as a single customer.(c)In 2017, we began to offer prepaid services that allow customers to prepay for at least 30 days of service. Residential video and high-speed Internet customers as of December 31,2017 included prepaid customers totaling approximately 3,000 and 60,000, respectively.(d)Penetration is calculated by dividing the number of customers by the number of homes and businesses passed.(e)Customer relationships represent the number of residential and business customers that subscribe to at least one of our cable services. Beginning in 2017, we include customerssubscribing to our security and automation services in customer relationship information. All periods presented have been adjusted for the inclusion of security and automationcustomers.(f)Single product customers, double product customers, and triple and quad product customers represent residential customers that subscribe to one, two, or three and four primaryservices, respectively.Cable ServicesWe offer our video, high-speed Internet, voice, and security and automation services individually and as bundled services at a discounted rate over our cabledistribution system to residential and business customers. Our bundled service offerings aim to meet the needs of the various segments of our customer base,ranging from high-speed Internet services packaged with video or streaming services that include a limited number of channels, to a quad product bundle,consisting of our video, high-speed Internet, voice, and security and automation services. We also offer our wireless phone service as a component of ourbundled services, 2Comcast 2017 Annual Report on Form 10-KTable of Contentswhich is reported in Corporate and Other. Subscription rates and related charges vary according to the services and features customers receive and the types ofequipment they use, and customers are typically billed in advance on a monthly basis. A portion of our residential customers are subject to minimum-termcontracts for their cable services, which are typically 2 years in length. Substantially all of our business customers are initially under minimum-term contracts,which typically range from 2 to 5 years. Customers with minimum-term contracts may only discontinue service in accordance with the terms of theircontracts.The Areas We ServeThe map below highlights our cable distribution footprint as of December 31, 2017 and the designated market areas (“DMAs”) where we have 250,000 ormore customer relationships. The locations that are bolded represent the DMAs in which we operate that were also included in the top 25 U.S. televisionDMAs as of December 31, 2017.Video ServicesWe offer a broad variety of video services that provide access to hundreds of channels depending on the customer’s level of service. Our levels of servicetypically range from a limited basic service with access to between 20 and 40 channels to a full service with access to more than 300 channels. Our videoservices generally include programming provided by national broadcast networks, local broadcast stations, and national and regional cable networks, as wellas government and public access programming. We also offer packages that include extensive amounts of foreign-language programming and other specialtytiers of programming with sports, family and international themes. We tailor our video services for particular programming preferences, demographics andgeographic areas according to applicable local and federal regulatory requirements.Our video customers may also subscribe to premium networks. Premium networks include networks such as HBO, Showtime, Starz and Cinemax thatgenerally provide, without commercial interruption, movies, original programming, live and taped sporting events and concerts, and other features.Our video services generally include access to our video on demand service (“On Demand”) and an interactive, on-screen program guide. Our On Demandservice provides video customers with over 160,000 programming choices over the course of a month, including approximately 70,000 in high definition. Asubstantial portion of our On Demand content is available at no additional charge; other content, primarily movies and special-events programming, such assporting events and concerts, can be rented or in some cases purchased to own digitally. We continue to increase the number of On Demand choices we offer.Our HD service provides customers with high-resolution picture quality, improved audio quality and a wide-screen format through an HD set-top box. OurHD service includes a broad selection of HD programming choices, including major broadcast networks, national and regional cable networks, and premiumnetworks. Our DVR service allows video customers to record and store programsComcast 2017 Annual Report on Form 10-K3 Table of Contentsand play them at whatever time is convenient. Our DVR service also provides the ability to pause and rewind live television. We refer to our HD and DVRservices as “advanced services.”Our Internet Protocol (“IP”) and cloud-enabled video platform, referred to as our X1 platform, provides customers with integrated search functionality,including the use of a voice-activated remote control, personalized recommendations and access to, and integration of content from, certain third-partyInternet applications, such as Netflix and YouTube. We also offer our cloud DVR technology in substantially all of our markets. Cloud DVR technologyallows our video customers to record programming via their set-top box using cloud-based servers and view those recordings on mobile devices via ourmobile apps.Certain video customers have access to streaming services through our mobile apps and online portal that allow them to view certain live programming andOn Demand content and to browse program listings. Depending on the customer’s level of service, these services may require an additional monthly fee. Wealso launched a streaming video cable service throughout our footprint that allows our high-speed Internet customers to purchase our video cable service andstream live programming to a computer, tablet, smartphone or other device for a monthly fee.High-Speed Internet ServicesWe offer high-speed Internet services with downstream speeds that range up to 1 gigabit per second (“Gbps”) and fiber-based speeds that range up to 2 Gbps.These services include access to our online portal and mobile apps, which provide email, an address book, calendars and online security features. Throughoutour footprint, we are deploying wireless gateways that combine a customer’s wireless router, cable modem and voice adapter to improve the performance ofmultiple IP-enabled devices used at the same time within the home, provide faster Internet speeds and create an in-home Wi-Fi network. Additionally, in2017, we launched an app allowing customers with eligible wireless gateways to personalize and manage their Wi-Fi network remotely, which includesviewing and changing their Wi-Fi password, identifying which devices are connected to their in-home network, setting parental controls and schedules, aswell as other features. We are expanding our network of residential, outdoor and business Wi-Fi hotspots to allow most of our high-speed Internet customersto access our high-speed Internet services inside and outside the home. As of December 31, 2017, there were approximately 18.8 million of these hotspots.Voice ServicesWe offer voice services using interconnected Voice over Internet Protocol (“VoIP”) technology. Our voice services provide either unlimited or usage-basedlocal and domestic long-distance calling and include options for international calling plans, voicemail, voicemail transcriptions, text messaging, caller IDand call waiting. For customers with our high-speed Internet services, our voice services also include the ability to access and manage voicemail, textmessaging and other account features through our online portal or mobile apps.Business ServicesWe offer a variety of products and services to businesses. Our high-speed Internet services for business services customers provide downstream speeds thatrange up to 1 Gbps and fiber-based speeds that range up to 10 Gbps. Our small business services offerings primarily include high-speed Internet services, aswell as voice and video services, similar to those that we provide to our residential customers, and also include cloud-based solutions that provide filesharing, online backup and web conferencing, among other features. We also offer Ethernet network services that connect multiple locations and providehigher downstream and upstream speed options to medium-sized customers and larger enterprises, as well as advanced voice services. In addition, we providecellular backhaul services to mobile network operators to help these customers manage their network bandwidth.Recently, we have expanded our enterprise service offerings to include a software-defined networking product and our managed solutions business to offerenterprise customers support related to Wi-Fi networks, router management, network security, business continuity risks and other services. We primarily offerour enterprise service offerings to Fortune 1000 companies and other large enterprises with multiple locations both within and outside of our cabledistribution footprint where we have agreements with other companies to use their networks to provide coverage.AdvertisingAs part of our distribution agreements with cable networks, we generally receive an allocation of scheduled advertising time on cable networks that we sellthrough our advertising business to local, regional and national advertisers. In most cases, the available advertising units are sold by our sales force. In somecases, we work with representation firms as an extension of our sales force to sell a portion of the advertising units allocated to us. We also represent theadvertising sales efforts of other multichannel video providers in some markets. In addition, we generate revenue from the sale of advertising online and onour On Demand service.OtherWe offer security and automation services that provide home monitoring services and the ability to manage other functions within the home, such as lightingand room temperature, through our online portal or our mobile apps. 4Comcast 2017 Annual Report on Form 10-KTable of ContentsTechnologyOur cable distribution system uses a hybrid fiber-optic and coaxial cable network that we believe is sufficiently flexible and scalable to support our futuretechnology requirements. This network provides the two-way transmissions that are essential to providing high-speed Internet services, interactive videoservices such as On Demand, voice services and security and automation services.We continue to focus on technology initiatives to design, develop and deploy next-generation media and content delivery platforms, such as our X1 platformand related cloud DVR technology, that use IP technology and our own cloud network servers to deliver video and advanced search capabilities, includingthrough a voice-activated remote control, and that allow access to certain third-party Internet applications.We continue to deploy wireless gateways to improve the performance of multiple IP-enabled devices used at the same time within the home, provide fasterInternet speeds and create an in-home Wi-Fi network. In addition, we continue to expand our network of residential, outdoor and business Wi-Fi hotspots.We are deploying 1 gigabit high-speed Internet services that leverage DOCSIS 3.1 technology across our footprint and we will continue to expand thecapacity of our DOCSIS 3.1 infrastructure, including the implementation of DOCSIS FDX that will enable us to launch multi-gigabit services through ourexisting network.Sources of SupplyTo offer our video services, we license a substantial portion of our programming from cable networks and broadcast networks, as well as from local broadcasttelevision stations. We attempt to secure long-term programming distribution agreements with these programming providers. The fees associated with theseprogramming distribution agreements are generally based on the number of customers who are able to watch the programming and the platforms on which weprovide the content. We seek to include in our distribution agreements the rights to offer such programming through multiple delivery platforms, such asthrough On Demand, our online portal, our mobile apps and our streaming services.For our high-speed Internet services, we license software products, such as email and security software, and content, such as news feeds for our online portal,from a variety of suppliers. Under our contracts with these suppliers, we generally pay on a fixed-fee basis, on a per subscriber basis in the case of softwareproduct licenses or on a video advertising revenue share basis in the case of content licenses.For our voice services, we license software products such as voicemail and text messaging from a variety of suppliers under multiyear contracts. The fees wepay are generally based on the consumption of the related services.We purchase from a limited number of suppliers a significant number of set-top boxes and certain other customer premise equipment, network equipment andservices to provide our cable services to residential and business customers.We use two primary vendors to provide customer billing for our cable services to our residential and business customers.Customer and Technical ServicesOur customer service call centers provide 24/7 call-answering capability, telemarketing and other services. Our technical services group performs varioustasks, including installations, plant maintenance and upgrades to our cable distribution system.Sales and MarketingWe offer our services directly to residential and business customers through our customer service call centers, our retail stores and customer service centers,our websites, door-to-door selling, telemarketing, and third-party outlets, as well as through advertising via direct mail, television and the Internet.NBCUniversal SegmentsCable NetworksOur Cable Networks segment consists of a diversified portfolio of our national cable networks that provide a variety of entertainment, news and information,and sports content, our regional sports and news networks, our international cable networks, and our cable television studio production operations. We alsoown various digital properties, which include brand-aligned websites.Comcast 2017 Annual Report on Form 10-K5 Table of ContentsThe table below presents a summary of our national cable networks and their advertising reach to U.S. households.Cable NetworkApproximate U.S.Households as ofDecember 31, 2017(in millions)(a)Description of ProgrammingUSA Network91General entertainmentE!89Entertainment and pop cultureSyfy89Imagination-based entertainmentMSNBC89News and informationCNBC87Business and financial newsBravo87Entertainment, culture and artsNBC Sports Network84SportsOxygen74Crime, mystery and suspense for womenGolf Channel73Golf competition and golf entertainmentUniversal Kids58Children’s entertainmentCNBC World34Global financial newsThe Olympic Channel25Olympic sports events and Olympic-themed original content(a)Household data is based on The Nielsen Company’s January 2018 report, which is derived from information available during the period from November 27, 2017 throughDecember 25, 2017, except for The Olympic Channel, which is derived from information provided by multichannel video providers. The Nielsen report now includes estimatesbased on subscribers to both traditional and certain virtual multichannel video providers. The Nielsen report is not based on information provided by us and is included solely topermit comparisons between our cable networks and those operated by our peers.Our regional sports and news networks together serve more than 28 million households across the United States, including in markets such asBaltimore/Washington, Boston, Chicago, Philadelphia, Portland, Sacramento and San Francisco.We market and distribute our cable network programming in the United States and internationally to multichannel video providers, including bothtraditional providers of linear programming and virtual providers who provide streaming services for linear programming. We also market and distribute ourcable network programming to subscription video on demand services, such as those offered by Amazon, Hulu and Netflix. These distributors may provideour content on television, including via video on demand services, online and through mobile apps.Our cable networks produce their own programs or acquire the rights to programming from third parties, including sports programming rights that arediscussed below under the heading “Broadcast Television.” Our cable television studio production operations identify, develop and produce original contentfor our cable networks and third parties. We license our owned content, including programming from our cable network production operations, to cable andbroadcast networks and subscription video on demand services. We also sell our owned content on standard-definition DVDs and Blu-ray discs (together,“DVDs”) and through digital distribution services such as iTunes.Broadcast TelevisionOur Broadcast Television segment operates the NBC and Telemundo broadcast networks, which together serve viewers and advertisers in all 50 states. OurBroadcast Television segment also includes our owned NBC and Telemundo local broadcast television stations, the NBC Universo national cable network,our broadcast television studio production operations, and our various digital properties, which primarily include brand-aligned websites.NBC NetworkThe NBC network distributes entertainment, news and sports programming that reaches viewers in virtually all U.S. television households through more than200 affiliated stations across the United States, including our 11 owned NBC-affiliated local broadcast television stations. The NBC network’s programminglibrary consists of rights of varying nature to more than 100,000 episodes of popular television content, including current and classic titles, unscriptedprogramming, sports, news, long-form and short-form programming, and locally produced programming from around the world.The NBC network produces its own programs or acquires the rights to programming from third parties. NBCUniversal has various contractual commitmentsfor the licensing of rights to multiyear programming, primarily sports programming. Our most significant sports programming commitments include the U.S.broadcast rights for the summer and winter Olympic Games through 2032 and agreements with the NFL to produce and broadcast a specified number ofregular season and playoff games, including Thursday Night Football through the 2017-18 season, Sunday Night Football through the 2022-23 season andtwo Super Bowl games, the first of which is in 2018. We also have U.S. broadcast rights to a specified number of NHL games through the 2020-21 season, 6Comcast 2017 Annual Report on Form 10-KTable of ContentsEnglish Premier League soccer through the 2021-22 season, certain NASCAR events through 2024 and certain PGA TOUR and other golf events through2030. NBCUniversal’s sports programming agreements also include the rights to distribute content on our national cable networks, including the NBC SportsNetwork and Golf Channel, on our regional sports networks, and online, including through our mobile apps.Our broadcast television studio production operations develop and produce original content, including scripted and unscripted programming series and talkshows. This original content is licensed to broadcast networks, cable networks and local broadcast television stations owned by us and third parties, as well asto subscription video on demand services, and it is sold on DVDs and through digital distribution services both in the United States and internationally. Wealso produce first-run syndicated shows for local markets that are broadcast on local broadcast television stations in the United States on a market-by-marketbasis. We currently distribute some of our television programs after their initial broadcast, as well as older television programs from our library, to localbroadcast television stations and cable networks in the off-network syndication market.NBC Local Broadcast Television StationsAs of December 31, 2017, we owned and operated 11 NBC-affiliated local broadcast television stations that collectively reached approximately 32 millionU.S. television households, which represent approximately 29% of U.S. television households. In addition to broadcasting the NBC network’s nationalprogramming, our local broadcast television stations produce news, sports, public affairs and other programming that addresses local needs and acquiresyndicated programming from other sources. The table below presents a summary of the NBC-affiliated local broadcast television stations that we owned andoperated as of December 31, 2017. DMA Served(a)StationGeneral Market Rank(b)Percentage of U.S.Television Households(c)New York, NYWNBC16%Los Angeles, CAKNBC25%Chicago, ILWMAQ33%Philadelphia, PAWCAU43%Dallas-Fort Worth, TXKXAS52%Washington, D.C.WRC62%San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CAKNTV82%Boston, MAWBTS102%Miami-Ft. Lauderdale, FLWTVJ161%San Diego, CAKNSD291%Hartford, CTWVIT321%(a)DMA served is defined by Nielsen Media Research as a geographic market for the sale of national spot and local advertising time.(b)General market rank is based on the relative size of the DMA among the 210 generally recognized DMAs in the United States based on Nielsen estimates for the 2017-18 season.(c)Based on Nielsen estimates for the 2017-18 season. The percentage of U.S. television households does not reflect the calculation of national audience reach under the FederalCommunications Commission’s (“FCC”) national television ownership cap limits. See “Legislation and Regulation — Broadcast Television — Ownership Limits — NationalTelevision Ownership.”TelemundoTelemundo is a leading Hispanic media company that produces, acquires and distributes Spanish-language content in the United States and internationally.Telemundo’s operations include the Telemundo network, its 18 owned local broadcast television stations and the NBC Universo national cable network.The Telemundo network is a leading Spanish-language broadcast network featuring original telenovelas, movies, news, specials and sporting events.Telemundo develops original programming primarily through its production studio and also acquires the rights to programming from third parties. It holdsthe Spanish-language U.S. broadcast rights to FIFA World Cup soccer through 2026 and the Spanish-language U.S. broadcast rights for certain NFL gamesthat the NBC network will broadcast through the 2022-23 season.Comcast 2017 Annual Report on Form 10-K7 Table of ContentsTelemundo Local Broadcast Television StationsAs of December 31, 2017, Telemundo owned 18 local broadcast television stations, including 17 local broadcast television stations affiliated with theTelemundo network, which collectively reached approximately 60% of U.S. Hispanic television households as of December 31, 2017, and an independenttelevision station in Puerto Rico. The table below presents a summary of these local broadcast television stations. DMA Served(a)StationHispanic Market Rank(b)Percentage of U.S.Hispanic TelevisionHouseholds(c)Los Angeles, CAKVEA113%New York, NYWNJU29%Miami-Ft. Lauderdale, FLWSCV35%Houston, TXKTMD45%Dallas-Fort Worth, TXKXTX54%Chicago, ILWSNS63%San Antonio, TXKVDA73%San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CAKSTS83%Phoenix, AZKTAZ93%Harlingen-Brownsville-McAllen, TXKTLM102%Fresno-Visalia, CAKNSO(d)132%Philadelphia, PAWWSI152%San Diego, CAONSD172%Denver, COKDEN192%Boston, MAWNEU211%Las Vegas, NVKBLR241%Tucson, AZKHRR261%Puerto RicoWKAQN/AN/A(a)DMA served is defined by Nielsen Media Research as a geographic market for the sale of national spot and local advertising time.(b)Hispanic market rank is based on the relative size of the DMA among approximately 15 million U.S. Hispanic households based on Nielsen estimates for the 2017-18 season.(c)Based on Nielsen estimates for the 2017-18 season. The percentage of U.S. Hispanic television households does not reflect the calculation of national audience reach under theFCC’s national television ownership cap limits. See “Legislation and Regulation — Broadcast Television — Ownership Limits — National Television Ownership.”(d)Operated by a third party that provides certain non-network programming and operations services under a time brokerage agreement.Filmed EntertainmentOur Filmed Entertainment segment primarily produces, acquires, markets and distributes filmed entertainment worldwide. We also generate revenue fromFandango, our movie ticketing and entertainment business, the sale of consumer products, the production and licensing of live stage plays, and thedistribution of filmed entertainment produced by third parties.We produce films both on our own and jointly with other studios or production companies, as well as with other entities. Our films are produced primarilyunder the Universal Pictures, Illumination, DreamWorks Animation and Focus Features names. Our films are marketed and distributed worldwide primarilythrough our own marketing and distribution operations. We also acquire distribution rights to films produced by others, which may be limited to particulargeographic regions, specific forms of media or certain periods of time. Our content includes theatrical films, direct-to-video movies and our film library,which is comprised of more than 5,000 movies in a variety of genres.We have entered into, and may continue to enter into, film cofinancing arrangements with third parties, including both studio and nonstudio entities, tojointly finance or distribute certain of our film productions. These arrangements can take various forms, but in most cases involve the grant of an economicinterest in a film to an investor. Investors generally assume the full risks and rewards of ownership proportionate to their ownership in the film.The majority of our produced and acquired films are initially distributed for exhibition in movie theaters. After their release in movie theaters, we sell andlicense our films through various methods. We distribute our films globally by selling them on DVDs to retail stores, rental kiosks and subscription by mailservices and by selling them through digital distribution services and video on demand services provided by multichannel video providers, including ourCable Communications segment. We also license our films, including selections from our film library, to cable, broadcast and premium networks, tosubscription video on demand 8Comcast 2017 Annual Report on Form 10-KTable of Contentsservices, and to video on demand and pay-per-view services. The number of films that we license through subscription video on demand services isincreasing as consumers continue to seek additional ways to view our content.Theme ParksOur Theme Parks segment consists primarily of our Universal theme parks in Orlando, Florida; Hollywood, California; and Osaka, Japan. Universal Orlandoincludes two theme parks, Universal Studios Florida and Universal’s Islands of Adventure, our water park, Volcano Bay, which opened in May 2017, as wellas Universal CityWalk Orlando, a dining, retail and entertainment complex. Universal Orlando also features on-site themed hotels in which we own anoncontrolling interest. Our Universal theme park in Hollywood, California consists primarily of Universal Studios Hollywood, as well as UniversalCityWalk Hollywood. Our Universal theme park in Osaka, Japan consists primarily of Universal Studios Japan. We continue to expand our theme parksbusiness internationally, such as through our plans to develop a Universal theme park in Beijing, China along with a consortium of Chinese state-ownedcompanies. In addition, we license the right to use the Universal Studios brand name and other intellectual property, and also provide other services, to thirdparties that own and operate the Universal Studios Singapore theme park on Sentosa Island, Singapore.Our Theme Parks segment licenses the right to use a substantial amount of intellectual property from third parties for its themed elements in rides, attractionsand merchandising.Corporate and OtherOur other business interests consist primarily of the operations of Comcast Spectacor, which owns the Philadelphia Flyers and the Wells Fargo Center arena inPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania and operates arena management-related businesses.We are also pursuing other business development initiatives, such as our wireless phone service that we launched in the second quarter of 2017 using ourvirtual network operator rights to provide the service over Verizon’s wireless network and our existing network of in-home and outdoor Wi-Fi hotspots. Weoffer the wireless phone service only as part of our bundled service offerings to residential customers that subscribe to our high-speed Internet service withinour cable distribution footprint and may in the future also offer wireless phone service to our small business customers on similar terms. The wireless phoneservice has success-based working capital requirements, primarily associated with the procurement of handsets, which customers are able to pay for upfront orfinance interest-free over 24 months, and other equipment.CompetitionAll of our businesses operate in intensely competitive, consumer-driven and rapidly changing environments and compete with a growing number ofcompanies that provide a broad range of communications products and services, and entertainment, news and information products and services, toconsumers. Technological changes are further intensifying and complicating the competitive landscape and challenging existing business models. Inparticular, consumers are increasingly turning to online sources for viewing and purchasing content, which has and likely will continue to reduce the numberof our video customers and subscribers to our cable networks even as it makes our high-speed Internet services more valuable to consumers. In addition, theincreasing number of entertainment choices available has intensified audience fragmentation, which has and likely will continue to adversely affect theaudience ratings of our cable networks and broadcast television programming.Cable Communications SegmentCompetition for our cable services consists primarily of direct broadcast satellite (“DBS”) providers, which have a national footprint and compete in all of ourservice areas, and phone companies with fiber-based networks, which overlap approximately 60% of our service areas and are continuing to expand the areasthey serve. Many of these competitors offer features, pricing and packaging for these services, individually and in bundles, comparable to what we offer, andsome of these traditional competitors also offer smaller online-only video packages. Many of these competitors also have significant financial resources.AT&T, which owns DIRECTV, announced in 2016 a proposed merger with Time Warner Inc., a media and entertainment company, which competes with ourNBCUniversal businesses.Current and future wireless Internet services, such as 3G, 4G and 5G wireless broadband services and Wi-Fi networks, may compete with our high-speedInternet services, and our voice services are facing increased competition as customers replace wireline phones with wireless phones and Internet-based phoneservices such as Skype.There also continue to be new companies, some with significant financial resources, that offer or are seeking to offer services that potentially may competewith some or all of our cable services. For example, companies continue to emerge that provide InternetComcast 2017 Annual Report on Form 10-K9 Table of Contentsstreaming and downloading of video programming, some of which charge no fee or a lower fee than our traditional video packages. Additionally, Google haslaunched high-speed Internet and video services in a limited number of areas in which we operate.Video ServicesWe compete with a number of different sources that provide news, sports, information and entertainment programming to consumers, including:•DBS providers, including AT&T’s DIRECTV and DISH Network, that transmit satellite signals to substantially all U.S. households to provide videoprogramming and other information similar to our video services•phone companies, including AT&T and Verizon, that have built and continue to build fiber-based networks that provide cable services similar toours, which overlap a substantial portion of our service areas, and that in some cases offer bundled offerings that include wireless phone services•online video distributors including:◦virtual multichannel video providers who offer streaming services for linear programming that generally involve smaller packages ofprogramming networks at prices lower than our traditional video service package offerings◦subscription video on demand services, such as those offered by Amazon, Hulu and Netflix, that offer online services and devices thatenable Internet streaming and downloading of movies, television shows and other video programming◦premium, cable and broadcast networks that provide content directly to consumers•other providers that build and operate wireline communications systems in the same communities that we serve, including those operating asfranchised cable operators•satellite master antenna television systems that offer to their subscribers both improved reception of local broadcast television stations and much ofthe programming offered by our cable systems and generally serve MDUs, office complexes and residential developments•other companies, such as local broadcast television stations, that provide multiple channels of free over-the-air programming, as well as video rentalservices and home entertainment and gaming productsHigh-Speed Internet ServicesWe compete with a number of companies offering Internet services, including:•wireline phone companies and other providers of wireline Internet service•wireless phone companies and other providers of wireless Internet service•municipal broadband networks and power companies•satellite broadband providersPhone companies such as AT&T, CenturyLink, Frontier and Verizon have built and are continuing to build fiber-based network infrastructure farther intotheir networks, which allows them to provide data transmission speeds that exceed those that can be provided with traditional digital subscriber line (“DSL”)technology, and are offering these higher-speed services in many of our service areas. Certain companies that offer DSL service have increased datatransmission speeds, lowered prices or created bundled services to compete with our high-speed Internet services.Google has launched a fiber-to-the-home network that provides high-speed Internet services in a limited number of areas in which we operate, and certainmunicipalities in our service areas are also building fiber-based networks.Various wireless companies are offering Internet services using a variety of network types, including 3G and 4G, and in the near future 5G, wirelessbroadband services and Wi-Fi networks. These networks work with devices such as smartphones, laptops, tablets and mobile wireless routers, as well aswireless data cards. A growing number of commercial venues, such as retail malls, restaurants and airports, also offer Wi-Fi service. Numerous localgovernments are also considering or actively pursuing publicly subsidized Wi-Fi and other Internet access networks. The availability of these wirelessofferings could negatively impact the demand for our high-speed Internet services.Voice ServicesOur voice services compete with wireline and wireless phone companies, including incumbent local exchange carriers (“ILECs”) and competitive localexchange carriers (“CLECs”), and other Internet-based and VoIP service providers. Certain phone companies, 10Comcast 2017 Annual Report on Form 10-KTable of Contentssuch as the ILECs AT&T and Verizon, have longstanding customer relationships, and extensive existing facilities and network rights-of-way. A few CLECsalso have existing local networks and significant financial resources. In addition, we are increasingly competing with other phone service providers ascustomers replace traditional wireline phone services with wireless and Internet-based phone services.Business ServicesOur business services primarily compete with a variety of phone companies, including ILECs and CLECs. These companies either operate their own networkinfrastructure or use all or part of another carrier’s network. We also compete with satellite operators who offer video services to businesses.NBCUniversal SegmentsCable Networks and Broadcast TelevisionOur cable networks, broadcast networks and owned local broadcast television stations compete for viewers’ attention and audience share with all forms ofprogramming provided to viewers, including cable, broadcast and premium networks; subscription video on demand services; local broadcast televisionstations; home entertainment products; pay-per-view and video on demand services; online activities, such as social networking and viewing user-generatedcontent; gaming products; and other forms of entertainment, news and information.Our cable networks, broadcast networks and owned local broadcast television stations compete for the acquisition of programming and for on-air and creativetalent with other cable and broadcast networks, local television stations, and subscription video on demand services. The market for programming is verycompetitive, particularly for sports programming, where the cost for such programming is significant.Our cable networks compete with other cable networks and programming providers for carriage of their programming by traditional and virtual multichannelvideo providers and subscription video on demand services. Our broadcast networks compete with the other broadcast networks in markets across the UnitedStates to secure affiliations with independently owned television stations, which are necessary to ensure the effective distribution of broadcast networkprogramming to a nationwide audience.In addition, our cable television and broadcast television studio production operations compete with other production companies and creators of content forthe acquisition of story properties, for creative, performing and technical personnel, and for distribution of, and consumer interest in, their content.Filmed EntertainmentOur filmed entertainment business competes for audiences for its films and other entertainment content with other major studios and, to a lesser extent, withindependent film producers, as well as with alternative forms of entertainment. Our competitive position primarily depends on the number of films weproduce, their distribution and marketing success, and consumer response. Our filmed entertainment business also competes to obtain creative, performingand technical talent, including writers, actors, directors and producers, as well as scripts for films. Our filmed entertainment business also competes with theother major studios and other producers of entertainment content for the exhibition of its films in theaters and the distribution of its films on premiumnetworks and on subscription video on demand services.Theme ParksOur theme parks business competes with other multi-park entertainment companies. We also compete with other providers of entertainment, lodging, tourismand recreational activities. To help maintain the competitiveness of our theme parks, we have invested and continue to invest in existing and new theme parkattractions, hotels and infrastructure.AdvertisingOur cable communications business, cable networks, broadcast networks and owned local broadcast television stations compete for the sale of advertisingwith other television networks and stations, as well as with all other advertising platforms, such as digital, radio and print media. The willingness ofadvertisers to purchase advertising from us may be adversely affected by lower audience ratings at our cable networks, broadcast networks and owned localbroadcast television stations. Declines in audience ratings also can be caused by increased competition for the leisure time of viewers and by audiencefragmentation resulting from the increasing number of entertainment choices available, including content from subscription video on demand services andother online sources. In addition, advertising revenue is adversely affected by the growing use of technologies, such as DVRs and video on demand services,that give consumers greater flexibility to watch programming on a time-delayed or on-demand basis or to fast-forward or skip advertisements withinprogramming.Comcast 2017 Annual Report on Form 10-K11 Table of ContentsSeasonality and CyclicalityEach of our businesses is subject to seasonal and cyclical variations. See Item 7: Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Resultsof Operations and refer to the “Seasonality and Cyclicality” discussion within that section for additional information.Legislation and RegulationThe Communications Act of 1934, as amended (the “Communications Act”), and FCC regulations and policies affect significant aspects of our businesses.Our businesses are also subject to other regulation by federal, state, local and foreign authorities and to agreements we enter into with local cable franchisingauthorities. In addition, we must comply with provisions of the consent decree entered into in connection with the acquisition of NBCUniversal (the“NBCUniversal Consent Decree”) in September 2011, which is scheduled to expire in September 2018. The conditions and commitments pursuant to theFCC Order approving the NBCUniversal transaction (“NBCUniversal Order”) expired in January 2018.Legislators and regulators at all levels of government frequently consider changing, and sometimes do change, existing statutes, rules or regulations, orinterpretations of existing statutes, rules or regulations, or prescribe new ones, any of which may significantly affect our businesses. The FCC and certainstates have been active in considering rulemakings and legislation, and they, along with some state attorney generals, have also been active in conductinginquiries and reviews, regarding our services. Any future legislative, judicial, regulatory or administrative actions may increase our costs or impose additionalrestrictions on our businesses, some of which may be significant. Congress may consider proposals to address communications issues, including whether itshould rewrite the entire Communications Act to account for changes in the communications marketplace, whether it should overrule the FCC’s action in2017 repealing regulation of our broadband Internet access service under Title II of the Communications Act, whether it should enact new, permanent openInternet requirements, and whether it should fund new broadband infrastructure. We are unable to predict the effects of any of these or any other furtherlegislative requirements on our businesses.The following paragraphs summarize material existing and potential future legal and regulatory requirements affecting our businesses, although referenceshould be made to the Communications Act, FCC regulations, the NBCUniversal Consent Decree and other legislation and regulations for furtherinformation.Cable Communications SegmentVideo ServicesProgram CarriageCable operators and other multichannel video programming distributors (“MVPDs”) are prohibited from requiring as a condition of carriage a financialinterest in, or exclusive distribution rights for, a video programming network. In addition, FCC regulations prohibit us from unreasonably restraining theability of an unaffiliated video programming network to compete fairly by discriminating against the network on the basis of its non-affiliation in theselection, terms or conditions for its carriage. We have been involved in program carriage disputes at the FCC and may be subject to new complaints in thefuture.Must-Carry/Retransmission ConsentCable operators are required to carry, without compensation, programming transmitted by most local commercial and noncommercial broadcast televisionstations. As an alternative to this “must-carry” requirement, local broadcast television stations may choose to negotiate with the cable operator for“retransmission consent,” under which the station gives up its must-carry rights and instead seeks to negotiate a carriage agreement with the cable operator,which frequently will involve payments to the station. We currently pay certain local broadcast television stations in exchange for their required consent forthe retransmission of the stations’ broadcast programming to our video services customers and expect to continue to be subject to demands for increasedpayments and other concessions from local broadcast television stations. In late 2017, the FCC adopted an order relaxing the broadcast media ownershiprules and is considering additional revisions to the rules, which could lead to further broadcast television station consolidation. The FCC also adopted anorder authorizing voluntary implementation of a new broadcast technical standard that permits broadcasters to seek carriage of signals using the new standardthrough retransmission consent. Together, these actions may impact retransmission consent negotiations and the fees we pay broadcasters. For information onmust-carry and retransmission consent issues relating to our broadcast television business, see “NBCUniversal Segments - Broadcast Television” below andrefer to the “Must-Carry/Retransmission Consent” discussion within that section. 12Comcast 2017 Annual Report on Form 10-KTable of ContentsPricing and PackagingThe FCC’s rate regulations create a presumption that all local communities are subject to effective competition and should no longer be subject to rateregulation that limits prices cable operators may charge for basic video service, equipment and installation. The FCC has accepted a certification from aMassachusetts franchising authority that demonstrated an absence of effective competition in a number of the communities we serve in Massachusetts,allowing for continued rate regulation in those communities. All of the other areas we serve have unregulated prices. In addition to the FCC’s rate regulationrules, certain state entities monitor and may challenge the marketing and advertising of our services. For example, in 2016, the Washington State AttorneyGeneral filed a lawsuit, currently being litigated in state court, alleging that our service protection plan, an optional plan that protects customers fromincurring charges for service visits to diagnose and repair installed in-home wiring for residential cable services, violates state consumer protection laws.Pole AttachmentsThe FCC regulates the rates, terms and conditions that most pole-owning utility companies charge cable operators and telecommunications carriers forallowing attachments to their poles. States are permitted to preempt FCC jurisdiction and regulate the rates, terms and conditions of attachments themselves,and many states in which we operate have done so. Most of these states have generally followed the FCC’s pole attachment rate standards, which set rates fortelecommunications service pole attachments to levels at or near the rates for cable service attachments. Some municipalities have enacted “one-touch”make-ready pole attachment ordinances, which permit third parties to alter components of our network attached to utility poles in ways that could adverselyaffect our businesses. One of these ordinances in a state that has preempted FCC jurisdiction has been upheld by a federal district court in a challenge broughtby another provider, but another ordinance in a state that did not preempt FCC jurisdiction has been vacated by a federal district court in a challenge broughtby us as inconsistent with the FCC’s pole attachment rules. In 2017, the FCC initiated a rulemaking that considers amending its pole attachment rules topermit a “one-touch” like make-ready process for the poles within its jurisdiction. If adopted, these rules could have a similar effect as the municipal one-touch make-ready ordinances and adversely affect our businesses.FranchisingCable operators generally operate their cable systems under nonexclusive franchises granted by local or state franchising authorities. While the terms andconditions of franchises vary materially from jurisdiction to jurisdiction, franchises typically last for a fixed term, obligate the franchisee to pay franchise feesand meet service quality, customer service and other requirements, and are terminable if the franchisee fails to comply with material provisions. Franchisingauthorities also may establish reasonable requirements for public, educational and governmental access programming, and some of our franchises requiresubstantial channel capacity and financial support for this programming. The Communications Act also contains provisions governing the franchisingprocess, including renewal procedures designed to protect incumbent franchisees against arbitrary denials of renewal, including unreasonable renewalconditions. We believe that our franchise renewal prospects are generally favorable but cannot guarantee the future renewal of any individual franchise.Approximately half of the states in which we operate provide for statewide franchising or have simplified local franchising requirements for new entrants.Some allow new entrants to operate on more favorable terms than our current operations, for instance by not requiring that the new entrant provide service toall parts of the franchise area or permitting the new entrant to designate only those portions it wishes to serve. Certain states allow incumbent cable operatorssuch as us to opt in to the new state franchise immediately or later when a competing state franchise has been issued, although even in those states, incumbentcable operators may be required to retain certain franchise obligations that are more burdensome than the new entrant’s state franchise.High-Speed Internet ServicesWe provide high-speed Internet services to our customers. Many of these services are subject to a number of regulatory obligations described below. As anInternet service provider (“ISP”), we are also subject to a requirement to implement certain network capabilities to assist law enforcement in conductingsurveillance of persons suspected of criminal activity. From time to time, the FCC considers imposing new regulatory obligations on ISPs. New broadbandregulations, if adopted, may have adverse effects on our businesses.Open Internet RegulationsWe have committed to be bound by “open Internet” regulations enacted by the FCC in 2010 as a condition of the NBCUniversal Consent Decree untilSeptember 2018, even though some of the rules were subsequently overturned on appeal. As a result, we are prohibited from blocking access to lawfulInternet content, applications, services or non-harmful devices and unreasonably discriminating in the transmission of lawful Internet traffic. In addition,under the FCC’s 2010 transparency rule that was upheld on appeal, we are required to disclose our network management practices, performance andcommercial terms of our Internet services. In addition to the commitments made as part of the NBCUniversal acquisition, we have publicly committed to notblock, throttle, or discriminate against lawful Internet traffic and to be transparent with our customers about our Open Internet practices.Comcast 2017 Annual Report on Form 10-K13 Table of ContentsIn 2015, the FCC reclassified broadband Internet access service as a “telecommunications service” subject to new open Internet regulations and certaincommon carrier regulations under Title II of the Communications Act. These included, among other things, prohibiting ISPs from blocking access to lawfulcontent; impairing or degrading lawful Internet traffic on the basis of content, applications or services (“throttling”); prioritizing certain Internet traffic inexchange for consideration (“paid prioritization”); and generally prohibiting ISPs from unreasonably interfering with or unreasonably disadvantagingconsumers’ ability to access and use the lawful Internet content, applications, services or devices of their choosing or edge providers’ ability to make lawfulcontent, applications, services or devices available to consumers (“general conduct”).In December 2017, the FCC adopted an Order eliminating Title II regulation of broadband Internet access service, as well as its prior no-blocking, no-throttling, no paid-prioritization and general conduct rules, stating that jurisdiction to regulate ISP conduct would rest at the FTC. In addition, the Orderrevised the transparency rule to require ISPs to disclose any blocking and throttling practices, and any paid prioritization practices associated with theirbroadband offerings; the FCC retained authority to enforce compliance with the transparency rule. Accordingly, after the Order goes into effect, ISP conductwill be subject to review by the FTC; the FTC will be able to enforce the public commitments we have made to not block, throttle or discriminate againstlawful Internet traffic; and the FCC will enforce compliance with its new transparency rule. The Order also preempted any state and local laws and regulationsthat conflict with the FCC’s deregulatory policies. Certain parties have already indicated they intend to appeal the FCC’s Order in federal court. In addition,Congress may consider legislation addressing these regulations and the classification of broadband Internet access services and legislators in numerous stateshave stated that they will introduce legislation to impose Open Internet protections in a variety of ways. We cannot predict whether or how the rules might bechanged, the impact of potential new legislation or the outcome of any litigation.Broadband Deployment/Infrastructure InitiativesIn 2017, the FCC initiated proceedings intended to remove barriers to deploying next-generation wireless and wireline broadband infrastructure. Theseproceedings may result in changes to the FCC’s rules related to the deployment of broadband infrastructure, as well as preemption of any state and local lawsor regulations that may unreasonably impede the deployment of broadband infrastructure. We cannot predict whether or how any FCC rules might bechanged, how state or local laws or regulations may be impacted or how such changes may affect our business.NBCUniversal Consent DecreeThe NBCUniversal Consent Decree includes various conditions requiring us to maintain a broadband Internet access service of at least 12 Mbps downstreamacross most of our footprint, and to avoid discrimination in how we treat “specialized services” (defined as services we provide over the same last-milefacilities as our broadband Internet access service, but not including our broadband Internet access service, video services or voice services).Municipally Owned Broadband NetworksA number of local municipalities operate municipally owned broadband networks and there may be further efforts by local governments to expand or creategovernment-owned networks. Certain states have enacted laws that restrict or prohibit local municipalities from operating municipally owned broadbandnetworks, and there may be efforts in other state legislatures to restrict the development of government-owned networks, although some may choose to easeor facilitate such networks. In addition, as part of any federal infrastructure program, governmental subsidies or funding of additional Internet broadbandnetworks may be encouraged. We cannot predict how successful those efforts will be and how they might affect our business.Voice ServicesWe provide voice services using VoIP technology. The FCC has adopted a number of regulations for providers of nontraditional voice services such as ours,including regulations relating to privacy of customer proprietary network information, local number portability duties and benefits, disability access, E911,law enforcement assistance, outage reporting, Universal Service Fund contribution obligations, rural call completion, back-up power, service discontinuanceand certain regulatory filing requirements. The FCC has not yet ruled on whether VoIP services such as ours should be classified as an “information service”or a “telecommunications service” under the Communications Act. The classification determination is important because telecommunications services areregulated more extensively than information services. State regulatory commissions and legislatures may continue to investigate imposing regulatoryrequirements on our voice services as long as the regulatory classification of VoIP remains unsettled at the federal level.Voice InterconnectionBecause the FCC has not determined the appropriate classification of our voice services, providers of VoIP services typically either secure CLECauthorization or obtain interconnection to traditional wireline phone company networks by contracting with an existing CLEC, which has the right, as atelecommunications carrier, to request and obtain interconnection with the traditional wireline phone companies. We have arranged for such interconnectionrights through affiliated CLECs. If a regulatory or judicial 14Comcast 2017 Annual Report on Form 10-KTable of Contentsauthority were to deny our ability to interconnect through one of our affiliated CLECs, our ability to provide voice services and compete in the area inquestion would be negatively impacted. The FCC regulates the arrangements by which telecommunications carriers compensate one another for exchangedtraffic and has affirmed the right of CLECs to collect intercarrier compensation when providing interconnection for VoIP providers.Wireless ServiceIn 2017, we began offering a wireless voice and data service. We offer this service using our mobile virtual network operator (“MVNO”) rights to provide theservice over Verizon’s wireless network and our existing network of in-home and outdoor Wi-Fi hotspots. MVNOs are subject to many of the same FCCregulations as facilities-based wireless carriers (e.g., E911 services, local number portability, etc.), as well as certain state or local regulations. The FCC orother regulatory authorities may adopt new or different regulations for MVNOs and/or mobile broadband providers in the future, or impose new taxes or fees,which could adversely affect our wireless phone service offering or our business generally.Universal ServiceThe federal Universal Service program generally requires us and other phone service providers to pay a fee based on revenue from their interstate andinternational services into a fund used to subsidize the provision of voice services and broadband-capable voice networks in high-cost areas, the provision ofvoice services to low-income consumers, and the provision of Internet, voice and telecommunications services to schools, libraries and certain health careproviders. Some states also have analogous programs that support service in high-cost areas or to low-income consumers. The FCC has long consideredimplementing changes to the Universal Service program, such as changing the fee calculation from a revenue-based formula to a per-user fee or per-connection fee, adopting a fee based on bandwidth and expanding the services subject to the fee to include broadband Internet access services. We are unableto predict if or how the FCC may change the Universal Service program, or the effects any such changes would have on our businesses.The FCC recently has shifted its focus away from supporting traditional telephone service, and toward subsidizing deployment of broadband-capablenetworks and broadband facilities. This shift could assist some of our competitors. For example, the FCC has revised the high-cost federal Universal Servicemechanism to support broadband-capable networks and substantially has revised the program that provides Universal Service support for services to schoolsand libraries to begin phasing out support for voice services, with greater support directed to broadband services and the deployment of Wi-Fi networks.Similarly, the FCC has expanded its Lifeline subsidy program for low-income consumers to include broadband services in addition to voice services. TheFCC or Congress may revisit these subsidy programs and how they are funded. We cannot predict whether or how these programs will be changed in thefuture.NBCUniversal SegmentsCable NetworksProgram AccessThe Communications Act and FCC regulations generally prevent cable networks affiliated with cable operators from favoring cable operators over competingMVPDs.The FCC and Congress have considered proposals that would require companies that own multiple cable networks to make each of their networks availableindividually when negotiating distribution agreements with MVPDs and potentially with online video distributors. We currently offer our cable networksboth on a bundled basis and, when requested, individually.Under the terms of the NBCUniversal Consent Decree, we are required to make certain of our cable network, broadcast television and filmed entertainmentprogramming available to bona fide online video distributors in certain circumstances. For further discussion of these conditions, see “Broadcast Television”below and refer to the “Internet Distribution” discussion within that section.Children’s ProgrammingUnder federal regulations, the amount of commercial content that may be shown on cable networks, broadcast networks and broadcast television stationsduring programming originally produced and broadcast primarily for an audience of children under 13 years of age is limited, and certain television stationprogramming must serve the educational and informational needs of children under 17 years of age.Comcast 2017 Annual Report on Form 10-K15 Table of ContentsBroadcast TelevisionLicensingLocal broadcast television stations may be operated only in accordance with a license issued by the FCC upon a finding that the grant of the license willserve the public interest, convenience and necessity. The FCC grants broadcast television station licenses for specific periods of time, which may be renewedwith or without conditions. Substantially all of our broadcast television station licenses have pending applications for renewal, although our stations’authority to operate is automatically extended while a renewal application is under review. Several of these applications have been opposed by third parties.Although our licenses have been renewed in the past, there can be no assurance that we will always obtain renewal grants.Ownership LimitsFCC regulations limit the ability of individuals and entities to have “attributable interests” above specific ownership levels in local television stations. InNovember 2017, the FCC adopted an order eliminating certain limitations on ownership of television stations and other specified mass media entities, suchas limits on the cross-ownership of broadcast television stations and newspapers in the same market. Elimination of these limits is subject to judicial appeal.In 2018, the FCC is expected to initiate its quadrennial review of its media ownership regulations.Local Television OwnershipThe FCC recently revised its rules to generally permit a licensee to own up to two broadcast stations in the same DMA as long as at least one of the stations isnot among the top four-ranked stations in the DMA based on audience share. In addition, the new rules permit a licensee to own up to two stations ranked inthe top four in a DMA based on a case-by-case analysis of the circumstances surrounding the proposed combination. These recent changes are subject tojudicial appeal. These ownership restrictions do not apply if the signal coverage of the stations involved do not overlap in the same market.National Television OwnershipThe Communications Act and FCC regulations limit the number of broadcast television stations one entity may own or control nationally. No entity mayhave an attributable interest in broadcast television stations that reach, in the aggregate, more than 39% of all U.S. television households. The FCC also has arule that affords a 50% discount to UHF stations (channels 14 and above) in calculating the extent of an individual station owner’s holdings under thenational cap. The FCC has initiated a proceeding to consider whether to retain the 50% discount and whether to modify the national television ownershiplimit. Our owned broadcast television station reach does not exceed the current limit even without considering the discount for UHF stations, but eliminationof the 50% discount without an increase in the 39% national cap would place us closer to the national cap and limit our flexibility to acquire stations in thefuture.Foreign OwnershipThe Communications Act generally limits foreign ownership in a broadcast television station to 20% direct ownership and 25% indirect ownership, althoughthe limit on indirect ownership can be waived if the FCC finds it to be in the public interest.Dual Network RuleEach of the four major broadcast television networks - ABC, CBS, Fox and NBC - is prohibited from being under common ownership or control with anotherof the four.Must Carry/Retransmission ConsentEvery three years, each commercial television station must elect for each cable system in its DMA either must carry or retransmission consent. A similarregulatory scheme applies to satellite providers. For the current three-year period, which commenced on January 1, 2018, all of our owned NBC broadcasttelevision stations and our owned Telemundo broadcast television stations elected retransmission consent.Internet DistributionThe NBCUniversal Consent Decree establishes certain obligations and restraints concerning distribution of our content online. We must make availablecertain of our cable network, broadcast television and filmed entertainment programming to bona fide online video distributors in certain circumstances, andthey may invoke commercial arbitration to resolve disputes over access to such programming. We are one of four owners of Hulu, but we have no votingrights or board representation under the terms of the NBCUniversal Consent Decree. We have entered into license agreements with Hulu on substantially thesame terms as its other owners. 16Comcast 2017 Annual Report on Form 10-KTable of ContentsIndecencyA federal statute and FCC regulations prohibit the broadcast of obscene material on television stations at any time and indecent or profane material betweenthe hours of 6 a.m. and 10 p.m. From time to time, we have received and may receive in the future letters of inquiry from the FCC prompted by complaintsalleging that certain programming on our owned local broadcast television stations included indecent or profane material.Filmed EntertainmentOur filmed entertainment business is subject to “trade practice laws” in effect in 25 states and Puerto Rico relating to theatrical distribution of motionpictures. In countries outside the United States, a variety of existing or contemplated laws and regulations may affect our ability to distribute and licensemotion picture and television products, as well as consumer merchandise products. The ability of countries to deny market access or refuse national treatmentto products originating outside their territories is regulated under various international agreements.Theme ParksOur theme parks are subject to various regulations, including laws and regulations regarding environmental protection, privacy and data protection,consumer product safety and theme park operations, such as health, sanitation, safety and fire standards, as well as liquor licenses.Other Areas of RegulationIntellectual PropertyCopyright, trademark, unfair competition, patent, trade secret and other proprietary-rights laws of the United States and other countries help protect ourintellectual property rights. In particular, piracy of programming and films through unauthorized distribution of counterfeit DVDs, peer-to-peer file sharingand other platforms presents challenges for our cable networks, broadcast television and filmed entertainment businesses. The unauthorized reproduction,distribution or display of copyrighted material over the Internet or through other methods of distribution, such as through devices, software or websites thatallow the reproduction, viewing, sharing and/or downloading of content by either ignoring or interfering with the content’s security features and copyrightedstatus, interferes with the market for copyrighted works and disrupts our ability to exploit our content. The extent of copyright protection and the use oftechnological protections, such as encryption, are controversial. Modifications to existing laws that weaken these protections could have an adverse effect onour ability to license and sell our programming.While many legal protections exist to combat piracy, laws in the United States and internationally continue to evolve, as do technologies used to evade theselaws. We have actively engaged in the enforcement of our intellectual property rights and likely will continue to expend substantial resources to protect ourcontent. The repeal of laws intended to combat piracy and protect intellectual property or weakening of such laws or enforcement in the United States orinternationally, or a failure of existing laws to adapt to new technologies, could make it more difficult for us to adequately protect our intellectual propertyrights, which could negatively affect their value and further increase the costs of enforcing our rights.Copyright laws also require that we contribute a percentage of revenue to a federal copyright royalty pool in exchange for retransmitting copyrightedmaterial in broadcast signals under a compulsory license and that we pay standard industry licensing fees for the public performance of music in the programswe distribute, such as local advertising and local origination programming on our cable systems, as well as in the content we create. The fees we pay to musicperformance rights organizations are typically renegotiated when we renew licenses with those organizations, while the royalties we contribute to thecopyright royalty pool for broadcast signals can be challenged by copyright owners in annual audits, and we cannot predict what those fees will be in thefuture or if disputes will arise over them. In addition, the Copyright Office has initiated a rulemaking to consider how royalty payments to content owners arecalculated under the compulsory license. We cannot predict the outcome of this rulemaking, but there is a risk that it could result in higher royalty paymentsto content owners. Furthermore, in response to a 2014 FCC decision eliminating the FCC’s “sports blackout” rule, which previously enabled sports teams toinsist that cable operators black out sports events not available on local broadcast signals, the leading sports leagues petitioned the Copyright Royalty Boardto impose a copyright surcharge on cable operators to compensate sports teams for the loss of programming exclusivity, and that proceeding is now pending.There has been litigation related to a number of online entities that stream our broadcast television content online without the consent of, or compensationto, NBC or its affiliates. In 2014, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that one such entity, Aereo, violated broadcasters’ exclusive right to perform their copyrightedworks publicly. Subsequently, Aereo sought to operate as a cable system under the Copyright Act. Although the U.S. Copyright Office rejected itsapplication for a compulsory copyright license, other companies have sought legislation or court rulings to obtain a compulsory license to stream broadcastprogramming online.Comcast 2017 Annual Report on Form 10-K17 Table of ContentsPrivacy and Data Security RegulationThe Communications Act generally restricts the nonconsensual collection and disclosure to third parties of cable customers’ personally identifiableinformation by cable operators, except for rendering service, conducting legitimate business activities related to the service, and responding to legal requests.We are also subject to various state and federal regulations that provide privacy protections for customer proprietary network information related to our voiceservices.The FCC’s 2017 decision to reclassify broadband Internet access service as an “information service” has the effect of reinstating the FTC’s authority toregulate ISPs’ privacy protections and their use and disclosure of certain customer information. The FTC generally exercises oversight of consumer privacyprotections by using its enforcement authority over unfair and deceptive acts or practices to apply greater restrictions on the collection and use of personallyidentifiable and other information relating to consumers. One court decision from a panel of judges in the Ninth Circuit has raised questions regarding theextent of FTC jurisdiction over companies like us, whose service offerings include some common carrier services as well as non-common carrier services.However, that panel’s decision is not in effect and has no precedential effect, pending a final decision from the full Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals after arehearing en banc.Numerous states and localities, in response to congressional action in 2017 to rescind new ISP privacy rules adopted by the FCC regarding the use anddisclosure of certain customer information, have considered legislative or other action that would impose new requirements on our collection, use anddisclosure of certain customer information. The FCC’s 2017 Open Internet Order, however, contained broad preemption language that preempts state andlocal regulations that conflict with federal deregulatory policy, which these state and local efforts may do. We expect these efforts to continue in 2018,although we cannot predict whether such efforts will be successful or preempted, or if successful, how any new requirements may affect our business.We are also subject to stringent data security and data retention requirements that apply to website operators and online services directed to children under13 years of age, or that knowingly collect or post personal information from children under 13 years of age. Other privacy-oriented laws have been extendedby courts to online video providers and are increasingly being used in privacy lawsuits, including class actions, against providers of video materials online.We are also subject to state and federal “do not call” laws regarding telemarketing and state and federal laws regarding unsolicited commercial emails, as wellas FCC regulations relating to automated telemarketing calls, texts and SMS messages. The FTC and state attorneys general also have initiated efforts toincrease and enforce transparency requirements about the collection and use of consumer information, even in an aggregated, non-customer-identifiable form,which may require ongoing review of new and rapidly evolving technologies and methods for delivering content and advertising to ensure that appropriatenotice is given to consumers and consent is obtained where required.We are also subject to state and federal laws and regulations regarding data security that primarily apply to sensitive personal information that could be usedto commit identity theft. Most states have security breach notification laws that generally require a business to give notice to consumers and governmentagencies when certain information has been disclosed to an unauthorized party due to a security breach, and the FCC has adopted security breach rules forvoice services. Several states have also enacted general data security requirements to safeguard consumer information, including the proper disposal ofconsumer information.The National Institute of Standards and Technology (“NIST”), in cooperation with other federal agencies and owners and operators of U.S. criticalinfrastructure, including us, have developed a voluntary framework that provides a prioritized, flexible, repeatable, performance-based and cost-effectiveapproach to cybersecurity risk. It is a compendium of existing cross-sector cyber-defense processes, practices and protocols that can help companies identify,assess and manage their cyber risks and vulnerabilities, and several government agencies have encouraged compliance with this framework. NIST recentlyproposed draft updates to this voluntary framework and is currently reviewing feedback on the draft.There are pending federal legislative proposals that, if enacted, could create new online consumer privacy protections or impose new requirements on ownersand operators of critical infrastructure, including us. We cannot predict whether such legislation will be enacted and, if so, the impact of any such laws on ourbusiness.FCC Spectrum Auction and RepackingCongress authorized the FCC to conduct an auction to repurpose some broadcast spectrum to mobile broadband use. In this auction, the FCC offeredlicensees of full-power and Class A television stations the opportunity to sell some or all of their spectrum rights in exchange for cash, and it repackagedthose spectrum rights and sold new licenses to wireless providers who can use them for mobile broadband services. In the auction, NBCUniversal soldbroadcast spectrum rights associated with television stations in three of its markets, receiving proceeds of approximately $482 million. Those stations, whichmust vacate their current channels by April 23, 2018, will continue to operate by sharing channels with other NBCUniversal stations in those markets. TheFCC assigned 19 of NBCUniversal’s other television stations that did not sell their spectrum rights to new channels; those stations will have to transition totheir new channels in a post-auction repacking process that is scheduled to conclude in the third quarter 2020 18Comcast 2017 Annual Report on Form 10-KTable of Contentsand the FCC will reimburse those stations for a portion of their reasonable relocation costs (subject to a nationwide aggregate limit of $1.75 billion). As aresult of the repacking process, Comcast will have to make changes to its cable systems to accommodate broadcasters on their newly assigned channels, andwill be reimbursed by the FCC for a portion of those related costs (subject to a nationwide aggregate limit of $1.75 billion).In addition, we acquired 73 new mobile broadband licenses in this auction for $1.7 billion. We will be obligated to meet certain regulatory requirementsconcerning the use of these licenses over the coming years.FCC 5G Spectrum Proceedings and Other Wireless RegulationsIn three separate regulatory proceedings, the FCC is currently considering establishing and/or modifying its rules to make available large amounts ofspectrum that will likely be used to provide the next generation of commercial wireless broadband services, both fixed and mobile, commonly referred to as5G services. Some of this spectrum is currently used for satellite delivery of cable programming to cable headends, including our own, and there is a risk thatsuch satellite delivery could be disrupted if the FCC were to adopt some of the proposals raised in these proceedings. There is also a risk that the FCC couldadopt proposals that favor certain business models over others in the 5G marketplace, thereby limiting potential business opportunities for us in the future. Inaddition, there is potential for new legislation or FCC regulations that could enable wireless providers to offer video and other services over their networkssubject to different, and possibly fewer, regulatory obligations than the services we provide. We cannot predict what rules or legislation, if any, willultimately be adopted or how any such changes would affect our businesses.State and Local TaxesSome states and localities have imposed or are considering imposing, through both legislative and administrative channels, new or additional taxes or feeson, or limiting or eliminating incentives or credits earned or monetized by, the businesses operated by our Cable Communications and NBCUniversalsegments, or imposing adverse methodologies by which taxes, fees, incentives or credits are computed, earned or monetized. These include combinedreporting or other changes to general business taxes, central assessments for property tax and taxes and fees on the businesses operated or services providedby our Cable Communications and NBCUniversal segments. In some situations, DBS providers and other competitors that deliver their services over a high-speed Internet connection do not face the same state tax and fee burdens. Congress has also considered, and may consider again, proposals to bar or limitstates from imposing taxes on these DBS providers or other competitors that are equivalent to the taxes or fees that we pay. The Internet Tax Freedom Act,which prohibits most states and localities from imposing sales and other taxes on our Internet access charges, was made permanent by 2016 legislation;however, some jurisdictions have or may assert that certain taxes akin to right-of-way fees are not preempted by Internet Tax Freedom Act.Environmental MattersCertain of our business operations are subject to environmental laws and regulations since they involve air emissions, wastewater discharges and the use,disposal and cleanup of toxic and hazardous substances. Any failure to comply with environmental requirements could result in monetary fines, civil orcriminal sanctions, third-party claims or other costs or liabilities. Environmental requirements have become more stringent over time, and pending orproposed new regulations could impact our operations or costs.Other RegulationsFederal regulators actively regulate other aspects of our businesses, including accessibility to our video and voice services and broadcast televisionprogramming for people with disabilities, customer service standards, inside wiring, cable equipment, leased access, loudness of commercial advertisements,advertising, Emergency Alert System, equal employment opportunity, lottery programming, recordkeeping and public file access requirements, regulatoryfees and technical standards relating to the operation of cable systems and television stations. We are occasionally subject to enforcement actions at the FCC,which can result in us having to pay fines to the agency or being subject to other sanctions. We also are subject to various international regulations,including those that cover television broadcasting, programming and advertising.EmployeesAs of December 31, 2017, we had approximately 164,000 full-time and part-time employees calculated on a full-time equivalent basis. Of these employees,approximately 91,000 and 62,000 were associated with our cable communications business and our NBCUniversal businesses, respectively. We also usefreelance and temporary employees in the normal course of our business.Comcast 2017 Annual Report on Form 10-K19 Table of ContentsCaution Concerning Forward-Looking StatementsThe SEC encourages companies to disclose forward-looking information so that investors can better understand a company’s future prospects and makeinformed investment decisions. In this Annual Report on Form 10-K, we state our beliefs of future events and of our future financial performance. In somecases, you can identify these so-called “forward-looking statements” by words such as “may,” “will,” “should,” “expects,” “believes,” “estimates,”“potential,” or “continue,” or the negative of these words, and other comparable words. You should be aware that these statements are only our predictions. Inevaluating these statements, you should consider various factors, including the risks and uncertainties listed in “Risk Factors” and in other reports we filewith the SEC.Additionally, we operate in a highly competitive, consumer-driven and rapidly changing environment. This environment is affected by governmentregulation; economic, strategic, political and social conditions; consumer response to new and existing products and services; technological developments;and, particularly in view of new technologies, the ability to develop and protect intellectual property rights. Our actual results could differ materially fromour forward-looking statements as a result of any of such factors, which could adversely affect our businesses, results of operations or financial condition. Weundertake no obligation to update any forward-looking statements.Item 1A: Risk FactorsOur businesses currently face a wide range of competition, and our businesses and results of operations could be adversely affected if we do not competeeffectively.All of our businesses operate in intensely competitive, consumer-driven and rapidly changing environments and compete with a growing number ofcompanies that provide a broad range of communications products and services and entertainment, news and information content to consumers. Onlinedistribution platforms are further intensifying and complicating the competitive landscape and influencing consumer behavior, which is discussed in the riskfactor immediately below under the heading “Changes in consumer behavior driven by online distribution platforms for viewing content could adverselyaffect our businesses and challenge existing business models.”Competition for our cable services consists primarily of DBS providers and phone companies with fiber-based networks that typically offer features, pricingand packaging for services comparable to ours. Some of these competitors are also offering smaller packages of channels at price points lower than ourstandard packages, both through traditional and online distribution platforms, which could cause us to offer more customized programming packages thatmay be less profitable. AT&T, our largest phone company competitor, acquired DirecTV, the nation’s largest DBS provider, in 2015 to create an even largercompetitor, and in 2016, announced a proposed merger with Time Warner, a media and entertainment company. If consolidation between phone companies(which are also wireless distributors) and content providers occurs, some of our competitors may offer free or lower cost streaming services for viewing theircontent through unlimited data-usage plans for their Internet or wireless phone services. Additional companies, some with significant financial resources,continue to enter or are seeking to enter the video distribution market, primarily by offering Internet streaming and downloading of video programming.Wireless Internet services, such as 3G and 4G, and in the near future 5G, wireless broadband services and Wi-Fi networks, and devices such as smartphones,tablets, wireless data cards, and mobile wireless routers that connect to such devices, may compete with our high-speed Internet services. Our wireline voiceservices are facing increased competition as customers replace wireline phones with wireless and Internet-based phone services.Our cable communications business continues to seek ways to enhance the value of our cable services network, such as by growing our high-speed Internetservices and business services and by launching additional services, such as our security and automation services. There can be no assurance that we canexecute on these and other initiatives in a manner sufficient to grow or maintain our Cable Communications segment revenue, maintain our CableCommunications segment operating margin or to compete successfully in the future.Each of NBCUniversal’s businesses also faces substantial and increasing competition from providers of similar types of content, as well as from other forms ofentertainment and recreational activities. NBCUniversal must compete to obtain talent, content and other resources required in operating these businesses.The ability of all of our businesses to compete effectively depends on our perceived image and reputation among our various constituencies, including ourcustomers, consumers, advertisers, investors and government authorities. Our ability to compete may be negatively affected if we do not provide ourcustomers with a satisfactory customer experience.There can be no assurance that we will be able to compete effectively against existing or newer competitors or that competition will not have an adverseeffect on our businesses. For a more detailed description of the competition facing our businesses, see Item 1: Business and refer to the “Competition”discussion within that section. 20Comcast 2017 Annual Report on Form 10-KTable of ContentsChanges in consumer behavior driven by online distribution platforms for viewing content could adversely affect our businesses and challenge existingbusiness models.Distribution platforms for viewing and purchasing content over the Internet have been, and will likely continue to be, developed that further increase thenumber of competitors that all our businesses face and challenge existing business models. These distribution platforms are driving changes in consumerbehavior as consumers seek more control over when, where and how they consume content and access communications services.Consumers are increasingly turning to online sources for viewing and purchasing content, which has and likely will continue to reduce the number of ourvideo customers and subscribers to our cable networks even as it makes our high-speed Internet services more important to consumers. While we areattempting to adapt our video service offerings to changing consumer behaviors, for example, by deploying our X1 platform and cloud DVR technology andadding apps such as Netflix on our X1 set-top boxes, virtual multichannel video providers, subscription video on demand services and programmingnetworks that provide content directly to consumers over the Internet continue to gain consumer acceptance. Many of these service offerings charge no fee ora lower fee than our traditional video packages for access to their content, which could have an adverse effect on demand for our video services, including forexpanded video packages, premium networks, and our DVR and On Demand services. An increasing number of companies offering subscription video on demand services, including some that also offer exclusive high-quality original videoprogramming, as well as programming networks offering content directly to consumers over the Internet, have increased the number of entertainment choicesavailable to consumers, which has intensified audience fragmentation. The increase in entertainment choices adversely affects the audience ratings of ourcable networks and broadcast television programming. Time-shifting technologies, such as video on demand services and DVR and cloud-based recordingservices, also reduce the viewing of content through traditional and virtual multichannel video providers, which has caused and likely will continue to causeaudience ratings declines for our cable networks and broadcast television programming and may adversely affect the price and amount of advertising thatadvertisers are willing to purchase from us and the amount NBCUniversal receives for distribution of its content.The success of any of these ongoing or future developments or our failure to effectively anticipate or adapt to emerging competitors or changes in consumerbehavior, including among younger consumers, could have an adverse effect on our competitive position, businesses and results of operations.A decline in advertisers’ expenditures or changes in advertising markets could negatively impact our businesses.Our cable communications, cable networks and broadcast television businesses compete for the sale of advertising time with other television networks andstations, as well as with all other advertising platforms, such as digital media, radio and print. We derive substantial revenue from the sale of advertising, anda decline in expenditures by advertisers, including through traditional linear television distribution models, could negatively impact our results ofoperations. Declines can be caused by the economic prospects of specific advertisers or industries, increased competition for the leisure time of viewers andaudience fragmentation, the growing use of new technologies and online distribution platforms, or the economy in general. In addition, advertisers’willingness to purchase advertising from us may be adversely affected by lower audience ratings, which many of our networks have experienced and likelywill continue to experience. Advertising sales and rates also are dependent on the methodology used for audience measurement and could be negativelyaffected if methodologies do not accurately reflect actual viewership levels. For example, certain methods of viewing content, such as viewing contentthrough many online distribution platforms or delayed viewing on DVRs, might not be counted in audience measurements or may generate less, if any,revenue than traditional linear television distribution methods, which could have an adverse effect on our advertising revenue.Our businesses depend on keeping pace with technological developments.Our success is, to a large extent, dependent on our ability to acquire, develop, adopt and leverage new and existing technologies, and our competitors’ use ofcertain types of technology and equipment may provide them with a competitive advantage. For example, current and new wireless Internet technologiessuch as 4G and 5G wireless broadband services continue to evolve rapidly to allow for greater speed and reliability, and some companies and municipalitiesare building advanced fiber-based networks that provide very fast Internet access speeds. We expect other advances in communications technology to occurin the future. If we choose technology or equipment that is not as effective or attractive to consumers as that employed by our competitors, if we fail toemploy technologies desired by consumers before our competitors do so, or if we fail to execute effectively on our technology initiatives, our businesses andresults of operations could be adversely affected. We also will continue to incur additional costs as we execute our technology initiatives, such as thedeployment of DOCSIS 3.1 and DOCSIS FDX and the continued development of our X1 set-top boxes, cloud DVR and wireless gateways. There can be noassurance that we can execute on these and other initiatives in a manner sufficient to grow or maintain our revenue or to compete successfully in the future.We also may generate less revenue or incur increased costs if changes in our competitors’ product offerings require that we offer certain of our existingservices or enhancements at a lower or no cost to our customers or that we make additional research and development expenditures.Comcast 2017 Annual Report on Form 10-K21 Table of ContentsWe are subject to regulation by federal, state, local and foreign authorities, which impose additional costs and restrictions on our businesses.Federal, state and local governments extensively regulate the video, high-speed Internet and voice services industries. Our broadcast television business isalso highly regulated by federal laws and regulations. Our cable networks, filmed entertainment and theme parks businesses are also subject to various otherlaws and regulations at the international, federal, state and local levels. In addition, we are subject to conditions relating to the treatment of competitors andother matters set forth in the NBCUniversal Consent Decree, which is currently scheduled to expire in September 2018. The FCC and certain states also havebeen active in conducting inquiries and reviews, regarding our services, and this trend may continue. Failure to comply with the laws and regulationsapplicable to our businesses could result in administrative enforcement actions, fines, and civil and criminal liability.Legislators and regulators at all levels of government frequently consider changing, and sometimes do change, existing statutes, rules, regulations, orinterpretations thereof, or prescribe new ones, which may significantly affect our businesses. Any future legislative, judicial, regulatory or administrativeactions may increase our costs or impose additional restrictions on our businesses, some of which may be significant. Congress may consider proposals toaddress communications issues, including whether it should rewrite the entire Communications Act to account for changes in the communicationsmarketplace, whether it should enact new, permanent open Internet requirements, and whether it should fund new broadband infrastructure. We are unable topredict the effects of any of these or any other further legislative requirements on our businesses. Any changes to the legal and regulatory frameworkapplicable to any of our services or businesses could have an adverse impact on our businesses and results of operations. For a more extensive discussion ofthe significant risks associated with the regulation of our businesses, see Item 1: Business and refer to the “Legislation and Regulation” discussion withinthat section.Programming expenses for our video services are increasing, which could adversely affect our Cable Communications segment’s video business.We expect programming expenses for our video services to continue to be our Cable Communications segment’s largest single expense item and to increasefor the foreseeable future. The multichannel video provider industry has experienced continued increases in the cost of programming, especially sportsprogramming, which we expect will continue for the foreseeable future. Our programming expenses may also increase as we add programming to our videoservices or distribute existing programming to more of our customers or through additional delivery platforms, such as On Demand or streaming services.Additionally, in the past few years, we have begun paying certain local broadcast television stations in exchange for their required consent for theretransmission of broadcast network programming to our video services customers; we expect to continue to be subject to increasing demands for paymentand other concessions from local broadcast television stations. These market factors may be exacerbated by increased consolidation in the media industry,which may further increase our programming expenses. If we are unable to raise our customers’ rates or offset programming cost increases through the sale ofadditional services or cost management initiatives, the increasing cost of programming could have an adverse effect on our Cable Communications segment’sresults of operations. Moreover, as our contracts with content providers expire, there can be no assurance that they will be renewed on acceptable terms or thatthey will be renewed at all, in which case we may be unable to provide such content as part of our video services, and our businesses and results of operationscould be adversely affected.NBCUniversal’s success depends on consumer acceptance of its content, and its businesses may be adversely affected if its content fails to achievesufficient consumer acceptance or the costs to create or acquire content increase.Most of NBCUniversal’s businesses create and acquire media and entertainment content, the success of which depends substantially on consumer tastes andpreferences that change in often unpredictable ways. The success of these businesses depends on our ability to consistently create, acquire, market anddistribute cable network and broadcast television programming, filmed entertainment, theme park attractions and other content that meet the changingpreferences of the broad domestic and international consumer markets. We have invested, and will continue to invest, substantial amounts in our content,including in the production of original content on our cable networks and broadcast television networks, in our films and for theme park attractions, beforelearning the extent to which it would earn consumer acceptance.We also obtain a significant portion of our content from third parties, such as movie studios, television production companies, sports organizations and othersuppliers. Competition for popular content, particularly for sports programming, is intense, and we may have to increase the price we are willing to pay or beoutbid by our competitors for popular content. Entering into or renewing contracts for such programming rights or acquiring additional rights may result insignificantly increased costs. Particularly with respect to long-term contracts for sports programming rights, our results of operations and cash flows over theterm of a contract depend on a number of factors, including the strength of the advertising market, our audience size, the ability to secure distribution fromand impose surcharges or obtain carriage on multichannel video providers for the content, and the timing and amount of our rights payments. There can be noassurance that revenue from these contracts will exceed our costs for the rights, as well as the 22Comcast 2017 Annual Report on Form 10-KTable of Contentsother costs of producing and distributing the programming. If our content does not achieve sufficient consumer acceptance, or if we cannot obtain or retainrights to popular content on acceptable terms, or at all, our businesses may be adversely affected.The loss of NBCUniversal’s programming distribution agreements, or the renewal of these agreements on less favorable terms, could adversely affectits businesses.Our cable networks depend on their ability to secure and maintain distribution agreements with traditional and virtual multichannel video providers.Increasingly, our cable networks, broadcast television and filmed entertainment businesses are also entering into agreements to license their prior season andlibrary content on other distribution platforms, including subscription video on demand services. If our programming does not attract sufficient viewers,traditional and virtual multichannel video providers may decide not to distribute our broadcast and cable networks, and subscription video on demandservices may not license programming we create. In addition, the number of subscribers to our cable networks may be reduced as a result of multichannelvideo providers offering smaller packages of channels as part of their virtual or traditional television programming packages and by overall reduced viewingof television programming through multichannel video providers. Our broadcast television networks depend on their ability to secure and maintain networkaffiliation agreements with third-party local broadcast television stations in the markets where we do not own the affiliated local broadcast television station.In addition, every three years, each of our owned local broadcast television stations must elect, with respect to its retransmission by multichannel videoproviders within its DMA, either “must-carry” status, in which the distributor’s carriage of the station is mandatory and does not generate any compensationfor the local station, or “retransmission consent,” in which the station gives up its right to mandatory carriage and instead seeks to negotiate the terms andconditions of carriage with the distributor, including the amount of compensation, if any, paid to the station by such distributor. For the current three-yearperiod, which commenced on January 1, 2018, all of our owned NBC broadcast television stations and our owned Telemundo broadcast television stationselected retransmission consent. However, certain illegal online entities may stream our broadcast television content online without our consent and withoutpaying any compensation to us. There can be no assurance that any of our distribution agreements will be renewed in the future on acceptable terms, or at all.The loss of any of these agreements, or the renewal of these agreements on less favorable terms, could reduce NBCUniversal’s revenue and the reach of ourtelevision programming and its attractiveness to advertisers, which in turn could adversely affect our cable networks, broadcast television and filmedentertainment businesses.We rely on network and information systems and other technologies, as well as key properties, and a disruption, cyber attack, failure or destruction ofsuch networks, systems, technologies or properties may disrupt our businesses.Network and information systems and other technologies, including those related to our network management, customer service operations, andprogramming delivery, and technology embedded in our products and services, are critical to our business activities. Cyber threats and attacks are directed atboth known and newly discovered software and hardware vulnerabilities and are constantly evolving, which increases the difficulty of detecting andsuccessfully defending against them. Cyber threats and attacks can have cascading impacts that unfold with increasing speed across networks, informationsystems and other technologies. Network, information systems and technology-related events, including those caused by us, such as process breakdowns,security architecture or design vulnerabilities, or by third parties, such as computer hackings, cyber attacks, computer viruses, worms or other destructive ordisruptive software, denial of service attacks, malicious social engineering or other malicious activities, or any combination of the foregoing, or poweroutages, natural disasters, infectious disease outbreaks, terrorist attacks or other similar events, could result in a degradation or disruption of our products andservices, excessive call volume to call centers, theft or misuse of our intellectual property or other assets, a reduction in demand for our theme parks,disruption of the security of our internal systems and products and services, the compromise of confidential or technical business information or damage toour equipment, data, properties and reputation. These events also could result in large expenditures to repair or replace the damaged properties, products,services, networks or information systems to protect them from similar events in the future, and any such events could lead to litigation or otherwise have anadverse effect on our results of operations.In addition, we may obtain certain confidential, proprietary and personal information about our customers, personnel and vendors, and may provide thisinformation to third parties, in connection with our business. While we obtain assurances that these third parties will protect this information, there is a riskthat this information may be compromised. Any security breaches, such as misappropriation, misuse, leakage, falsification or accidental release or loss ofinformation maintained in our information technology systems, including customer, personnel and vendor data, could damage our reputation and require usto expend significant capital and other resources to remedy any such security breach, could lead to litigation or could cause regulators to impose fines orother remedies for failure to comply with relevant customer privacy rules.The risk of these systems-related events and security breaches occurring continues to intensify in many of our businesses, and our businesses may be at adisproportionately heightened risk of these events occurring, due to the nature of our businesses and the fact that we maintain certain information necessaryto conduct our business in digital form. In the ordinary course of our business, there are frequent attempts to cause such systems-related events and securitybreaches, and we have experienced minor systems-related events that, to date, have not resulted in any significant degradation or disruption to our network orinformation systemsComcast 2017 Annual Report on Form 10-K23 Table of Contentsor our products, services or operations. While we develop and maintain systems, and operate an extensive security program, seeking to prevent systems-related events and security breaches from occurring, the development, maintenance and operation of these systems and programs is costly and requiresongoing monitoring and updating as technologies change and efforts to overcome security measures become more sophisticated. Despite our efforts toprevent these events and security breaches, there can be no assurance that they will not occur in the future or will not have an adverse effect on ourbusinesses. Moreover, the amount and scope of insurance we maintain against losses resulting from any such events or security breaches likely would not besufficient to cover our losses or otherwise adequately compensate us for any disruptions to our business that may result, and the occurrence of any suchevents or security breaches could have an adverse effect on our business.Our businesses depend on using and protecting certain intellectual property rights and on not infringing the intellectual property rights of others.We rely on our intellectual property, such as patents, copyrights, trademarks and trade secrets, as well as licenses and other agreements with our vendors andother third parties, to use various technologies, conduct our operations and sell our products and services. Legal challenges to our intellectual property rightsand claims of intellectual property infringement by third parties could require that we enter into royalty or licensing agreements on unfavorable terms, incursubstantial monetary liability, or be enjoined preliminarily or permanently from further use of the intellectual property in question, from importing into theUnited States hardware that uses such intellectual property or from the continuation of our businesses as currently conducted. We may need to change ourbusiness practices if any of these events occur, which may limit our ability to compete effectively and could have an adverse effect on our results ofoperations. Even if we believe any such challenges or claims are without merit, they can be time-consuming and costly to defend and divert management’sattention and resources away from our businesses. Moreover, if we are unable to obtain or continue to obtain licenses from our vendors and other third partieson reasonable terms, our businesses could be adversely affected.In addition, intellectual property constitutes a significant part of the value of NBCUniversal’s businesses, and its success is highly dependent on protectingthe intellectual property rights of the content it creates or acquires against third-party misappropriation, reproduction or infringement. The unauthorizedreproduction, distribution or display of copyrighted material negatively affects our ability to generate revenue from the legitimate sale of our content, as wellas from the sale of advertising in connection with our content, and increases our costs due to our active enforcement of our intellectual property rights.Piracy and other unauthorized uses of content are made easier, and the enforcement of intellectual property rights more challenging, by technologicaladvances that allow the conversion of programming, films and other content into digital formats, which facilitates the creation, transmission and sharing ofhigh-quality unauthorized copies. In particular, piracy of programming and films through unauthorized distribution on DVDs, peer-to-peer computernetworks and other platforms continues to present challenges for our cable networks, broadcast television and filmed entertainment businesses. While piracyis a challenge in the United States, it is particularly prevalent in many parts of the world that lack developed copyright laws, effective enforcement ofcopyright laws and technical protective measures like those in effect in the United States. If any U.S. or international laws intended to combat piracy andprotect intellectual property rights are repealed or weakened or are not adequately enforced, or if the legal system fails to adapt to new technologies thatfacilitate piracy, we may be unable to effectively protect our rights, the value of our intellectual property may be negatively impacted and our costs ofenforcing our rights may increase. See Item 1: Business and refer to the “Legislation and Regulation - Other Areas of Regulation - Intellectual Property”discussion for additional information.We may be unable to obtain necessary hardware, software and operational support.We depend on third-party vendors to supply us with a significant amount of the hardware, software and operational support necessary to provide certain ofour services. Some of these vendors represent our primary source of supply or grant us the right to incorporate their intellectual property into some of ourhardware and software products. While we actively monitor the operations and financial condition of key vendors in an attempt to detect any potentialdifficulties, there can be no assurance that we would timely identify any operating or financial difficulties associated with these vendors or that we couldeffectively mitigate our risks with respect to any such difficulties. If any of these vendors experience operating or financial difficulties, if our demand exceedstheir capacity or if they are otherwise unable to meet our specifications or provide the equipment or services we need in a timely manner or at reasonableprices, our ability to provide some services may be adversely affected.Weak economic conditions may have a negative impact on our businesses.A substantial portion of our revenue comes from customers whose spending patterns may be affected by prevailing economic conditions. Weak economicconditions could adversely affect demand for any of our products and services and have a negative impact on our results of operations. For example,customers may reduce the level of cable services to which they subscribe, or may discontinue subscribing to one or more of our cable services. This risk maybe increased by the expanded availability of free or lower cost competitive services, such as subscription video on demand services, or substitute services forour high-speed Internet and voice services, such as mobile phones, smartphones and Wi-Fi networks. Weak economic conditions also may have a negative 24Comcast 2017 Annual Report on Form 10-KTable of Contentsimpact on our advertising revenue, the performance of our films and home entertainment releases, and attendance and spending in our theme parks. Weakeconomic conditions and turmoil in the global financial markets may also impair the ability of third parties to satisfy their obligations to us, and anydisruption in the global financial markets may affect our ability to obtain financing or refinance any existing debt on acceptable terms.Acquisitions and other strategic initiatives present many risks, and we may not realize the financial and strategic goals that we had contemplated.From time to time, we make acquisitions and investments and may pursue other strategic initiatives. In connection with such acquisitions and strategicinitiatives, we may incur unanticipated expenses, fail to realize anticipated benefits, have difficulty incorporating an acquired or new line of business, disruptrelationships with current and new employees, customers and vendors, incur significant debt, or have to delay or not proceed with announced transactions orinitiatives. For example, our launch of a wireless phone service in 2017 using virtual network operator rights has success-based working capital requirements,primarily associated with the procurement of handsets, which customers are able to pay for upfront or finance interest-free over 24 months, and otherequipment, which could have negative effects on our cash flows. Additionally, regulatory agencies, such as the FCC or DOJ, may impose restrictions on theoperation of our businesses as a result of our seeking regulatory approvals for any significant acquisitions and strategic initiatives, or may dissuade us frompursing certain transactions. The occurrence of any of these events could have an adverse effect on our businesses.Labor disputes, whether involving employees or sports organizations, may disrupt our operations and adversely affect our businesses.Many of NBCUniversal’s employees, including writers, directors, actors, technical and production personnel and others, as well as some of our on-air andcreative talent employees, are covered by collective bargaining agreements or works councils. Most of NBCUniversal’s collective bargaining agreements areindustry-wide agreements, and we may lack practical control over the negotiations and terms of the agreements. If we are unable to reach agreement with alabor union before the expiration of a collective bargaining agreement, our employees who were covered by that agreement may have a right to strike or takeother actions that could adversely affect us, which could disrupt our operations and reduce our revenue, and the resolution of any disputes may increase ourcosts. There can be no assurance that we will renew our collective bargaining agreements as they expire or that we can renew them on favorable terms orwithout any work stoppages.In addition, our cable networks and broadcast television networks have programming rights agreements of varying scope and duration with various sportsorganizations to broadcast and produce sporting events, including certain NFL, NHL, NBA and MLB games. Labor disputes in these and other sportsorganizations could have an adverse effect on our businesses.The loss of key management personnel or popular on-air and creative talent could have an adverse effect on our businesses.We rely on certain key management personnel in the operation of our businesses. While we maintain long-term and emergency transition plans for keymanagement personnel and believe we could either identify internal candidates or attract outside candidates to fill any vacancy created by the loss of anykey management personnel, the loss of one or more of our key management personnel could have a negative impact on our businesses. In addition, our cablenetworks, broadcast television and filmed entertainment businesses depend on the abilities and expertise of our on-air and creative talent. If we fail to retainour on-air or creative talent, if the costs to retain such talent increase materially, if we need to make significant termination payments, or if these individualslose their current appeal, our businesses could be adversely affected.We face risks relating to doing business internationally that could adversely affect our businesses.We, primarily through NBCUniversal, operate our businesses worldwide. There are risks inherent in doing business internationally, including globalfinancial market turmoil; economic volatility and global economic slowdown; currency exchange rate fluctuations and inflationary pressures; therequirements of local laws and customs relating to the publication and distribution of content and the display and sale of advertising; import or exportrestrictions and changes in trade regulations; difficulties in developing, staffing and managing foreign operations; issues related to occupational safety andadherence to diverse local labor laws and regulations; and potentially adverse tax developments. In addition, doing business internationally subjects us torisks relating to political or social unrest, as well as corruption and government regulation, including U.S. laws such as the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, thatimpose stringent requirements on how we conduct our foreign operations. If any of these events occur, our businesses may be adversely affected.Comcast 2017 Annual Report on Form 10-K25 Table of ContentsOur Class B common stock has substantial voting rights and separate approval rights over several potentially material transactions, and ourChairman and CEO has considerable influence over our company through his beneficial ownership of our Class B common stock.Our Class B common stock has a non-dilutable 33 1/3% of the combined voting power of our Class A and Class B common stock. This non-dilutable votingpower is subject to proportional decrease to the extent the number of shares of Class B common stock is reduced below 9,444,375, which was the number ofshares of Class B common stock outstanding on the date of our 2002 acquisition of AT&T Corp.’s cable business, subject to adjustment in specifiedsituations. Stock dividends payable on the Class B common stock in the form of Class B or Class A common stock do not decrease the non-dilutable votingpower of the Class B common stock. The Class B common stock also has separate approval rights over several potentially material transactions, even if theyare approved by our Board of Directors or by our other shareholders and even if they might be in the best interests of our other shareholders. These potentiallymaterial transactions include mergers or consolidations involving us, transactions (such as a sale of all or substantially all of our assets) or issuances ofsecurities that require shareholder approval, transactions that result in any person or group owning shares representing more than 10% of the combinedvoting power of the resulting or surviving corporation, issuances of Class B common stock or securities exercisable or convertible into Class B commonstock, and amendments to our articles of incorporation or by-laws that would limit the rights of holders of our Class B common stock. Brian L. Roberts, ourchairman and CEO, beneficially owns all of the outstanding shares of our Class B common stock and, accordingly, has considerable influence over ourcompany and the potential ability to transfer effective control by selling the Class B common stock, which could be at a premium.Item 1B: Unresolved Staff CommentsNone.Item 2: PropertiesWe believe that substantially all of our physical assets were in good operating condition as of December 31, 2017. Our corporate headquarters and CableCommunications segment headquarters are located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania at One Comcast Center. We own an 80% interest in an entity whoseprimary asset is One Comcast Center. In addition, we own an 80% interest in an entity that is currently constructing the Comcast Technology Center, which isadjacent to One Comcast Center. We also have leases for numerous business offices, warehouses and properties throughout the United States that housedivisional information technology operations.Cable Communications SegmentOur principal physical assets consist of operating plant and equipment, including cable system signal receiving, encoding and decoding devices, headendsand distribution networks, and equipment at or near our customers’ homes. Our distribution network consists primarily of headends, content distributionservers, coaxial and fiber-optic cables, lasers, routers, switches and related electronic equipment. Our cable plant and related equipment generally areconnected to utility poles under pole rental agreements with local public utilities, although in some areas the distribution cable is buried in undergroundducts or trenches. Customer premise equipment consists primarily of set-top boxes, cable modems and wireless gateways. The physical components of cablesystems require periodic maintenance and replacement.Our cable system signal reception sites, which consist primarily of antenna towers and headends, and our microwave facilities are located on owned andleased parcels of land, and we own or lease space on the towers on which certain of our equipment is located. We own most of our service vehicles.Our high-speed Internet network consists of fiber-optic cables owned or leased by us and related equipment. We also operate national and regional datacenters with equipment that is used to provide services, such as email and web services, to our high-speed Internet and voice customers, as well as cloudservices to our video customers. In addition, we maintain network operations centers with equipment necessary to monitor and manage the status of ourservices and network.We own or lease buildings throughout the country that contain customer service call centers, retail stores and customer service centers, warehouses andadministrative space. We also own a building that houses our digital media center. The digital media center contains equipment that we own or lease,including equipment related to network origination, video transmission via satellite and terrestrial fiber-optics, broadcast studios, post-production servicesand interactive television services. 26Comcast 2017 Annual Report on Form 10-KTable of ContentsNBCUniversal SegmentsNBCUniversal’s corporate headquarters are located in New York, New York at 30 Rockefeller Plaza. NBCUniversal owns the space it occupies at 30Rockefeller Plaza. We also own or lease offices, studios, production facilities, screening rooms, retail operations, warehouse space, satellite transmissionreceiving facilities and data centers in numerous locations in the United States and around the world, including property for our owned local broadcasttelevision stations. In addition, we own theme parks and own or lease related facilities in Orlando, Florida; Hollywood, California; and Osaka, Japan.NBCUniversal Properties as of December 31, 2017Location Principal Use Principal Segment in Which Used Owned or Leased 30 Rockefeller PlazaNew York, NY NBCUniversal corporateheadquarters, offices and studios Headquarters and Other, CableNetworks and Broadcast Television Owned 10 Rockefeller PlazaNew York, NY The Today Show studio,production facilities and offices Broadcast Television Leased Universal CityUniversal City, CA Offices, studios, theme park andretail operations All Owned 1000 Universal Studios PlazaOrlando, FL Theme parks, production facilities,parking structures andadministrative buildings Theme Parks Owned 2 Chome-1-33 Sakurajima, KonohanaWard, Osaka, Osaka Prefecture 554-0031, Japan Theme park and administrativebuildings Theme Parks Tangible properties ownedon leased parcels of land 2290 W. 8th Ave.Hialeah, FL Telemundo headquarters andproduction facilities Headquarters and Other andBroadcast Television LeasedOtherThe Wells Fargo Center, a large, multipurpose arena in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania that we own, was the principal physical operating asset of our otherbusinesses as of December 31, 2017.Item 3: Legal ProceedingsRefer to Note 16 to Comcast’s consolidated financial statements included in this Annual Report on Form 10-K for a discussion of recent developmentsrelated to our legal proceedings.NBCUniversal is subject to legal proceedings and claims that arise in the ordinary course of its business and it does not expect the final disposition of thesematters to have a material adverse effect on its results of operations, cash flows or financial condition, although any such matters could be time-consumingand costly and could injure its reputation.Item 4: Mine Safety DisclosuresNot applicable.Comcast 2017 Annual Report on Form 10-K27 Table of ContentsPart IIItem 5: Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchasesof Equity SecuritiesComcast’s Class A common stock is listed on the NASDAQ Global Select Market under the symbol CMCSA. There is no established public trading marketfor Comcast’s Class B common stock. The Class B common stock can be converted, on a share for share basis, into Class A common stock. On January 24, 2017, our Board of Directors approved a two-for-one stock split in the form of a 100% stock dividend payable on February 17, 2017 toshareholders of record as of the close of business on February 8, 2017. All share and per share amounts are presented on a post-split basis.Dividends Declared2017 2016Month Declared:Dividend Per Share Month Declared:Dividend Per ShareJanuary$0.1575 February$0.1375May$0.1575 May$0.1375July$0.1575 July$0.1375October (paid in January 2018)$0.1575 October (paid in January 2017)$0.1375Total$0.63 Total$0.55We expect to continue to pay quarterly dividends, although each dividend is subject to approval by our Board of Directors. In January 2018, our Board ofDirectors approved a 21% increase in our dividend to $0.76 per share on an annualized basis.Holders of Class A common stock in the aggregate hold 662/3% of the voting power of our common stock. The number of votes that each share of Class Acommon stock has at any given time depends on the number of shares of Class A common stock and Class B common stock then outstanding, with each shareof Class B common stock having 15 votes per share. The Class B common stock represents 331/3% of the combined voting power of our common stock,which percentage is generally non-dilutable under the terms of our articles of incorporation. Mr. Brian L. Roberts beneficially owns all outstanding shares ofClass B common stock. Generally, including as to the election of directors, holders of Class A common stock and Class B common stock vote as one classexcept where class voting is required by law.Record holders as of December 31, 2017 are presented in the table below.Stock ClassRecordHoldersClass A Common Stock430,652Class B Common Stock3 The table below summarizes Comcast’s common stock repurchases during 2017.PeriodTotal Number ofSharesPurchasedAveragePrice PerShareTotal Number ofSharesPurchased asPart of PubliclyAnnouncedAuthorizationTotal DollarAmountPurchased Under thePublicly Announced AuthorizationMaximum Dollar Valueof Shares ThatMay Yet Be PurchasedUnder the Publicly Announced Authorization(a)First Quarter 201720,532,594$36.7620,405,918$749,999,994$11,250,000,006Second Quarter 201735,150,441$39.2935,150,441$1,381,090,407$9,868,909,599Third Quarter 201742,883,231$39.2742,883,231$1,683,896,130$8,185,013,469October 1-31, 201720,411,878$36.7820,411,878$750,651,025$7,434,362,444November 1-30, 201712,002,593$36.1912,002,593$434,362,431$7,000,000,013December 1-31, 2017—$——$—$7,000,000,013Total130,980,737$38.21130,854,061$4,999,999,987$7,000,000,013(a)Effective January 1, 2017, our Board of Directors increased our share repurchase program authorization to $12 billion, which does not have an expiration date. As of December31, 2017, $7 billion remained under this authorization.The total number of shares purchased during 2017 includes 126,676 shares received in the administration of employee share-based compensation plans. 28Comcast 2017 Annual Report on Form 10-KTable of ContentsUnder our publicly announced share repurchase program authorization, we may repurchase shares in the open market or in private transactions.Comcast Common Stock Sales Price TableThe following table sets forth, for the indicated periods, the high and low sales prices of Comcast’s Class A common stock, on a post-split basis. HighLow2017 First Quarter$38.44$34.12Second Quarter$42.18$36.99Third Quarter$41.99$36.44Fourth Quarter$41.24$34.782016 First Quarter$30.68$26.17Second Quarter$32.71$29.81Third Quarter$34.18$32.13Fourth Quarter$35.66$30.02Comcast 2017 Annual Report on Form 10-K29 Table of ContentsStock Performance GraphComcastThe following graph compares the annual percentage change in the cumulative total shareholder return on Comcast’s Class A common stock during the fiveyears ended December 31, 2017 with the cumulative total returns on the Standard & Poor’s 500 Stock Index and a select peer group consisting of us and othercompanies engaged in the cable, communications and media industries. This peer group consists of our common stock, DISH Network Corporation (Class A),Charter Communications, Inc., AT&T Inc., Verizon Communications Inc., CenturyLink, Inc., and Sprint Corporation (the “transmission and distributionsubgroup”); and Time Warner Inc., Walt Disney Company, Viacom Inc. (Class B), Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc. (Class A), and CBS Corporation (Class B)(the “media subgroup”).The peer group is constructed as a composite peer group in which the transmission and distribution subgroup is weighted 61% and the media subgroup isweighted 39% based on the respective revenue of our Cable Communications and NBCUniversal segments. The comparison assumes $100 was invested onDecember 31, 2012 in our Class A common stock and in each of the following indices and assumes the reinvestment of dividends.Comparison of 5 Year Cumulative Total Return20132014201520162017Comcast Class A$141$159$158$197$231S&P 500 Stock Index$132$150$152$170$206Peer Group Index$131$139$137$170$178NBCUniversalNBCUniversal is a wholly owned subsidiary of NBCUniversal Holdings and there is no market for its equity securities. 30Comcast 2017 Annual Report on Form 10-KTable of ContentsItem 6: Selected Financial DataComcastYear ended December 31 (in millions, except per share data)2017(c)2016201520142013Statement of Income DataRevenue$84,526$80,403$74,510$68,775$64,657Operating income17,98716,85915,99814,90413,563Net income attributable to Comcast Corporation(a)22,7148,6958,1638,3806,816Basic earnings per common share attributable to Comcast Corporationshareholders(b)4.821.801.641.621.30Diluted earnings per common share attributable to Comcast Corporationshareholders(b)4.751.781.621.601.28Dividends declared per common share(b)0.630.550.500.450.39Balance Sheet Data (at year end) Total assets$186,949$180,500$166,574$159,186$158,672Total debt, including current portion64,55661,04652,62148,08147,706Comcast Corporation shareholders’ equity68,60653,94352,26952,71150,694Statement of Cash Flows Data Net cash provided by (used in): Operating activities21,40319,82519,48517,59614,685Investing activities(13,704)(18,385)(11,964)(8,733)(9,514)Financing activities(7,572)(434)(9,136)(6,671)(14,404)(a)For 2017, 2016 and 2015, refer to Item 7: Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations included in this Annual Report on Form 10-Kfor a discussion of the effects of items impacting net income attributable to Comcast Corporation. In 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014 and 2013, net income attributable to ComcastCorporation is stated after deducting net income attributable to noncontrolling interests of $186 million, $350 million, $250 million, $212 million and $319 million, respectively.(b)Per share amounts are presented on a post-split basis (see Note 1 to Comcast’s consolidated financial statements).(c)2017 net income attributable to Comcast Corporation and earnings per common share attributable to Comcast Corporation shareholders included a $12.7 billion net income taxbenefit as a result of the impacts of the 2017 tax reform legislation. Refer to Item 7: Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations andNote 14 to Comcast’s consolidated financial statements for further discussion.NBCUniversalOmitted pursuant to General Instruction I(2)(a) to Form 10-K.Comcast 2017 Annual Report on Form 10-K31 Table of ContentsItem 7: Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of OperationsIntroduction and OverviewWe are a global media and technology company with two primary businesses, Comcast Cable and NBCUniversal. We present our operations for ComcastCable in one reportable business segment, referred to as Cable Communications, and our operations for NBCUniversal in four reportable business segments:Cable Networks, Broadcast Television, Filmed Entertainment and Theme Parks (collectively, the “NBCUniversal segments”).The following provides an overview of our businesses. Consolidated Revenue, Net Income Attributable to Comcast Corporation and Adjusted EBITDA(a)(in billions) (a)Adjusted EBITDA is a performance measure that is not defined by generally accepted accounting principles in the United States (“GAAP”). Refer to the “Non-GAAP FinancialMeasure” section on page 50 for additional information, including our definition and our use of Adjusted EBITDA, and for a reconciliation from net income attributable toComcast Corporation to Adjusted EBITDA.2017 Consolidated Operating Results by Segment(a) Revenue Adjusted EBITDA (a)Charts exclude the results of NBCUniversal Headquarters and Other, Corporate and Other, and eliminations. 32Comcast 2017 Annual Report on Form 10-KTable of ContentsCable Communications SegmentComcast Cable is one of the nation’s largest providers of video, high-speed Internet, voice, and security and automation services (“cable services”) toresidential customers under the Xfinity brand; we also provide these and other services to business customers and sell advertising. As of December 31, 2017,our cable systems had 29.3 million total customer relationships, including 27.2 million residential customer relationships and 2.2 million business customerrelationships, and passed more than 57 million homes and businesses.Our Cable Communications segment generates revenue primarily from residential and business customers that subscribe to our cable services, which wemarket individually and as bundled services, and from the sale of advertising. Customers are typically billed in advance on a monthly basis based on theservices and features they receive and the types of equipment they use. A portion of our residential customers are subject to minimum-term contracts for theircable services, which are typically 2 years in length. Substantially all of our business customers are initially under minimum-term contracts, which typicallyrange from 2 to 5 years. Customers with minimum-term contracts may only discontinue service in accordance with the terms of their contracts.NBCUniversal SegmentsNBCUniversal is one of the world’s leading media and entertainment companies that develops, produces and distributes entertainment, news andinformation, sports, and other content for global audiences, and owns and operates theme parks worldwide.Cable NetworksOur Cable Networks segment consists primarily of a diversified portfolio of cable television networks. Our cable networks are comprised of our national cableentertainment networks (USA Network, E!, Syfy, Bravo, Oxygen and Universal Kids), our national cable news and information networks (MSNBC, CNBC andCNBC World), our national cable sports networks (NBC Sports Network, Golf Channel and Olympic Channel), our regional sports and news networks, ourinternational cable networks, our cable television studio production operations, and our various digital properties.Our Cable Networks segment generates revenue primarily from the distribution and licensing of its programming and from the sale of advertising on itsnetworks and digital properties.Broadcast TelevisionOur Broadcast Television segment consists primarily of the NBC and Telemundo broadcast television networks, our NBC and Telemundo owned localbroadcast television stations, the NBC Universo national cable network, our broadcast television studio production operations, and our various digitalproperties.Our Broadcast Television segment generates revenue primarily from the sale of advertising on its networks and digital properties, from the licensing of itsprogramming, and from the fees received under retransmission consent agreements and associated fees received from NBC-affiliated local broadcasttelevision stations.Filmed EntertainmentOur Filmed Entertainment segment primarily produces, acquires, markets and distributes filmed entertainment worldwide. Our films are produced primarilyunder the Universal Pictures, Illumination, DreamWorks Animation and Focus Features names.Our Filmed Entertainment segment generates revenue primarily from the worldwide distribution of films we produce or acquire for exhibition in movietheaters and from the licensing and sale of produced and acquired films.Theme ParksOur Theme Parks segment consists primarily of our Universal theme parks in Orlando, Florida; Hollywood, California; and Osaka, Japan. In addition, alongwith a consortium of Chinese state-owned companies, we are developing a theme park in China.Our Theme Parks segment generates revenue primarily from ticket sales and guest spending at our Universal theme parks.Corporate and OtherOur other business interests consist primarily of the operations of Comcast Spectacor, which owns the Philadelphia Flyers and the Wells Fargo Center arena inPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania and operates arena management-related businesses.We are also pursuing other business development initiatives, such as our wireless phone service that we launched in the second quarter of 2017 using ourvirtual network operator rights to provide the service over Verizon’s wireless network and our existing network of in-home and outdoor Wi-Fi hotspots. Weoffer the wireless phone service only as part of our bundled service offerings to residential customers that subscribe to our high-speed Internet service withinour cable distribution footprint and may in the future also offer wireless phone service to our small business customers on similar terms. The wireless phoneservice has success-based working capital requirements, primarily associated with the procurement of handsets, which customers are able to pay for upfront orfinance interest-free over 24 months, and other equipment.Comcast 2017 Annual Report on Form 10-K33 Table of Contents2017 DevelopmentsThe following are the more significant developments in our businesses during 2017:Cable Communications Segment•An increase in revenue of 4.9% to $52.5 billion and an increase in Adjusted EBITDA of 5.3% to $21.2 billion•An increase in operating margin from 40.2% to 40.3% that reflects increases in high-speed Internet, video and business services revenue, offset byhigher programming expenses•An increase in capital expenditures of 4.7% to $8.0 billion that reflects:•increased investments in scalable infrastructure to increase network capacity;•increased investments in line extensions, primarily for the expansion of our business services; and•decreased spending on customer premise equipmentNBCUniversal Segments•An increase in total NBCUniversal revenue of 4.4% to $33.0 billion; total NBCUniversal revenue increased 10.1% excluding $1.6 billion ofrevenue associated with our broadcast of the Rio Olympics in August 2016•An increase in total NBCUniversal Adjusted EBITDA of 14.1% to $8.2 billion•An increase in Cable Networks segment revenue of 1.6% and a decrease in Broadcast Television segment revenue of 5.9%, including the impact ofour broadcast of the 2016 Rio Olympics; excluding revenue associated with the Olympics, Cable Networks and Broadcast Television segmentsrevenue increased 6.0% and 6.6%, respectively, primarily due to increases in distribution revenue•An increase in Filmed Entertainment segment revenue of 20.4% primarily due to the success of The Fate of the Furious, Despicable Me 3 and FiftyShades Darker•An increase in Theme Parks segment revenue of 10.0% reflecting the continued success of The Wizarding World of Harry Potter™ attraction inHollywood, which opened in April 2016, and the openings of Minion Park™ in Japan in April 2017 and Volcano Bay™ in Orlando in May 2017•The acquisition of the remaining interests in Universal Studios Japan that we did not already own for $2.3 billionCorporate and Other•The launch of our wireless phone service in the second quarter of 2017 to our residential cable customers•The acquisition of rights to $1.7 billion of spectrum, as well as the receipt of proceeds of $482 million related to NBCUniversal’s relinquishment ofspectrum rights•Cash capital contributions to Atairos totaling $994 million, which brought our investment in Atairos to $2.4 billion as of December 31, 2017•The enactment of new federal tax reform legislation in December 2017 which, among other things, reduced the federal corporate tax rate to 21%from 35%, effective January 1, 2018, resulting in a $12.7 billion net income tax benefit recorded in the fourth quarter of 2017 primarily due to areduction of our net deferred tax liabilityCompetitionThe results of operations of our reportable business segments are affected by competition, as all of our businesses operate in intensely competitive, consumer-driven and rapidly changing environments and compete with a growing number of companies that provide a broad range of communications products andservices and entertainment, news and information content to consumers. Technological changes are further intensifying and complicating the competitivelandscape and challenging existing business models. In particular, consumers are increasingly turning to online sources for viewing and purchasing content,which has and likely will continue to reduce the number of our video customers and subscribers to our cable networks even as it makes our high-speedInternet services more valuable to consumers. In addition, the increasing number of entertainment choices available has intensified audience fragmentation,which has and likely will continue to adversely affect the audience ratings of our cable networks and broadcast television programming.For additional information on the competition our businesses face, see Item 1: Business and Item 1A: Risk Factors. Within the Business section, refer to the“Competition” discussion, and within the Risk Factors section, refer to the risk factors entitled “Our businesses currently face a wide range of competition,and our businesses and results of operations could be adversely affected if we do not compete effectively” and “Changes in consumer behavior driven byonline distribution platforms for viewing content could adversely affect our businesses and challenge existing business models.” 34Comcast 2017 Annual Report on Form 10-KTable of ContentsSeasonality and CyclicalityEach of our businesses is subject to seasonal and cyclical variations. In our Cable Communications segment, our results are impacted by the seasonal natureof residential customers receiving our cable services in college and vacation markets. This generally results in fewer net customer relationship additions inthe second quarter of each year.Revenue in our Cable Communications, Cable Networks and Broadcast Television segments is subject to cyclical advertising patterns and changes inviewership levels. Advertising revenue in the U.S. is generally higher in the second and fourth quarters of each year, due in part to increases in consumeradvertising in the spring and in the period leading up to and including the holiday season. Advertising revenue in the U.S. is also cyclical, with a benefit ineven-numbered years due to advertising related to candidates running for political office and issue-oriented advertising. Revenue in our Cable Networks andBroadcast Television segments fluctuates depending on the timing of when our programming is aired, which typically results in higher advertising revenuein the second and fourth quarters of each year.Our revenue and operating costs and expenses (comprised of total costs and expenses, excluding depreciation and amortization expense and other operatinggains) are cyclical as a result of our periodic broadcasts of major sporting events, such as the Olympic Games, which affect our Cable Networks and BroadcastTelevision segments, and the Super Bowl, which affects our Broadcast Television segment. In particular, our advertising revenue increases due to increaseddemand for advertising time and our distribution revenue increases in the period of these broadcasts. Our operating costs and expenses also increase as aresult of our production costs for these broadcasts and the amortization of the related rights fees.Revenue in our Filmed Entertainment segment fluctuates due to the timing, nature and number of films released in movie theaters, on standard-definitiondigital video discs and Blu-ray discs (together, “DVDs”), and through various other distribution platforms. Release dates are determined by several factors,including competition and the timing of vacation and holiday periods. As a result, revenue tends to be seasonal, with increases experienced each year duringthe summer months and around the holiday season. Content licensing revenue in our Cable Networks, Broadcast Television and Filmed Entertainmentsegments also fluctuates due to the timing of when our content is made available to licensees.Revenue in our Theme Parks segment fluctuates with changes in theme park attendance that result from the seasonal nature of vacation travel and weathervariations, local entertainment offerings and the opening of new attractions as well as with changes in currency exchange rates. Our theme parks generallyexperience peak attendance during the spring holiday period, the summer months when schools are closed and the holiday season.Consolidated Operating ResultsYear ended December 31 (in millions)201720162015% Change 2016 to 2017% Change 2015 to 2016Revenue$84,526$80,403$74,5105.1 %7.9 %Costs and Expenses: Programming and production25,38424,46322,5503.88.5Other operating and administrative25,01323,41621,3256.89.8Advertising, marketing and promotion6,3176,1075,9573.42.5Depreciation7,9147,4646,7816.010.1Amortization2,3532,0941,89912.410.3Other operating gains(442)——NMNMOperating income17,98716,85915,9986.75.4Other income (expense) items, net(2,665)(2,506)(2,626)6.4(4.6)Income before income taxes15,32214,35313,3726.77.3Income tax benefit (expense)7,578(5,308)(4,959)NM7.0Net income22,9009,0458,413153.27.5Net (income) loss attributable to noncontrolling interests andredeemable subsidiary preferred stock(186)(350)(250)(46.6)39.3Net income attributable to Comcast Corporation$22,714$8,695$8,163161.2 %6.5 % Adjusted EBITDA(a)$28,062$26,417$24,6786.2 %7.0 %All percentages are calculated based on actual amounts. Minor differences may exist due to rounding. Percentage changes that are considered not meaningful are denoted with NM.(a)Adjusted EBITDA is a non-GAAP performance measure. Refer to the “Non-GAAP Financial Measure” section on page 50 for additional information, including our definition andour use of Adjusted EBITDA, and for a reconciliation from net income attributable to Comcast Corporation to Adjusted EBITDA.Comcast 2017 Annual Report on Form 10-K35 Table of ContentsConsolidated RevenueThe following graph illustrates the contributions to the increases in consolidated revenue made by our Cable Communications and NBCUniversal segments,as well as by Corporate and Other activities including eliminations.The primary drivers of the changes in revenue were as follows:2017•Growth in our Cable Communications segment driven by revenue from residential high-speed Internet and video services and business services•Growth in our NBCUniversal segments driven by Filmed Entertainment and Theme Parks, partially offset by revenue in 2016 associated with ourbroadcast of the 2016 Rio Olympics2016•Growth in our Cable Communications segment driven by revenue from residential high-speed Internet and video services and business services•Our broadcast of the 2016 Rio Olympics, which was reported in our NBCUniversal segmentsRevenue for our segments is discussed separately below under the heading “Segment Operating Results.” Revenue for our other businesses and businessdevelopment initiatives is discussed separately under the heading “Corporate and Other Results of Operations.” 36Comcast 2017 Annual Report on Form 10-KTable of ContentsConsolidated Costs and ExpensesThe following graph illustrates the contributions to the increases in consolidated operating costs and expenses made by our Cable Communications andNBCUniversal segments, as well as by Corporate and Other activities including eliminations.The primary drivers of the changes in operating costs and expenses were as follows:2017•An increase in programming expenses in our Cable Communications segment•An increase in programming and production expenses in our Filmed Entertainment segment, partially offset by expenses in 2016 associated with ourbroadcast of the 2016 Rio Olympics•An increase in Corporate and Other activities driven by the launch of our wireless phone service2016•An increase in programming expenses in our Cable Communications segment•Our broadcast of the 2016 Rio Olympics, which was reported in our NBCUniversal segmentsOperating costs and expenses for our segments is discussed separately below under the heading “Segment Operating Results.” Operating costs and expensesfor our corporate operations, other businesses and business development initiatives is discussed separately below under the heading “Corporate and OtherResults of Operations.”Consolidated Depreciation and Amortization ExpenseYear ended December 31 (in millions)201720162015% Change 2016 to 2017% Change 2015 to 2016Cable Communications$8,143$7,670$7,0516.2 %8.8 %NBCUniversal2,0411,8051,53913.117.3Corporate and Other838390(0.5)(7.3)Comcast Consolidated$10,267$9,558$8,6807.4 %10.1 %Consolidated depreciation and amortization expense increased in 2017 and 2016 primarily due to increases in capital expenditures, as well as expendituresfor software, in our Cable Communications segment in recent years. We continue to invest to increase our network capacity and in customer premiseequipment, primarily for our X1 platform, cloud DVR technology and wireless gateways. Certain of these assets in our Cable Communications segment haverelatively short estimated useful lives, which increased depreciation expense in 2017 and 2016 and will continue to increase depreciation expense in 2018.NBCUniversal depreciation and amortization expense also increased primarily due to our continued investment in new attractions in our Theme Parkssegment, including for Universal Studios Japan.Comcast 2017 Annual Report on Form 10-K37 Table of ContentsConsolidated Other Operating GainsConsolidated other operating gains for 2017 included $337 million related to NBCUniversal’s relinquishment of spectrum rights (see Note 5 to Comcast’sconsolidated financial statements and Note 4 to NBCUniversal’s consolidated financial statements) and $105 million related to the sale of a business inCorporate and Other (see Note 7 to Comcast’s consolidated financial statements).Segment Operating ResultsOur segment operating results are presented based on how we assess operating performance and internally report financial information. We use AdjustedEBITDA as the measure of profit or loss for our operating segments. Adjusted EBITDA is defined as net income attributable to Comcast Corporation beforenet (income) loss attributable to noncontrolling interests and redeemable subsidiary preferred stock, income tax benefit (expense), total other income(expense), depreciation and amortization expense, and other operating gains, and excluding impairment charges related to fixed and intangible assets andgains or losses on the sale of long-lived assets, if any. From time to time we may exclude from Adjusted EBITDA the impact of events, gains, losses or othercharges (such as significant legal settlements) that affect the period-to-period comparability of our operating performance. Adjusted EBITDA for oursegments is not a non-GAAP financial measure. We reconcile the aggregate amount of Adjusted EBITDA for our reportable business segments toconsolidated income before income taxes in the notes to our consolidated financial statements (see Note 17 to Comcast’s consolidated financial statementsand Note 15 to NBCUniversal’s consolidated financial statements).To be consistent with our current management reporting presentation, certain 2016 and 2015 operating results were reclassified within the CableCommunications segment.The revenue and operating costs and expenses associated with our broadcast of the 2016 Rio Olympics were reported in our Cable Networks and BroadcastTelevision segments. The revenue and operating costs and expenses associated with our broadcast of the 2015 Super Bowl were reported in our BroadcastTelevision segment.Cable Communications Segment Results of OperationsRevenue and Adjusted EBITDA Residential Customer Relationships(in billions) (in millions) 38Comcast 2017 Annual Report on Form 10-KTable of ContentsYear ended December 31 (in millions)201720162015% Change 2016 to 2017% Change 2015 to 2016Revenue Residential: Video$23,129$22,357$21,5263.5 %3.9 %High-speed Internet14,76913,53212,4719.18.5Voice3,3913,5403,608(4.2)(1.9)Business services6,2165,5144,75112.716.1Advertising2,2572,4762,229(8.8)11.1Other2,7572,6292,3434.812.2Total revenue52,51950,04846,9284.96.6Operating costs and expenses Programming12,90711,57610,51611.510.1Technical and product support6,4256,3235,9851.65.6Customer service2,4552,4822,393(1.1)3.7Advertising, marketing and promotion3,5623,5403,3630.65.3Franchise and other regulatory fees1,5181,4811,3822.47.2Other4,4824,5374,252(1.2)6.7Total operating costs and expenses31,34929,93927,8914.77.3Adjusted EBITDA$21,170$20,109$19,0375.3 %5.6 %Customer Metrics Total CustomersNet Additional Customers(in thousands, except per customer amounts)201720162015201720162015Video Residential customers21,30321,48821,385(186)103(123)Business services customers1,0541,019962355787Total video customers22,35722,50822,347(151)161(36)High-speed Internet Residential customers23,86322,82721,6101,0361,2181,202Business services customers2,0061,8741,719132155165Total high-speed Internet customers25,86924,70123,3291,1681,3731,367Voice Residential customers10,31610,54610,436(231)110173Business services customers1,2361,1401,03996101109Total voice customers11,55211,68711,475(135)211282Security and automation Security and automation customers1,131891612239279212Customer relationships Residential customer relationships27,16826,53325,828635705499Business services customer relationships2,1792,0441,887135157170Total customer relationships29,34728,57727,715770862670Residential customer relationships mix Single product customers8,1967,7567,647439110(101)Double product customers9,0568,7978,478259319339Triple and quad product customers9,9169,9809,703(64)277260Average monthly total revenue per customer relationship$151.11$148.18$142.83 Customer metrics are presented based on actual amounts. Minor differences may exist due to rounding. For multiple dwelling units (“MDUs”), including buildings located on collegecampuses, whose residents have the ability to receive additional cable services, such as additional programming choices or our high-definition video (“HD”) or digital video recorder(“DVR”) advanced services, we count and report customers based on the number of potential billable relationships within each MDU. For MDUs whose residents are not able toreceive additional cable services, the MDU is counted as a single customer. In 2017, we began to offer prepaid services that allow customers to prepay for at least 30 days of service.Residential video and high-speed Internet customers as of December 31, 2017 included prepaid customers totaling approximately 3,000 and 60,000, respectively. Customerrelationships represent the number of residential and business customers that subscribe to at least one of our cable services. Single product, double product, and triple and quadproduct customers represent residential customers that subscribe to one, two, or three and four of our cable services, respectively. Beginning in 2017, we include customerssubscribing to our security and automation services in customer relationship information. All periods presented have been adjusted for the inclusion of security and automationcustomers.Comcast 2017 Annual Report on Form 10-K39 Table of ContentsCable Communications Segment – RevenueVideoOur Cable Communications segment offers a broad variety of video services packages that may include premium networks, pay-per-view services and our OnDemand service. Our video customers may subscribe for additional fees to our HD and DVR advanced services. We continue to deploy set-top boxes for ourInternet Protocol (“IP”) and cloud-enabled video platform, referred to as our X1 platform, and cloud DVR technology throughout our footprint.Video revenue increased 3.5% and 3.9% in 2017 and 2016, respectively. The increases in revenue in both years were primarily due to rate adjustments andincreases in the number of residential customers subscribing to additional services such as premium channels and advanced services, which accounted forsubstantially all of the increases in both 2017 and 2016. The increase in 2017 was partially offset by a decrease in the number of residential video customers.As of December 31, 2017, 15.0 million customers subscribed to at least one of our HD or DVR advanced services compared to 14.8 million customers and13.9 million customers as of December 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively.We have experienced, and may experience in the future, declines in the number of residential video customers due to competitive pressures and the impact ofrate adjustments. Competition is intense, both from traditional multichannel video providers and from new technologies and distribution platforms forviewing content. We are responding to this competition, and have attempted to mitigate industry-wide declines in residential video customers at traditionalmultichannel video providers, through our X1 platform and sales and marketing programs, such as promotions, bundled service offerings and serviceofferings targeted at specific market segments. As of December 31, 2017, 39.1% of the homes and businesses in the areas we serve subscribed to our videoservices, compared to 39.9% and 40.1% as of December 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively.High-Speed InternetWe offer high-speed Internet services with downstream speeds that range up to 1 gigabit per second (“Gbps”) and fiber-based speeds that range up to 2 Gbps.Throughout our footprint, we continue to deploy wireless gateways that combine a customer’s wireless router, cable modem and voice adapter to improve theperformance of multiple IP-enabled devices used at the same time within the home, provide faster Internet speeds and create an in-home Wi-Fi network. Wecontinue to expand our network of residential, outdoor and business Wi-Fi hotspots to allow most of our high-speed Internet customers to access our high-speed Internet services inside and outside the home. As of December 31, 2017, there were approximately 18.8 million of these hotspots.High-speed Internet revenue increased 9.1% and 8.5% in 2017 and 2016, respectively. Increases in the number of residential customers receiving our high-speed Internet services accounted for increases in revenue of 5.1% and 5.8% in 2017 and 2016, respectively. The remaining increases in revenue in both2017 and 2016 were primarily due to increases in the number of customers receiving higher levels of service and the impact of rate adjustments.We believe our customer base will continue to grow as consumers choose our high-speed Internet service and seek higher-speed offerings. As of December 31,2017, 45.2% of the homes and businesses in the areas we serve subscribed to our high-speed Internet services, compared to 43.8% and 41.9% as ofDecember 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively.VoiceWe offer voice services that provide local and long-distance calling and other related features.Voice revenue decreased 4.2% and 1.9% in 2017 and 2016, respectively. The decreases were primarily due to the allocation of voice revenue for ourcustomers who receive bundled services. The amount allocated to voice revenue in the rate charged for bundled services decreased in both years becausevideo and high-speed Internet rates increased while voice rates remained relatively flat. The decrease in revenue in 2017 was also partially due to a decreasein the number of residential voice customers, which may continue to decline.As of December 31, 2017, 20.2% of the homes and businesses in the areas we serve subscribed to our voice services, compared to 20.7% and 20.6% as ofDecember 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively.Business ServicesWe offer a variety of products and services to meet the demands of businesses, with downstream speeds that range up to 1 Gbps and fiber-based speeds thatrange up to 10 Gbps. Our small business services offerings primarily include high-speed Internet services, as well as voice and video services, similar to thosethat we provide to our residential customers, and also include cloud-based solutions that provide file sharing, online backup and web conferencing, amongother features. We also offer Ethernet network services that connect multiple locations and provide higher downstream and upstream speed optionsto medium-sized customers and larger enterprises, as well as advanced voice services. In addition, we provide cellular backhaul services to mobile networkoperators to help these customers manage their network bandwidth. 40Comcast 2017 Annual Report on Form 10-KTable of ContentsRecently, we have expanded our enterprise service offerings to include a software-defined networking product and our managed solutions business to offerenterprise customers support related to Wi-Fi networks, router management, network security, business continuity risks and other services. We primarily offerour enterprise service offerings to Fortune 1000 companies and other large enterprises with multiple locations both within and outside of our cabledistribution footprint where we have agreements with other companies to use their networks to provide coverage outside of our service areas.Business services revenue increased 12.7% and 16.1% in 2017 and 2016, respectively. The increases in 2017 and 2016 were primarily due to increases in thenumber of customers receiving our small business services offerings, as well as our medium-sized business services offerings. In 2017, 2016 and 2015,revenue from our small business services offerings represented the majority of our total business services revenue. We believe the increases in the number ofbusiness customers were primarily the result of our efforts to gain market share from competitors by offering competitive services and pricing, although therate of growth in the number of our small business customers may slow as the business matures.AdvertisingAs part of our distribution agreements with cable networks, we generally receive an allocation of scheduled advertising time on cable networks that we sellthrough our advertising business to local, regional and national advertisers. In most cases, the available advertising units are sold by our sales force. In somecases, we work with representation firms as an extension of our sales force to sell a portion of the advertising units allocated to us. We also represent theadvertising sales efforts of other multichannel video providers in some markets. In addition, we generate revenue from the sale of advertising online and onour On Demand service. Advertising revenue is affected by the strength of the advertising market, general economic conditions, and cyclicality related topolitical campaigns and issue-oriented advertising.Advertising revenue decreased 8.8% in 2017 primarily due to a decrease in political advertising revenue. Advertising revenue increased 11.1% in 2016primarily due to an increase in political advertising revenue. Excluding the impact of political advertising revenue, advertising decreased 1.6% in 2017 andincreased slightly in 2016.In 2017, 5% of our Cable Communications segment advertising revenue was generated from our NBCUniversal segments, compared to 5% and 6% in 2016and 2015, respectively. These amounts are eliminated in our consolidated financial statements but are included in the amounts presented above.OtherOther revenue primarily includes revenue related to cable franchise and other regulatory fees. We also receive revenue related to fees from other services, suchas our security and automation services. Cable franchise and other regulatory fees represent the fees we are required to pay to federal, state and localauthorities that we pass through to our customers. Under the terms of our cable franchise agreements, we are generally required to pay to the cable franchisingauthority an amount based on our gross video revenue. The changes in franchise and other regulatory fees collected from our cable services customers aregenerally due to changes in the revenue to which the fees apply.Other revenue increased 4.8% and 12.2% in 2017 and 2016, respectively, primarily due to increases in cable franchise and other regulatory fees, revenue fromour security and automation services, and our X1 licensing agreements.Cable Communications Segment – Operating Costs and ExpensesProgramming ExpensesProgramming expenses, which represent our most significant operating expense, are the fees we incur to provide content to our video customers. Theseexpenses are affected by the programming license fees charged by cable networks, the fees charged for retransmission of the signals from local broadcasttelevision stations, the number of video customers we serve and the amount of content we provide. Programming expenses increased in 2017 and 2016primarily due to the timing of contract renewals and other increases in programming license fees, including retransmission consent fees and sportsprogramming costs.We anticipate that our programming expenses will continue to increase as the fees we pay increase, including retransmission consent fees and sportsprogramming costs; as we provide additional content to our video customers; and as we deliver this content through an increasing number of platforms,including On Demand, online and through our mobile apps.Technical and Product Support ExpensesTechnical and product support expenses include costs to complete service call and installation activities, as well as costs for network operations, productdevelopment, fulfillment and provisioning. Technical and product support expenses increased in 2017 and 2016 primarily due to expenses related to thedevelopment, deployment and support of our X1 platform, cloud DVR technology and wireless gateways, and continued growth in business services andsecurity and automation services. The increase in 2016 was also due to expenses related to investments to improve the customer experience.Comcast 2017 Annual Report on Form 10-K41 Table of ContentsCustomer Service ExpensesCustomer service expenses include the personnel and other costs associated with handling the sale of services to customers and customer service activity.Customer service expenses remained relatively flat in 2017 primarily due to reduced call volumes, which were partially offset by increased personnel costs.Customer service expenses increased in 2016 primarily due to increased support for improving the customer experience and increases in total labor costs,which reflected sales and support activities associated with the deployment of our X1 platform and wireless gateways, and growth in business services andsecurity and automation services.Advertising, Marketing and Promotion ExpensesAdvertising, marketing and promotion expenses include the costs associated with attracting new customers and promoting our service offerings. Advertising,marketing and promotion expenses were relatively flat in 2017 compared to 2016. Advertising, marketing and promotion expenses in 2016 included anincrease in advertising expenses associated with the 2016 Rio Olympics.Franchise and Other Regulatory FeesCable franchise and other regulatory fees represent the fees we are required to pay to federal, state and local authorities under the terms of our cable franchiseagreements. Franchise and other regulatory fees increased in 2017 and 2016 primarily due to increases in the revenue to which the fees apply.Other Operating Costs and ExpensesOther operating costs and expenses remained relatively flat in 2017. Other operating costs and expenses increased in 2016 primarily due to an increase incosts to support our advertising sales business, as well as an increase in other administrative costs.Cable Communications Segment – Operating MarginOur Cable Communications segment operating margin is Adjusted EBITDA as a percentage of revenue. The most significant operating costs and expenses forour Cable Communications segment are the programming expenses we incur to provide content to our video customers, which increased 11.5% and 10.1% in2017 and 2016, respectively. We will continue to focus on growing our revenue, particularly in our residential high-speed Internet and video services and inour business services, and on overall operating cost management.Our Cable Communications segment operating margin was 40.3%, 40.2% and 40.6% in 2017, 2016 and 2015, respectively.See Note 3 to Comcast’s consolidated financial statements for information on the impact of the adoption, effective January 1, 2018, of the new revenuerecognition accounting guidance on our Cable Communication segment revenue and operating margin.NBCUniversal Segments Overview2017 NBCUniversal Segments Operating Results(a) Revenue Adjusted EBITDA (a) Charts exclude the results of NBCUniversal Headquarters, Other, and eliminations. 42Comcast 2017 Annual Report on Form 10-KTable of ContentsYear ended December 31 (in millions)20172016 2015 % Change 2016 to 2017 % Change2015 to 2016 ActualActual ActualPro FormaAdjustments(a)Pro FormaCombined Actual ActualPro FormaCombinedRevenue Cable Networks$10,631$10,464 $9,628$—$9,628 1.6 % 8.7 % Broadcast Television9,54610,147 8,530—8,530 (5.9) 19.0 Filmed Entertainment7,6586,360 7,287—7,287 20.4 (12.7) Theme Parks5,4434,946 3,3391,0524,391 10.0 48.212.7%Headquarters, other andeliminations(281)(324) (322)—(322) NM NM Total revenue$32,997$31,593 $28,462$1,052$29,514 4.4 % 11.0 %7.0%Adjusted EBITDA Cable Networks$4,076$3,709 $3,499$—$3,499 9.9 % 6.0 % Broadcast Television1,2531,320 780—780 (5.0) 69.1 Filmed Entertainment1,277697 1,234—1,234 83.3 (43.5) Theme Parks2,3842,190 1,4644881,952 8.9 49.612.2%Headquarters, other andeliminations(745)(689) (625)—(625) NM NM Total Adjusted EBITDA$8,245$7,227 $6,352$488$6,840 14.1 % 13.8 %5.7%(a)Pro forma adjustments are presented as if the acquisition of the 51% interest of Universal Studios Japan occurred on January 1, 2014. Pro forma information does not includeadjustments for transaction-related costs, costs related to integration activities, or cost savings or synergies that have been or may be achieved by the combined businesses. The proforma amounts are primarily based on historical results of operations, adjusted for the allocation of purchase price, and are not necessarily indicative of what our results would havebeen had we operated Universal Studios Japan since January 1, 2014, nor of our future results.Cable Networks Segment Results of OperationsYear ended December 31 (in millions)201720162015% Change 2016 to 2017% Change 2015 to 2016Revenue Distribution$6,176$6,078$5,4611.6 %11.3 %Advertising3,3973,5663,435(4.7)3.8Content licensing and other1,05882073229.111.9Total revenue10,63110,4649,6281.68.7Operating costs and expenses Programming and production4,6704,9324,319(5.3)14.2Other operating and administrative1,3541,3101,2703.43.2Advertising, marketing and promotion5315135403.5(5.1)Total operating costs and expenses6,5556,7556,129(2.9)10.2Adjusted EBITDA$4,076$3,709$3,4999.9 %6.0 %Cable Networks Segment – RevenueDistributionDistribution revenue is generated from the distribution of our cable network programming to traditional and virtual multichannel video providers and isaffected by the number of subscribers receiving our cable networks and the fees we charge per subscriber.Distribution revenue increased in 2017 primarily due to increases in the contractual rates charged under distribution agreements and the timing of contractrenewals, which were partially offset by revenue associated with our broadcast of the 2016 Rio Olympics and a continued decline in the number ofsubscribers of multichannel video providers at our cable networks. Distribution revenue increased in 2016 primarily due to increases in the contractual ratescharged under distribution agreements and contract renewals, as well as revenue associated with our broadcast of the 2016 Rio Olympics, which werepartially offset by a decline in the number of subscribers of multichannel video providers at our cable networks. Excluding $298 million of revenueassociated with our broadcast of the 2016 Rio Olympics, distribution revenue increased 6.8% and 5.8% in 2017 and 2016, respectively.Comcast 2017 Annual Report on Form 10-K43 Table of ContentsAdvertisingAdvertising revenue is generated from the sale of advertising units sold on our cable networks and digital properties. Advertising revenue is primarily basedon the price we charge for each advertising unit, which is generally based on audience ratings, the value of our viewer demographics to advertisers and thenumber of advertising units we can place in our cable networks’ programming schedules. Advertising revenue is affected by the audience ratings of ourprogramming, the strength of the national advertising market and general economic conditions.Advertising revenue decreased in 2017 and increased in 2016 primarily due to revenue associated with our broadcast of the 2016 Rio Olympics. Excluding$134 million of revenue associated with our broadcast of the 2016 Rio Olympics, advertising revenue decreased 1.0% in 2017 and decreased slightly in 2016as the impact of continued declines in audience ratings at our networks were partially offset by higher prices for advertising units sold.Content Licensing and OtherContent licensing and other revenue is generated primarily from the licensing of our owned programming in the United States and internationally to cableand broadcast networks and subscription video on demand services, as well as from the sale of our owned programming on DVDs and through digitaldistribution services such as iTunes. In addition, our cable television studio production operations generate revenue from programming the studio producesfor third-party networks and for subscription video on demand services.Content licensing and other revenue increased in 2017 and 2016 primarily due to the timing of content provided under our licensing agreements.In 2017, 2016 and 2015, 15%, 14% and 13%, respectively, of our Cable Networks segment revenue was generated from our Cable Communications segment.These amounts are eliminated in Comcast’s consolidated financial statements but are included in the amounts presented above.Cable Networks Segment – Operating Costs and ExpensesProgramming and Production CostsProgramming and production costs include the amortization of owned and acquired programming, sports rights, direct production costs, residual andparticipation payments, production overhead, costs associated with the distribution of our programming to third-party networks and other distributionplatforms, and on-air talent costs.Programming and production costs decreased in 2017 primarily due to costs associated with our broadcast of the 2016 Rio Olympics, which were partiallyoffset by an increase in other sports programming rights costs and higher studio production costs in 2017. Programming and production costs increased in2016 primarily due to costs associated with our broadcast of the 2016 Rio Olympics, as well as an increase in other sports programming rights costs.Other Operating and Administrative Costs and ExpensesOther operating and administrative costs and expenses include salaries, employee benefits, rent and other overhead expenses. These expenses increased in2017 and 2016 primarily due to increases in employee-related costs.Advertising, Marketing and Promotion ExpensesAdvertising, marketing and promotion expenses consist primarily of the costs associated with promoting programming on our cable networks and digitalproperties. Advertising, marketing and promotion expenses increased in 2017 primarily due to increased spending on marketing related to programming onour cable networks and our new digital platforms. Advertising, marketing and promotion expenses decreased in 2016 primarily due to increased spending onmarketing in 2015 related to the launch of new programming on our cable networks. 44Comcast 2017 Annual Report on Form 10-KTable of ContentsBroadcast Television Segment Results of OperationsYear ended December 31 (in millions)201720162015% Change 2016 to 2017% Change 2015 to 2016Revenue Advertising$5,654$6,834$5,747(17.3)%18.9 %Content licensing2,0981,8991,78410.56.4Distribution and other1,7941,41499926.941.5Total revenue9,54610,1478,530(5.9)19.0Operating costs and expenses Programming and production6,4206,9845,950(8.1)17.4Other operating and administrative1,3921,3811,2760.78.3Advertising, marketing and promotion4814625244.2(11.9)Total operating costs and expenses8,2938,8277,750(6.1)13.9Adjusted EBITDA$1,253$1,320$780(5.0)%69.1 %Broadcast Television Segment – RevenueAdvertisingAdvertising revenue is generated from the sale of advertising units sold on our broadcast networks, owned local broadcast television stations and digitalproperties. Advertising revenue is primarily based on the price we charge for each advertising unit, which is generally based on audience ratings and thevalue of our viewer demographics to advertisers, and the number of advertising units we can place in our broadcast networks’ and owned local televisionstations’ programming schedules. Advertising revenue is affected by the strength of the national and local advertising markets, general economic conditions,cyclicality related to political campaigns and issue-oriented advertising, and the success and ratings of our programming.Advertising revenue decreased in 2017 and increased in 2016 primarily due to revenue associated with our broadcast of the 2016 Rio Olympics. Excluding$1.0 billion of revenue associated with our broadcast of the 2016 Rio Olympics, advertising revenue decreased 2.3% in 2017 as the impact of continueddeclines in audience ratings were partially offset by higher prices for advertising units sold. Excluding $1.0 billion and $376 million of revenue associatedwith our broadcasts of the 2016 Rio Olympics and the 2015 Super Bowl, respectively, advertising revenue increased 7.7% in 2016 as higher prices foradvertising units sold, the premiere of Thursday Night Football and higher political advertising were partially offset by a decline in audience ratings.Content LicensingContent licensing revenue is generated from the licensing of our owned programming in the United States and internationally to various distributionplatforms, including to cable and broadcast networks, and to subscription video on demand services. In addition, our broadcast television studio productionoperations develop and produce original content that they license to broadcast networks, cable networks and local broadcast television stations owned by usand third parties, as well as to subscription video on demand services. The production and distribution costs related to our owned programming generallyexceed the revenue generated from the initial network license, which means the subsequent licensing of our owned programming series following the initialnetwork license is critical to their financial success.Content licensing revenue increased in 2017 and 2016 primarily due to the timing of content provided under our licensing agreements.Distribution and OtherWe generate distribution and other revenue primarily from fees for retransmission consent of our owned local broadcast television stations and associated feesreceived from NBC-affiliated local broadcast television stations, as well as from the sale of our owned programming on DVDs and through digital distributionservices. The sale of our owned programming is driven primarily by the popularity of our broadcast networks and programming series and therefore fluctuatesbased on consumer spending and acceptance. Distribution and other revenue also includes distribution revenue associated with our periodic broadcasts of theOlympic Games.Distribution and other revenue increased in 2017 primarily due to an increase in fees recognized under our retransmission consent agreements, which waspartially offset by $140 million of revenue associated with our broadcast of the 2016 Rio Olympics. Distribution and other revenue increased in 2016primarily due to an increase in fees recognized under our retransmission consent agreements, as well as revenue associated with our broadcast of the 2016 RioOlympics.Comcast 2017 Annual Report on Form 10-K45 Table of ContentsBroadcast Television Segment – Operating Costs and ExpensesProgramming and Production CostsProgramming and production costs relate to content originating on our broadcast networks and owned local broadcast television stations, as well as ownedcontent that is licensed to third parties. These costs include the amortization of owned and acquired programming costs, sports rights, direct production costs,residual and participation payments, production overhead, costs associated with the distribution of our programming to third-party networks and otherdistribution platforms, and on-air talent costs.Programming and production costs decreased in 2017 primarily due to costs associated with our broadcast of the 2016 Rio Olympics, which were partiallyoffset by higher studio production costs, our continued investment in original programming and increases in other sports programming rights costs in 2017.Programming and production costs increased in 2016 primarily due to costs associated with our broadcast of the 2016 Rio Olympics, as well as our broadcastof Thursday Night Football, which were partially offset by costs in 2015 associated with our broadcast of the 2015 Super Bowl.Other Operating and Administrative Costs and ExpensesOther operating and administrative costs and expenses include salaries, employee benefits, rent and other overhead expenses, and these costs increasedslightly in 2017. These costs increased in 2016 primarily due to an increase in employee-related costs.Advertising, Marketing and Promotion ExpensesAdvertising, marketing and promotion expenses consist primarily of the costs associated with promoting our owned and acquired television programming, aswell as the marketing of DVDs and costs associated with our digital properties. These expenses increased in 2017 primarily due to increased spending onmarketing related to our entertainment and news programming. Advertising, marketing and promotion expenses decreased in 2016 primarily due to increasedspending in 2015 for marketing of our NBC primetime lineup.Filmed Entertainment Segment Results of OperationsYear ended December 31 (in millions)201720162015% Change 2016 to 2017% Change 2015 to 2016Revenue Theatrical$2,192$1,560$2,82940.5 %(44.9)%Content licensing2,9672,5631,92315.833.3Home entertainment1,3261,2541,8015.7(30.4)Other1,17398373419.334.1Total revenue7,6586,3607,28720.4(12.7)Operating costs and expenses Programming and production3,5482,9623,48819.8(15.1)Other operating and administrative1,2741,10187215.726.3Advertising, marketing and promotion1,5591,6001,693(2.5)(5.5)Total operating costs and expenses6,3815,6636,05312.7(6.4)Adjusted EBITDA$1,277$697$1,23483.3 %(43.5)%Filmed Entertainment Segment – RevenueTheatricalTheatrical revenue is generated from the worldwide theatrical release of our produced and acquired films for exhibition in movie theaters and is significantlyaffected by the timing of each release and the number of films we distribute, as well as their acceptance by audiences. Theatrical revenue is also affected bythe number of exhibition screens, ticket prices, the percentage of ticket sale retention by the exhibitors and the popularity of competing films at the time ourfilms are released. The success of a film in movie theaters is a significant factor in determining the revenue a film is likely to generate in succeedingdistribution platforms.Theatrical revenue increased in 2017 primarily due to the strong performances of several releases in our 2017 film slate, including The Fate of the Furious,Despicable Me 3 and Fifty Shades Darker. Theatrical revenue decreased in 2016 primarily due to the strong performance of our larger 2015 film slate,including Furious 7, Jurassic World and Minions, partially offset by the strong performance of The Secret Life of Pets and Sing in 2016. 46Comcast 2017 Annual Report on Form 10-KTable of ContentsContent LicensingContent licensing revenue is generated primarily from the licensing of our produced and acquired films to cable, broadcast and premium networks, and tosubscription video on demand services.Content licensing revenue increased in 2017 primarily due to the timing of when content was made available under licensing agreements, including contentfrom DreamWorks Animation. Content licensing revenue increased in 2016 primarily due to the timing of when content, including content related to our2015 film slate, was made available under licensing agreements.Home EntertainmentHome entertainment revenue is generated from the sale of our produced and acquired films on DVDs to retail stores, rental kiosks and subscription by mailservices, and in digital formats. Home entertainment revenue is significantly affected by the timing and number of our releases and their acceptance byconsumers. Release dates are determined by several factors, including the timing of the exhibition of a film in movie theaters, holiday periods and the timingof competitive releases. The overall DVD market continues to experience declines due to the maturation of the DVD format from increasing shifts inconsumer behavior toward digital distribution services and subscription rental services, both of which generate less revenue per transaction than DVD sales,as well as due to piracy.Home entertainment revenue increased in 2017 primarily due to strong sales of several 2017 releases, including Sing, The Fate of the Furious and DespicableMe 3. Home entertainment revenue decreased in 2016 primarily due to the strong performance of our releases in 2015, including Minions and Jurassic World.The decrease in 2016 was partially offset by the home entertainment sales in 2016 of Jason Bourne and The Secret Life of Pets.OtherWe also generate revenue from Fandango, our movie ticketing and entertainment business, the sale of consumer products, the production and licensing oflive stage plays, and the distribution of filmed entertainment produced by third parties.Other revenue increased in 2017 primarily due to increases in revenue from consumer products, including from DreamWorks Animation, and an increase inrevenue from Fandango. Other revenue increased in 2016 primarily due to an increase in revenue from Fandango.Filmed Entertainment Segment – Operating Costs and ExpensesProgramming and Production CostsProgramming and production costs include the amortization of capitalized film production and acquisition costs, residual and participation payments, anddistribution expenses. Residual payments represent amounts payable to individuals hired under collective bargaining agreements to work on productionsand are calculated based on post-theatrical revenue. Participation payments are primarily based on film performance and represent contingent considerationpayable to creative talent, third parties that have entered into cofinancing agreements with us and other parties involved in the production of a film. The costsassociated with producing films have generally increased in recent years and may continue to increase in the future.Programming and production costs increased in 2017 due to higher amortization of film production costs for our 2017 releases, as well as the inclusion ofcosts associated with DreamWorks Animation. Programming and production costs decreased in 2016 primarily due to higher amortization of film productioncosts in 2015 associated with our larger 2015 film slate, which included Furious 7, Jurassic World and Minions.Other Operating and Administrative Costs and ExpensesOther operating and administrative costs and expenses include salaries, employee benefits, rent and other overhead expenses.Other operating and administrative expenses increased in 2017 primarily due to increases in employee-related costs, as well as the inclusion of a full year ofexpenses associated with DreamWorks Animation. Other operating and administrative costs increased in 2016 primarily due to costs attributable toDreamWorks Animation, including $61 million of severance costs.Advertising, Marketing and Promotion ExpensesAdvertising, marketing and promotion expenses consist primarily of expenses associated with advertising for our theatrical releases and the marketing of ourfilms on DVDs and in digital formats. We incur significant marketing expenses before and throughout the release of a film in movie theaters. As a result, wetypically incur losses on a film prior to and during the film’s exhibition in movie theaters and may not realize profits, if any, until the film generates homeentertainment and content licensing revenue. The costs associated with marketing films have generally increased in recent years and may continue toincrease in the future.Comcast 2017 Annual Report on Form 10-K47 Table of ContentsAdvertising, marketing and promotion expenses decreased in 2017 due to a higher number of releases in 2016. Advertising, marketing and promotionexpenses decreased in 2016 primarily due to higher promotional costs associated with our larger 2015 film slate. The decrease in 2016 was partially offsetdue to advertising in 2016 for our domestic and international film slate.Theme Parks Segment Actual and Pro Forma Results of OperationsYear ended December 31 (in millions)20172016 2015 % Change 2016 to 2017 % Change2015 to 2016 ActualActual ActualPro FormaAdjustments(a)Pro Forma Combined Actual ActualPro Forma CombinedRevenue$5,443$4,946 $3,339$1,052$4,391 10.0% 48.2%12.7%Operating costs and expenses3,0592,756 1,8755642,439 11.0 47.013.0Adjusted EBITDA$2,384$2,190 $1,464$488$1,952 8.9% 49.6%12.2%(a)Pro forma adjustments are presented as if the acquisition of the 51% interest of Universal Studios Japan occurred on January 1, 2014. Pro forma information does not includeadjustments for transaction-related costs, costs related to integration activities, or cost savings or synergies that have been or may be achieved by the combined businesses. The proforma amounts are primarily based on historical results of operations, adjusted for the allocation of purchase price, and are not necessarily indicative of what our results would havebeen had we operated Universal Studios Japan since January 1, 2014, nor of our future results.Theme Parks Segment – RevenueOur Theme Parks segment revenue is generated primarily from ticket sales and guest spending at our Universal theme parks. Guest spending includes in-parkspending on food, beverages and merchandise. Guest attendance at our theme parks and guest spending depend heavily on the general environment for traveland tourism, including consumer spending on travel and other recreational activities.Theme Parks segment revenue increased in 2017 primarily due to increases in guest spending and higher guest attendance driven by the continued success ofThe Wizarding World of Harry Potter™ attraction in Hollywood, which opened in April 2016, and the openings of Minion Park™ in Japan in April 2017and Volcano Bay™ in Orlando in May 2017. Theme Parks segment revenue increased in 2016 compared to the pro forma combined revenue in 2015primarily due to increases in guest spending and higher guest attendance driven by the successful opening of The Wizarding World of Harry Potter™attraction in Hollywood, as well as the positive impact of foreign currency translation due to the strengthening of the Japanese yen. The strengthening of theJapanese yen accounted for approximately one-third of the increase in revenue for 2016.Theme Parks Segment – Operating Costs and ExpensesOur Theme Parks segment operating costs and expenses consist primarily of theme park operations, including repairs and maintenance and relatedadministrative expenses; food, beverage and merchandise costs; labor costs; and sales and marketing costs.Theme Parks segment operating costs and expenses increased in 2017 primarily due to higher operating costs related to higher guest attendance and newattractions, as well as additional marketing costs associated with our domestic theme parks.Theme Parks segment operating costs and expenses increased in 2016 compared to the pro forma combined operating costs and expenses in 2015 primarilydue to additional costs associated with newer attractions, such as The Wizarding World of Harry Potter™ attraction in Hollywood and Skull Island: Reign ofKong™ attraction in Orlando, as well as the impact of foreign currency translation due to the strengthening of the Japanese yen.The strengthening of the Japanese yen accounted for approximately one-third of the increase in Adjusted EBITDA in 2016.NBCUniversal Headquarters, Other and EliminationsHeadquarters and Other operating costs and expenses incurred by our NBCUniversal businesses include overhead, personnel costs and costs associated withcorporate initiatives. Operating costs and expenses increased in 2017 and 2016 primarily due to higher employee-related costs. 48Comcast 2017 Annual Report on Form 10-KTable of ContentsCorporate and Other Results of OperationsYear ended December 31 (in millions)201720162015% Change 2016 to 2017% Change 2015 to 2016Revenue$1,060$750$71341.5 %5.1 %Operating costs and expenses2,7041,6241,52866.66.2Adjustment for legal settlement(250)——NMNMAdjusted EBITDA$(1,394)$(874)$(815)(59.5)%(7.1)%Corporate and Other – RevenueOther revenue primarily includes revenue from Comcast Spectacor, which owns the Philadelphia Flyers and the Wells Fargo Center arena in Philadelphia,Pennsylvania and operates arena management-related businesses, as well as revenue from other business development initiatives, such as our wireless phoneservice that we launched in 2017.Corporate and Other – Operating Costs and ExpensesCorporate and Other operating costs and expenses primarily include overhead and personnel costs, the costs of other business development initiatives,including our new wireless phone service, and the operations of Comcast Spectacor.Corporate and Other operating costs and expenses increased in 2017 primarily due to expenses associated with our new wireless phone service and $171million related to a one-time special cash bonus for eligible employees. Corporate and Other Adjusted EBITDA excludes $250 million of expense related to alegal settlement in 2017 (see Note 16 to Comcast’s consolidated financial statements). Corporate and Other operating costs and expenses increased in 2016due to an increase in expenses related to corporate activities and business development initiatives, including expenses associated with our wireless phoneservice offering.Consolidated Total Other Income (Expense)Year ended December 31 (in millions)201720162015Interest expense$(3,086)$(2,942)$(2,702)Investment income (loss), net25321381Equity in net income (losses) of investees, net107(104)(325)Other income (expense), net61327320Total other income (expense)$(2,665)$(2,506)$(2,626)Interest ExpenseInterest expense increased in 2017 primarily due to higher levels of debt outstanding. Interest expense increased in 2016 primarily due to higher levels ofdebt outstanding, including the impact of our acquisition of Universal Studios Japan.Investment Income (Loss), NetThe change in investment income (loss), net in 2017 was not significant. The change in investment income (loss), net in 2016 was primarily due to anincrease in income of certain investments and gains recorded on the sale of certain investments. The components of investment income (loss), net arepresented in a table in Note 7 to Comcast’s consolidated financial statements.Equity in Net Income (Losses) of Investees, NetThe changes in equity in net income (losses) of investees, net in 2017 and 2016 were primarily due to our equity method investments in Atairos Group, Inc.and Hulu, LLC. Atairos, which commenced operations in 2016, follows investment company accounting and records its investments at their fair values eachreporting period with the net gains or losses reflected in its statement of income. We recognize our share of these gains and losses in equity in net income(losses) of investees, net. The losses at Hulu were driven by its higher programming and marketing costs. The table below summarizes the equity in netincome (losses) of Atairos and Hulu in 2017, 2016 and 2015.Year ended December 31 (in millions)201720162015Atairos$281$(38)$—Hulu$(276)$(168)$(106)Comcast 2017 Annual Report on Form 10-K49 Table of ContentsThe change in equity in net income (losses) of investees, net in 2016 was also due to an impairment charge related to goodwill recorded by The WeatherChannel in 2015. We recorded expenses of $333 million that represented NBCUniversal’s proportionate share of The Weather Channel impairment charge.Other Income (Expense), NetOther income (expense), net for 2017 was not significant.Other income (expense), net for 2016 included $225 million recognized in connection with the settlement of amounts owed to us under an agency agreementthat had provided for, among other things, Verizon Wireless’ sale of our cable services and $108 million related to the sale of our investment in The WeatherChannel’s product and technology business to IBM.Other income (expense), net for 2015 included gains of $335 million on the sales of a business and an investment, $240 million recorded on the settlement ofa contingent consideration liability with The General Electric Company related to our acquisition of NBCUniversal, and $43 million related to an equitymethod investment. These gains were partially offset by $236 million of expenses related to fair value adjustments to a contractual obligation.Consolidated Income Tax Benefit (Expense)Income tax benefit (expense) reflects federal and state income taxes and adjustments associated with uncertain tax positions. Our effective income tax rate in2017 was a benefit of 49.5%. Excluding the impacts of the new federal tax reform legislation, our effective income tax rate in 2017 would have been anexpense of 33.3%. Our effective income tax rate in 2016 and 2015 was an expense of 37.0% and 37.1%, respectively. The income tax benefit in 2017 wasprimarily driven by the enactment of new federal tax reform legislation in December 2017 (“2017 Tax Act”), partially offset by higher taxable income fromoperations. The 2017 Tax Act, among other things, reduces the federal corporate income tax rate to 21% from 35%, effective January 1, 2018, resulting in anet income tax benefit of $12.7 billion in 2017 primarily related to a reduction of our net deferred tax liability (see Note 14 to Comcast’s consolidatedfinancial statements).Additionally, in 2017, we prospectively adopted certain provisions of the new accounting guidance related to share-based compensation which resulted in anincrease in income tax benefit of $297 million (see Note 3 to Comcast’s consolidated financial statements). Our income tax benefit also increased $121million due to the impact of an internal legal reorganization in the third quarter of 2017, which was partially offset by a decrease of $53 million due tochanges in state tax laws.We expect our 2018 annual effective tax rate to be significantly lower than our current year effective tax rate, excluding the impacts of the new federal taxreform legislation, as a result of the reduction of the federal corporate income tax rate in the 2017 Tax Act.Consolidated Net (Income) Loss Attributable to Noncontrolling Interests and Redeemable Subsidiary PreferredStockThe decrease in net income attributable to noncontrolling interests and redeemable subsidiary preferred stock in 2017 was primarily due to our acquisition ofthe remaining interests in Universal Studios Japan that we did not already own in April 2017. The increase in net income attributable to noncontrollinginterests and redeemable subsidiary preferred stock in 2016 was primarily due to NBCUniversal’s acquisition of a 51% interest in Universal Studios Japan inNovember 2015.Non-GAAP Financial MeasureConsolidated Adjusted EBITDA is a non-GAAP financial measure of performance and is defined as net income attributable to Comcast Corporation beforenet (income) loss attributable to noncontrolling interests and redeemable subsidiary preferred stock, income tax benefit (expense), total other income(expense), depreciation and amortization expense, and other operating gains, and excluding impairment charges related to fixed and intangible assets andgains or losses on the sale of long-lived assets, if any. From time to time we may exclude from Adjusted EBITDA the impact of events, gains, losses or othercharges (such as significant legal settlements) that affect the period-to-period comparability of our operating performance. This measure eliminates thesignificant level of noncash depreciation and amortization expense that results from the capital-intensive nature of certain of our businesses and fromintangible assets recognized in business combinations. Additionally, it is unaffected by our capital and tax structures and by our investment activities. Weuse this measure to evaluate our consolidated operating performance and the operating performance of our operating segments and to allocate resources andcapital to our operating segments. It is also a significant performance measure in our annual incentive compensation programs. We believe that this measureis useful to investors because it is one of the bases for comparing our operating performance with that of other companies in our industries, although ourmeasure may not be directly comparable to similar measures used by other companies. We reconcile consolidated Adjusted 50Comcast 2017 Annual Report on Form 10-KTable of ContentsEBITDA to net income attributable to Comcast Corporation. This measure should not be considered a substitute for operating income (loss), net income(loss), net income (loss) attributable to Comcast Corporation, or net cash provided by operating activities that we have reported in accordance with GAAP.Reconciliation from Net Income Attributable to Comcast Corporation to Adjusted EBITDAYear ended December 31 (in millions)201720162015Net income attributable to Comcast Corporation$22,714$8,695$8,163Net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests and redeemable subsidiary preferred stock186350250Income tax (benefit) expense(7,578)5,3084,959Total other (income) expense2,6652,5062,626Depreciation7,9147,4646,781Amortization2,3532,0941,899Other operating gains(442)——Adjustment for legal settlement250——Adjusted EBITDA$28,062$26,417$24,678Liquidity and Capital ResourcesOur businesses generate significant cash flows from operating activities. We believe that we will be able to continue to meet our current and long-termliquidity and capital requirements, including fixed charges, through our cash flows from operating activities; existing cash, cash equivalents andinvestments; available borrowings under our existing credit facilities; and our ability to obtain future external financing. We anticipate that we will continueto use a substantial portion of our cash flows in repaying our debt obligations, funding our capital expenditures, investing in business opportunities andreturning capital to shareholders.We also maintain significant availability under our revolving credit facilities and our commercial paper programs to meet our short-term liquidityrequirements. Our commercial paper programs provide a lower-cost source of borrowing to fund our short-term working capital requirements. See Note 10 andNote 19 to Comcast’s consolidated financial statements for additional information on the Comcast and NBCUniversal Enterprise revolving credit facilitiesand the related guarantees. As of December 31, 2017, amounts available under our consolidated revolving credit facilities, net of amounts outstanding underour commercial paper programs and outstanding letters of credit, totaled $7.4 billion, which included $1.5 billion available under the NBCUniversalEnterprise revolving credit facility.We, NBCUniversal and Comcast Cable Communications, LLC are subject to the covenants and restrictions set forth in the indentures governing our publicdebt securities and in the credit agreements governing the Comcast revolving credit facility. The only financial covenant in the credit facility pertains toleverage, which is the ratio of debt to EBITDA, as defined in the credit facility. We test for compliance with this financial covenant on an ongoing basis. Asof December 31, 2017, we met this financial covenant by a significant margin. We do not expect to have to reduce debt or improve operating results in orderto continue to comply with this financial covenant. In addition, the Universal Studios Japan term loans contain certain financial covenants. As ofDecember 31, 2017, Universal Studios Japan was in compliance with all of these covenants.Operating ActivitiesComponents of Net Cash Provided by Operating ActivitiesYear ended December 31 (in millions)201720162015Operating income$17,987$16,859$15,998Depreciation, amortization and other operating gains9,8259,5588,680Noncash share-based compensation751640567Changes in operating assets and liabilities(510)(1,430)158Payments of interest(2,820)(2,565)(2,443)Payments of income taxes(4,057)(3,693)(3,726)Proceeds from investments and other227456251Net cash provided by operating activities$21,403$19,825$19,485The variance in changes in operating assets and liabilities in 2017 compared to 2016 was primarily due to the timing of film and television productionspending and related costs, net of amortization; the recognition of deferred revenue associated with our broadcast of the 2016 Rio Olympics; the payment in2016 of a tax receivable agreement that DreamWorks Animation entered into with one of its former stockholders; and the launch in 2017 of our wirelessphone service offering. The variance in changes inComcast 2017 Annual Report on Form 10-K51 Table of Contentsoperating assets and liabilities in 2016 compared to 2015 was primarily due to the timing of film and television production spending and related costs, net ofamortization, including certain sports programming obligations; the recognition of deferred revenue associated with the broadcast of the 2016 Rio Olympics;an increase in certain benefit payments; and the payment in 2016 of a tax receivable agreement that DreamWorks Animation entered into with one of itsformer stockholders prior to our acquisition.The increases in interest payments in 2017 and 2016 were primarily due to higher levels of debt outstanding.The increase in income tax payments in 2017 was primarily due to higher taxable income from operations and payments associated with tax disputes, offsetby tax deductions resulting from our senior notes exchange (see Note 10 to Comcast’s consolidated financial statements) and additional depreciationdeductions allowed under the 2017 Tax Act (see Note 14 to Comcast’s consolidated financial statements). The decrease in income tax payments in 2016 wasprimarily due to taxable losses in 2016 related to the sale of certain investments as well as taxable gains in 2015 related to the sale of businesses andinvestments partially offset by higher taxable income from operations in 2016. We expect income tax payments to be significantly lower in 2018 due to thereduction in the federal income tax rate, as well as additional depreciation deductions allowed under the 2017 Tax Act, partially offset by the 2017 taxdeductions resulting from the senior notes exchange.Investing ActivitiesNet cash used in investing activities in 2017 consisted primarily of cash paid for capital expenditures, purchases of investments and intangible assets. Netcash used in investing activities in 2016 consisted primarily of cash paid for capital expenditures, acquisitions, deposits, purchases of investments andintangible assets. Net cash used in investing activities in 2015 consisted primarily of cash paid for capital expenditures, acquisitions, intangible assets andpurchases of investments.Capital ExpendituresOur most significant recurring investing activity has been capital expenditures in our Cable Communications segment, and we expect that this will continuein the future. The table below summarizes the capital expenditures we incurred in our Cable Communications segment in 2017, 2016 and 2015.Year ended December 31 (in millions)201720162015Customer premise equipment$3,337$3,665$3,698Scalable infrastructure2,3691,8271,539Line extensions1,3671,208886Support capital879896917Total$7,952$7,596$7,040Cable Communications capital expenditures increased 4.7% and 7.9% in 2017 and 2016, respectively, primarily due to continued investment in scalableinfrastructure to increase network capacity and increased investment in line extensions primarily for the expansion of business services. The increase in 2017was partially offset by a decrease in spending on customer premise equipment and support capital.Capital expenditures in our NBCUniversal segments increased 3.4% to $1.5 billion in 2017 primarily due to continued investment at our Theme Parkssegment, which was partially offset by the timing of real estate and infrastructure investment. Capital expenditures in our NBCUniversal segments increased4.8% to $1.5 billion in 2016 primarily due to continued investment at our Theme Parks segment.Our capital expenditures for 2018 are focused on continued investment in scalable infrastructure to increase network capacity; increased investment in lineextensions primarily for the expansion of business services; and the continued deployment of wireless gateways, our X1 platform, and cloud DVRtechnology. In addition, we expect to continue to invest in existing and new attractions at our Universal theme parks. Capital expenditures for subsequentyears will depend on numerous factors, including acquisitions, competition, changes in technology, regulatory changes, the timing and rate of deployment ofnew services, the capacity required for existing services, and the timing of new attractions at our theme parks. We continue to develop a Universal theme parkin Beijing, China.Cash Paid for Intangible AssetsIn 2017, 2016 and 2015, cash paid for intangible assets consisted primarily of expenditures for software in our Cable Communications segment.Acquisitions and Construction of Real Estate PropertiesAcquisitions and construction of real estate properties in 2017, 2016 and 2015 primarily included the construction of the Comcast Technology Center inPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania. 52Comcast 2017 Annual Report on Form 10-KTable of ContentsAcquisitions, Net of Cash AcquiredIn August 2016, we acquired all of the outstanding stock of DreamWorks Animation. In November 2015, NBCUniversal acquired a 51% interest in UniversalStudios Japan.Proceeds from Sales of Businesses and InvestmentsProceeds from sales of businesses and investments in 2016 were primarily related to the sale of our investment in The Weather Channel’s product andtechnology business to IBM. Proceeds from sales of businesses and investments in 2015 were primarily related to the sale of our investment in TV One, LLCand the sale of a business, CTI Towers Assets I, LLC.Purchases of InvestmentsPurchases of investments in 2017 were primarily related to additional capital contributions to Atairos, our investment in Snap Inc. and NBCUniversal’sadditional capital contributions to Hulu. Purchases of investments in 2016 were primarily related to capital contributions to Atairos and NBCUniversal’sadditional investment in BuzzFeed, Inc. Purchases of investments in 2015 were primarily related to NBCUniversal’s investments in Vox Media, Inc. andBuzzFeed.DepositsOn April 13, 2017, the Federal Communications Commission (“FCC”) announced the results of its spectrum auction. In connection with the auction, weacquired the rights to $1.7 billion of spectrum. We had previously made a deposit of $1.8 billion to participate in the auction in 2016 and received a refundfor amounts in excess of the purchase price in 2017.OtherOther investing activities in 2017 were primarily related to proceeds of $482 million received by NBCUniversal in the FCC auction for the relinquishment ofspectrum rights (see Note 5 to Comcast’s consolidated financial statements and Note 4 to NBCUniversal’s consolidated financial statements).Financing ActivitiesNet cash used in financing activities in all years consisted primarily of repayments of debt, repurchases of common stock under our repurchase program andemployee plans, and dividend payments, which were partially offset by proceeds from borrowings. Proceeds from borrowings fluctuate from year to yearbased on the amounts paid to fund acquisitions and debt repayments. Net cash used in financing activities in 2017 also included the purchase of theremaining 49% noncontrolling interests in Universal Studios Japan. Net cash used in financing activities in 2016 also included our purchase of the remainingnoncontrolling interest in Comcast Spectacor.We have made, and may from time to time in the future make, optional repayments on our debt obligations, which may include repurchases or exchanges ofour outstanding public notes and debentures, depending on various factors, such as market conditions. See Note 10 to Comcast’s consolidated financialstatements and Note 10 to NBCUniversal’s consolidated financial statements for additional information on our financing activities, including details of ourdebt repayments and borrowings and our exchange of senior notes.Share Repurchases and DividendsIn 2017, we repurchased a total of 131 million shares of our Class A common stock for $5.0 billion under our share repurchase program authorization.Effective January 1, 2017, our Board of Directors increased our share repurchase program authorization to a total of $12 billion, which does not have anexpiration date. As of December 31, 2017, $7 billion remained under this authorization. Under the authorization, we may repurchase shares in the openmarket or in private transactions. We expect to repurchase at least $5 billion of our Class A common stock during 2018, although the actual repurchaseamount may differ depending on market and other conditions.Our Board of Directors declared quarterly dividends totaling $3.0 billion in 2017. We paid dividends of $2.9 billion in 2017. In January 2018, our Board ofDirectors approved a 21% increase in our dividend to $0.76 per share on an annualized basis. We expect to continue to pay quarterly dividends, althougheach dividend is subject to approval by our Board of Directors.The chart below summarizes our share repurchases under our publicly announced share repurchase program authorization and dividends paid in 2017, 2016and 2015. In addition, we paid $435 million, $352 million and $425 million in 2017, 2016 and 2015, respectively, related to employee taxes associated withthe administration of our share-based compensation plans.Comcast 2017 Annual Report on Form 10-K53 Table of ContentsShare Repurchases Under Share Repurchase Program Authorization and Dividends Paid(in billions) Contractual Obligations Payment Due by PeriodAs of December 31, 2017 (in millions)TotalYear 1Years 2-3Years 4-5More than 5Debt obligations(a)$66,139$5,089$5,983$9,704$45,363Capital lease obligations360387259191Operating lease obligations4,0745599697171,829Purchase obligations(b)51,04512,45211,8117,90018,882Other long-term liabilities reflected on the balance sheet(c)5,6203791,3752,3411,525Total(d)(e)$127,238$18,517$20,210$20,721$67,790Refer to Note 10 and Note 16 to Comcast’s consolidated financial statements.(a)Excludes interest payments.(b)Purchase obligations consist of agreements to purchase goods and services that are legally binding on us and specify all significant terms, including fixed or minimum quantities tobe purchased and price provisions. Our purchase obligations related to our Cable Communications segment and other business development initiatives include programmingcontracts with cable networks and local broadcast television stations; contracts with customer premise equipment manufacturers; contracts with communications vendors andmultichannel video providers for which we provide advertising sales representation; contracts to acquire handsets and other equipment; and other contracts entered into in thenormal course of business. Cable Communications programming contracts include amounts payable under fixed or minimum guaranteed commitments and do not represent thetotal fees that are expected to be paid under programming contracts, which we expect to be significantly higher because these contracts are generally based on the number ofsubscribers receiving the programming. Our purchase obligations related to our NBCUniversal segments consist primarily of commitments to acquire film and televisionprogramming, including the U.S. broadcast rights to future Olympic Games through 2032, Sunday Night Football through the 2022-23 season, including two Super Bowl games,the first of which is in 2018, NHL games through the 2020-21 season, Spanish-language U.S. broadcast rights to FIFA World Cup games through 2022, U.S broadcast rights toEnglish Premier League soccer games through the 2021-22 season, certain NASCAR events through 2024, and certain PGA TOUR and other golf events through 2030, as well asobligations under various creative talent agreements, including obligations to actors, producers and television personalities, and various other television commitments. Purchaseobligations do not include contracts with immaterial future commitments.(c)Other long-term liabilities reflected on the balance sheet consist primarily of subsidiary preferred shares; deferred compensation obligations; and postretirement, pension andpostemployment benefit obligations. A contractual obligation with a carrying value of $1.1 billion is not included in the table above because it is uncertain if the arrangement willbe settled. The contractual obligation involves an interest held by a third party in the revenue of certain theme parks. The arrangement provides the counterparty with the right toperiodic payments associated with current period revenue and, beginning in June 2017, the option to require NBCUniversal to purchase the interest for cash in an amount based ona contractual formula. The contractual formula is based on an average of specified historical theme park revenue at the time of exercise, which amount could be significantlyhigher than the carrying value. As of December 31, 2017, the value of the contractual obligation was $1.5 billion, based on inputs to the contractual formula as of that date. SeeNote 16 to Comcast’s consolidated financial statements for additional information related to this arrangement. Liabilities for uncertain tax positions of $809 million and theassociated interest and penalties are not included in the table above because it is uncertain if or when these amounts will become payable. Payments of $2.7 billion of participationsand residuals are also not included in the table above because we cannot make a reliable estimate of the period in which these obligations will be settled.(d)Our contractual obligations do not include our commitment to invest up to $4 billion at any one time as an investor in Atairos due to our inability to estimate the timing of thisfunding. As of December 31, 2017, our remaining commitment is $2.0 billion based on the capital calls received as of that date (see Note 7 54Comcast 2017 Annual Report on Form 10-KTable of Contentsto Comcast’s consolidated financial statements). Our contractual obligations do not include certain expenditures related to the construction and development of the UniversalStudios theme park in Beijing, China, as these commitments were not executed as of December 31, 2017.(e)Total contractual obligations are made up of the following components.(in millions) Liabilities recorded on the balance sheet$73,945Commitments not recorded on the balance sheet53,293Total$127,238Off-Balance Sheet ArrangementsAs of December 31, 2017, we did not have any material off-balance sheet arrangements that are reasonably likely to have a current or future effect on ourfinancial condition, results of operations, liquidity, capital expenditures or capital resources. Recent Accounting PronouncementsSee Note 3 to each of Comcast’s and NBCUniversal’s consolidated financial statements for additional information related to recent accountingpronouncements, including the impact of the adoption of the updated accounting guidance related to revenue recognition.Critical Accounting Judgments and Estimates The preparation of our consolidated financial statements requires us to make estimates that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenue andexpenses, and the related disclosure of contingent assets and contingent liabilities. We base our judgments on our historical experience and on various otherassumptions that we believe are reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis for making estimates about the carrying value ofassets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. Actual results may differ from these estimates under different assumptions or conditions.We believe our judgments and related estimates associated with the valuation and impairment testing of our cable franchise rights and the accounting for filmand television costs are critical in the preparation of our consolidated financial statements. Management has discussed the development and selection ofthese critical accounting judgments and estimates with the Audit Committee of our Board of Directors, and the Audit Committee has reviewed our disclosuresrelating to them, which are presented below. See Notes 9 and 6 to Comcast’s consolidated financial statements for a discussion of our accounting policieswith respect to these items.Valuation and Impairment Testing of Cable Franchise RightsOur largest asset, our cable franchise rights, results from agreements we have with state and local governments that allow us to construct and operate a cablebusiness within a specified geographic area. The value of a franchise is derived from the economic benefits we receive from the right to solicit new customersand to market additional services, such as advanced video services and high-speed Internet and voice services, in a particular service area. The amounts werecord for cable franchise rights are primarily a result of cable system acquisitions. Typically when we acquire a cable system, the most significant asset werecord is the value of the cable franchise rights. Often these cable system acquisitions include multiple franchise areas. We currently serve approximately6,400 franchise areas in the United States.We have concluded that our cable franchise rights have an indefinite useful life since there are no legal, regulatory, contractual, competitive, economic orother factors which limit the period over which these rights will contribute to our cash flows. Accordingly, we do not amortize our cable franchise rights butwe assess their carrying values annually, or more frequently whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount may exceed thefair value (“impairment testing”).For the purpose of our impairment testing, we have grouped the recorded values of our various cable franchise rights into our three Cable Communicationsdivisions or units of account. We evaluate the unit of account periodically to ensure our impairment testing is performed at an appropriate level.The annual impairment test for indefinite-lived intangible assets allows for the option to first assess qualitative factors to determine whether it is more likelythan not that the fair value of the asset is less than its carrying amount. An entity may choose to perform the qualitative assessment or an entity may bypassthe qualitative assessment and proceed directly to the quantitative impairment test. If it is determined, on the basis of qualitative factors, that the fair value ofthe indefinite-lived intangible asset is, more likely than not, less than its carrying value, the quantitative impairment test is required. When performing aquantitative assessment, we estimate the fair value of our cable franchise rights primarily based on a discounted cash flow analysis that involves significantComcast 2017 Annual Report on Form 10-K55 Table of Contentsjudgment. When analyzing the fair values indicated under the discounted cash flow models, we also consider multiples of Adjusted EBITDA generated bythe underlying assets, current market transactions and profitability information.In 2017, we performed a qualitative assessment of our cable franchise rights. At the time of our previous quantitative assessment in 2014, the estimated fairvalues of our franchise rights exceeded the carrying value in our three Cable Communications divisions by 26%, 42% and 50%, respectively. We alsoconsidered various factors that would affect the estimated fair values of our cable franchise rights in our qualitative assessment in 2017, including changes inour projected future cash flows associated with our Cable Communications segment; market transactions and macroeconomic conditions; weighted-averagecost of capital; and an increase in our market capitalization. Based on this assessment, we concluded that it was more likely than not that the estimated fairvalues of our cable franchise rights were higher than the carrying values and that the performance of a quantitative impairment test was not required.Since the adoption of the accounting guidance related to goodwill and intangible assets in 2002, we have not recorded any significant impairment charges tocable franchise rights.We could record impairment charges in the future if there are changes in long-term market conditions, in expected future operating results, or in federal orstate regulations that prevent us from recovering the carrying value of these cable franchise rights. Assumptions made about increased competition andeconomic conditions could also impact the results of any qualitative assessment and the valuations used in future annual quantitative impairment testing andresult in a reduction in the fair values of our cable franchise rights. In addition, a future change in the unit of account could result in the recognition of animpairment charge.Film and Television CostsWe capitalize film and television production costs, including direct costs, production overhead, print costs, development costs and interest. We amortizecapitalized film and television production costs, including acquired libraries, and accrue costs associated with participation and residual payments toprogramming and production expenses. We generally record the amortization and the accrued costs using the individual film forecast computation method,which amortizes the costs using the ratio of the current period’s revenue to estimated total remaining revenue from all sources (“ultimate revenue”). Estimatesof ultimate revenue have a significant impact on how quickly capitalized costs are amortized and, therefore, are updated regularly.Our estimates of ultimate revenue for films generally include revenue from all sources that are expected to be earned within 10 years from the date of a film’sinitial release. These estimates are based on the historical performance of similar content, as well as factors unique to the content itself. The most sensitivefactor affecting our estimate of ultimate revenue for a film intended for theatrical release is the film’s theatrical performance, as subsequent revenue from thelicensing and sale of a film has historically exhibited a high correlation to its theatrical performance. Upon a film’s release, our estimates of revenue fromsucceeding markets, including from content licensing across multiple platforms and home entertainment sales, are revised based on historical relationshipsand an analysis of current market trends.With respect to television series or other owned television programming, the most sensitive factor affecting our estimate of ultimate revenue is whether theseries can be successfully licensed beyond its initial license. Initial estimates of ultimate revenue are limited to the amount of revenue contracted for eachepisode under the initial license. Once it is determined that a television series or other owned television programming can be licensed for subsequentplatforms, revenue estimates for these platforms, such as U.S. and international syndication, home entertainment, and other distribution platforms, areincluded in ultimate revenue. Revenue estimates for produced episodes include revenue expected to be earned within 10 years of delivery of the initialepisode or, if still in production, 5 years from the delivery of the most recent episode, if later.We capitalize the costs of programming content that we license but do not own, including rights to multiyear, live-event sports programming, at the earlier ofwhen payments are made for the programming or when the license period begins and the content is made available for use. We amortize capitalizedprogramming costs as the associated programs are broadcast. We generally amortize multiyear, live-event sports programming rights using the ratio of thecurrent period revenue to the estimated ultimate revenue or under the terms of the contract.Capitalized film and television costs are subject to impairment testing when certain triggering events are identified. If the fair value of a production were tofall below its unamortized cost, we would record an adjustment for the amount by which the unamortized capitalized costs exceed the production’s fair value.The fair value assessment is generally based on estimated future discounted cash flows, which are supported by our internal forecasts. Adjustments tocapitalized film production costs were not material in any of the periods presented. 56Comcast 2017 Annual Report on Form 10-KTable of ContentsItem 7A: Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market RiskInterest Rate Risk Management We maintain a mix of fixed-rate and variable-rate debt and we are exposed to the market risk of adverse changes in interest rates. In order to manage the costand volatility relating to the interest cost of our outstanding debt, we enter into various interest rate risk management derivative transactions in accordancewith our policies.We monitor our exposure to the risk of adverse changes in interest rates through the use of techniques that include market valuation and sensitivity analyses.We do not engage in any speculative or leveraged derivative transactions.Our interest rate derivative financial instruments, which may include swaps, rate locks, caps and collars, represent an integral part of our interest rate riskmanagement program. Comcast’s interest rate derivative financial instruments reduced the portion of Comcast’s total consolidated debt at fixed rates as ofDecember 31, 2017 to 86.8% from 89.5%. As of December 31, 2017, NBCUniversal had no outstanding interest rate derivative financial instruments.In 2017, 2016 and 2015, the effect of our interest rate derivative financial instruments was to decrease Comcast’s consolidated interest expense by $23million, $36 million and $62 million, respectively. The effect of NBCUniversal’s interest rate derivative financial instruments was not material toNBCUniversal’s consolidated financial statements for any period presented. Interest rate derivative financial instruments may have a significant effect onComcast’s interest expense in the future.The table below summarizes as of December 31, 2017 by contractual year of maturity the principal cash flows, notional amounts, fair values and contractterms of financial instruments subject to interest rate risk maintained by us. (in millions)20182019202020212022ThereafterTotalEstimatedFair Value as ofDecember 31, 2017Debt Fixed rate$3,346$2,242$3,434$2,048$2,892$45,554$59,516$64,664Average interest rate4.4%3.2%5.1%4.3%5.7%4.3%4.4% Variable rate$1,781$125$254$1,836$2,987$—$6,983$6,990Average interest rate2.5%0.8%0.8%2.4%1.1%—%1.8% Interest Rate Instruments Fixed to variable swaps$1,600$200$—$—$—$—$1,800$9Average pay rate4.7%5.4%—%—%—%—%4.6% Average receive rate5.8%5.7%—%—%—%—%5.8% We use the notional amount of each interest rate derivative financial instrument to calculate the interest to be paid or received. The notional amounts do notrepresent our exposure to credit loss. The estimated fair value approximates the amount of payments to be made or proceeds to be received to settle theoutstanding contracts, including accrued interest. We estimate interest rates on variable rate debt and swaps using the relevant average implied forward ratesthrough the year of maturity based on the yield curve in effect on December 31, 2017, plus the applicable borrowing margin.See Note 2 to each of Comcast’s and NBCUniversal’s consolidated financial statements for additional information on our accounting policies for derivativefinancial instruments.Foreign Exchange Risk ManagementNBCUniversal has significant operations in a number of countries outside the United States, and certain of NBCUniversal’s operations are conducted inforeign currencies. The value of these currencies fluctuates relative to the U.S. dollar. These changes could adversely affect the U.S. dollar equivalent value ofour non-U.S. dollar revenue and operating costs and expenses and reduce international demand for our content, all of which could negatively affect ourbusiness, financial condition and results of operations in a given period or in specific territories.As part of our overall strategy to manage the level of exposure to the risk of foreign exchange rate fluctuations, NBCUniversal enters into derivative financialinstruments related to a significant portion of its foreign currency exposure for transactions denominated in other than the functional currency. NBCUniversalenters into foreign currency forward contracts that change in value as currency exchange rates fluctuate to protect the functional currency equivalent value ofnon-functional currency denominated assets, liabilities, commitments, and forecasted non-functional currency revenue and expenses. In accordance withComcast 2017 Annual Report on Form 10-K57 Table of Contentsour policy, NBCUniversal hedges forecasted foreign currency transactions for periods generally not to exceed 18 months. In certain circumstances,NBCUniversal enters into foreign exchange contracts with initial maturities in excess of 18 months. As of December 31, 2017 and 2016, NBCUniversal hadforeign exchange contracts with a total notional value of $1.3 billion and $1.5 billion, respectively. As of December 31, 2017 and 2016, the aggregateestimated fair value of these foreign exchange contracts was not material.We have analyzed our foreign currency exposure related to NBCUniversal’s operations as of December 31, 2017, including our hedging contracts, to identifyassets and liabilities denominated in a currency other than their functional currency. For those assets and liabilities, we then evaluated the effect of a 10%shift in currency exchange rates between the functional currency and the U.S. dollar. Our analysis of such a shift in exchange rates indicated that it would nothave a material effect on our 2017 net income attributable to Comcast Corporation. In addition, the impact of fluctuations in currencies relative to the U.S.dollar for our non-U.S. dollar functional currency operations did not have a material impact on our financial condition or results of operations in 2017.Comcast is also exposed to the market risks associated with fluctuations in currency exchange rates as they relate to its foreign currency denominated debtobligations. We use cross-currency swaps for foreign currency denominated debt obligations when those obligations are denominated in a currency otherthan the functional currency. Cross-currency swaps effectively convert fixed-rate foreign currency denominated debt to fixed-rate U.S. dollar denominateddebt in order to hedge the risk that the cash flows related to annual interest payments and the payment of principal at maturity may be adversely affected byfluctuations in currency exchange rates. The gains and losses on the cross-currency swaps offset changes in the U.S. dollar equivalent value of the relatedexposures. As of December 31, 2017 and 2016, the fair value of our cross-currency swaps on our £625 million principal amount of 5.50% senior notes due2029 was a liability of $80 million and $189 million, respectively.Counterparty Credit Risk ManagementComcast and NBCUniversal manage the credit risks associated with our derivative financial instruments through diversification and the evaluation andmonitoring of the creditworthiness of counterparties. Although we may be exposed to losses in the event of nonperformance by counterparties, we do notexpect such losses, if any, to be significant. Comcast has agreements with certain counterparties that include collateral provisions. These provisions require aparty with an aggregate unrealized loss position in excess of certain thresholds to post cash collateral for the amount in excess of the threshold. The thresholdlevels in our collateral agreements are based on our and the counterparty’s credit ratings. As of December 31, 2017 and 2016, Comcast was not required topost collateral under the terms of these agreements. As of December 31, 2017 and 2016, we did not hold any collateral under the terms of these agreements. 58Comcast 2017 Annual Report on Form 10-KTable of ContentsItem 8: Comcast Corporation Financial Statements and Supplementary Data IndexPageReport of Management60 Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm61 Consolidated Balance Sheet62 Consolidated Statement of Income63 Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income64 Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows65 Consolidated Statement of Changes in Equity66 Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements67NBCUniversal Media, LLCSee Index to NBCUniversal Media, LLC Financial Statements and Supplemental Data on page 116.Comcast 2017 Annual Report on Form 10-K59 Table of ContentsReport of ManagementManagement’s Report on Comcast’s Financial StatementsOur management is responsible for the preparation, integrity and fair presentation of information in Comcast’s consolidated financial statements, includingestimates and judgments. The consolidated financial statements presented in this report have been prepared in accordance with accounting principlesgenerally accepted in the United States. Our management believes the Comcast consolidated financial statements and other financial information included inthis report fairly present, in all material respects, Comcast’s financial condition, results of operations and cash flows as of and for the periods presented in thisreport. The Comcast consolidated financial statements have been audited by Deloitte & Touche LLP, an independent registered public accounting firm, asstated in their report, which is included herein.Management’s Report on Comcast’s Internal Control Over Financial ReportingOur management is responsible for establishing and maintaining an adequate system of internal control over financial reporting. Our system of internalcontrol over financial reporting is designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financialstatements for external purposes in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States.Our internal control over financial reporting includes those policies and procedures that:•Pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect our transactions and dispositions of our assets.•Provide reasonable assurance that our transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of our financial statements in accordance withaccounting principles generally accepted in the United States, and that our receipts and expenditures are being made only in accordance withauthorizations of our management and our directors.•Provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use or disposition of our assets that could have amaterial effect on the financial statements.Because of its inherent limitations, a system of internal control over financial reporting can provide only reasonable assurance and may not prevent or detectmisstatements. Further, because of changes in conditions, effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting may vary over time. Our system containsself-monitoring mechanisms, and actions are taken to correct deficiencies as they are identified.Our management conducted an evaluation of the effectiveness of the system of internal control over financial reporting based on the framework in InternalControl — Integrated Framework (2013) issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission. Based on this evaluation, ourmanagement concluded that Comcast’s system of internal control over financial reporting was effective as of December 31, 2017. The effectiveness ofComcast’s internal controls over financial reporting of Comcast has been audited by Deloitte & Touche LLP, an independent registered public accountingfirm, as stated in their report, which is included herein.Audit Committee OversightThe Audit Committee of the Board of Directors, which is comprised solely of independent directors, has oversight responsibility for our financial reportingprocess and the audits of Comcast’s consolidated financial statements and internal control over financial reporting. The Audit Committee meets regularlywith management and with our internal auditors and independent registered public accounting firm (collectively, the “auditors”) to review matters related tothe quality and integrity of our financial reporting, internal control over financial reporting (including compliance matters related to our Code of Conduct),and the nature, extent, and results of internal and external audits. Our auditors have full and free access and report directly to the Audit Committee. The AuditCommittee recommended, and the Board of Directors approved, that the Comcast audited consolidated financial statements be included in this Form 10-K. /s/ BRIAN L. ROBERTS /s/ MICHAEL J. CAVANAGH /s/ DANIEL C. MURDOCKBrian L. Roberts Michael J. Cavanagh Daniel C. MurdockChairman andChief Executive Officer Senior Executive Vice President andChief Financial Officer Senior Vice President, ChiefAccounting Officer and Controller 60Comcast 2017 Annual Report on Form 10-KTable of ContentsReport of Independent Registered Public Accounting FirmTo the Board of Directors and Stockholders ofComcast CorporationPhiladelphia, PennsylvaniaOpinions on the Consolidated Financial Statements and Internal Control over Financial ReportingWe have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Comcast Corporation and subsidiaries (the “Company”) as of December 31, 2017 and2016, the related consolidated statements of income, comprehensive income, cash flows and changes in equity for each of the three years in the period endedDecember 31, 2017, and the related notes (collectively referred to as the “financial statements”). We also have audited the Company’s internal control overfinancial reporting as of December 31, 2017, based on criteria established in Internal Control — Integrated Framework (2013) issued by the Committee ofSponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO).In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Company as of December 31,2017 and 2016, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2017, in conformity withaccounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. Also, in our opinion, the Company maintained, in all material respects, effectiveinternal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2017, based on criteria established in Internal Control — Integrated Framework (2013) issued byCOSO.Basis for OpinionsThe Company’s management is responsible for these financial statements, for maintaining effective internal control over financial reporting, and for itsassessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting, included in the accompanying Management’s Report on Comcast’s InternalControl Over Financial Reporting. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Company’s financial statements and an opinion on the Company’sinternal control over financial reporting based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting OversightBoard (United States) (PCAOB) and are required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and theapplicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audits to obtain reasonableassurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud, and whether effective internal control overfinancial reporting was maintained in all material respects.Our audits of the financial statements included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due toerror or fraud, and performing procedures to respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts anddisclosures in the financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, aswell as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. Our audit of internal control over financial reporting included obtaining anunderstanding of internal control over financial reporting, assessing the risk that a material weakness exists, and testing and evaluating the design andoperating effectiveness of internal control based on the assessed risk. Our audits also included performing such other procedures as we considered necessaryin the circumstances. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinions.Definition and Limitations of Internal Control over Financial ReportingA company's internal control over financial reporting is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reportingand the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. A company's internal controlover financial reporting includes those policies and procedures that (1) pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairlyreflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the company; (2) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permitpreparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and that receipts and expenditures of the company are beingmade only in accordance with authorizations of management and directors of the company; and (3) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention ortimely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use, or disposition of the company's assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements.Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Also, projections of any evaluation ofeffectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliancewith the policies or procedures may deteriorate./s/ Deloitte & Touche LLPPhiladelphia, PennsylvaniaJanuary 31, 2018We have served as the Company’s auditor since 1963.Comcast 2017 Annual Report on Form 10-K61 Table of ContentsComcast CorporationConsolidated Balance SheetDecember 31 (in millions, except share data)2017 2016Assets Current Assets: Cash and cash equivalents$3,428 $3,301Receivables, net8,546 7,955Programming rights1,613 1,250Deposits9 1,772Other current assets2,464 2,083Total current assets16,060 16,361Film and television costs7,076 7,252Investments6,931 5,247Property and equipment, net38,470 36,253Franchise rights59,364 59,364Goodwill36,780 35,980Other intangible assets, net18,779 17,274Other noncurrent assets, net3,489 2,769Total assets$186,949 $180,500Liabilities and Equity Current Liabilities: Accounts payable and accrued expenses related to trade creditors$6,926 $6,915Accrued participations and residuals1,683 1,726Deferred revenue1,552 1,132Accrued expenses and other current liabilities6,266 6,282Current portion of long-term debt5,134 5,480Total current liabilities21,561 21,535Long-term debt, less current portion59,422 55,566Deferred income taxes24,256 34,854Other noncurrent liabilities10,904 10,925Commitments and contingencies (Note 16) Redeemable noncontrolling interests and redeemable subsidiary preferred stock1,357 1,446Equity: Preferred stock—authorized, 20,000,000 shares; issued, zero— —Class A common stock, $0.01 par value—authorized, 7,500,000,000 shares; issued, 5,507,854,670 and5,614,950,039; outstanding, 4,635,063,642 and 4,742,159,01155 56Class B common stock, $0.01 par value—authorized, 75,000,000 shares; issued and outstanding, 9,444,375— —Additional paid-in capital37,497 38,230Retained earnings38,192 23,076Treasury stock, 872,791,028 Class A common shares(7,517) (7,517)Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)379 98Total Comcast Corporation shareholders’ equity68,606 53,943Noncontrolling interests843 2,231Total equity69,449 56,174Total liabilities and equity$186,949 $180,500See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements. 62Comcast 2017 Annual Report on Form 10-KTable of ContentsComcast CorporationConsolidated Statement of IncomeYear ended December 31 (in millions, except per share data)2017 2016 2015Revenue$84,526 $80,403 $74,510Costs and Expenses: Programming and production25,384 24,463 22,550Other operating and administrative25,013 23,416 21,325Advertising, marketing and promotion6,317 6,107 5,957Depreciation7,914 7,464 6,781Amortization2,353 2,094 1,899Other operating gains(442) — —Total costs and expenses66,539 63,544 58,512Operating income17,987 16,859 15,998Other Income (Expense): Interest expense(3,086) (2,942) (2,702)Investment income (loss), net253 213 81Equity in net income (losses) of investees, net107 (104) (325)Other income (expense), net61 327 320Total other income (expense)(2,665) (2,506) (2,626)Income before income taxes15,322 14,353 13,372Income tax benefit (expense)7,578 (5,308) (4,959)Net income22,900 9,045 8,413Net (income) loss attributable to noncontrolling interests and redeemable subsidiary preferredstock(186) (350) (250)Net income attributable to Comcast Corporation$22,714 $8,695 $8,163Basic earnings per common share attributable to Comcast Corporation shareholders$4.82 $1.80 $1.64Diluted earnings per common share attributable to Comcast Corporation shareholders$4.75 $1.78 $1.62Dividends declared per common share$0.63 $0.55 $0.50See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.Comcast 2017 Annual Report on Form 10-K63 Table of ContentsComcast CorporationConsolidated Statement of Comprehensive IncomeYear ended December 31 (in millions)2017 2016 2015Net income$22,900 $9,045 $8,413Unrealized gains (losses) on marketable securities, net of deferred taxes of $25, $(1) and $(1)(42) — 1Deferred gains (losses) on cash flow hedges, net of deferred taxes of $(35), $35 and $6260 (60) (106)Amounts reclassified to net income: Realized (gains) losses on marketable securities, net of deferred taxes of $1, $1 and $1(1) (1) (1)Realized (gains) losses on cash flow hedges, net of deferred taxes of $22, $(54) and $(38)(37) 92 64Employee benefit obligations, net of deferred taxes of $(24), $(125) and $(43)41 213 74Currency translation adjustments, net of deferred taxes of $(40), $(14) and $34147 102 (89)Comprehensive income23,068 9,391 8,356Net (income) loss attributable to noncontrolling interests and redeemable subsidiary preferredstock(186) (350) (250)Other comprehensive (income) loss attributable to noncontrolling interests(81) (74) 29Comprehensive income attributable to Comcast Corporation$22,801 $8,967 $8,135See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements. 64Comcast 2017 Annual Report on Form 10-KTable of ContentsComcast CorporationConsolidated Statement of Cash FlowsYear ended December 31 (in millions)2017 2016 2015Operating Activities Net income$22,900 $9,045 $8,413Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities: Depreciation, amortization and other operating gains9,825 9,558 8,680Share-based compensation751 640 567Noncash interest expense (income), net272 230 205Equity in net (income) losses of investees, net(107) 104 325Cash received from investees95 85 168Net (gain) loss on investment activity and other(182) (169) (318)Deferred income taxes(10,655) 1,444 958Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of effects of acquisitions and divestitures: Current and noncurrent receivables, net(888) (782) (708)Film and television costs, net(197) (495) (299)Accounts payable and accrued expenses related to trade creditors181 374 384Other operating assets and liabilities(592) (209) 1,110Net cash provided by operating activities21,403 19,825 19,485Investing Activities Capital expenditures(9,550) (9,135) (8,499)Cash paid for intangible assets(1,747) (1,686) (1,370)Acquisitions and construction of real estate properties(418) (428) (178)Acquisitions, net of cash acquired(532) (3,929) (1,786)Proceeds from sales of businesses and investments150 218 433Purchases of investments(2,292) (1,697) (784)Deposits— (1,749) (18)Other685 21 238Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities(13,704) (18,385) (11,964)Financing Activities Proceeds from (repayments of) short-term borrowings, net(1,905) 1,790 135Proceeds from borrowings11,466 9,231 5,486Repurchases and repayments of debt(6,364) (3,052) (4,378)Repurchases of common stock under repurchase program and employee plans(5,435) (5,352) (7,175)Dividends paid(2,883) (2,601) (2,437)Purchase of Universal Studios Japan noncontrolling interests(2,299) — —Issuances of common stock— 23 36Distributions to noncontrolling interests and dividends for redeemable subsidiary preferredstock(252) (253) (232)Other100 (220) (571)Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities(7,572) (434) (9,136)Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents127 1,006 (1,615)Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of year3,301 2,295 3,910Cash and cash equivalents, end of year$3,428 $3,301 $2,295See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.Comcast 2017 Annual Report on Form 10-K65 Table of ContentsComcast CorporationConsolidated Statement of Changes in Equity RedeemableNoncontrollingInterests andRedeemableSubsidiaryPreferredStock Common Stock AdditionalPaid-InCapital RetainedEarnings TreasuryStock atCost AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncome (Loss) Non-controllingInterests TotalEquity(in millions)AASpecialB Balance, December 31, 2014$1,066 $50$9$— $38,776 $21,539 $(7,517) $(146) $357 $53,068Stock compensation plans 768 768Repurchases of common stock underrepurchase program and employee plans (2) (1,373) (5,806) (7,181)Employee stock purchase plans 136 136Dividends declared (2,483) (2,483)Other comprehensive income (loss) (28) (29) (57)Contributions from (distributions to)noncontrolling interests, net11 (146) (146)Reclassification of Class A Special commonstock 7(7) —Acquisition of Universal Studios Japan 1,440 1,440Other58 183 (77) 106Net income (loss)86 8,163 164 8,327Balance, December 31, 20151,221 57—— 38,490 21,413 (7,517) (174) 1,709 53,978Stock compensation plans 770 770Repurchases of common stock underrepurchase program and employee plans (1) (999) (4,376) (5,376)Employee stock purchase plans 156 156Dividends declared (2,656) (2,656)Other comprehensive income (loss) 272 74 346Contributions from (distributions to)noncontrolling interests, net(16) (134) (134)Other148 (187) 325 138Net income (loss)93 8,695 257 8,952Balance, December 31, 20161,446 56—— 38,230 23,076 (7,517) 98 2,231 56,174Stock compensation plans 554 554Repurchases of common stock underrepurchase program and employee plans (1) (832) (4,623) (5,456)Employee stock purchase plans 190 190Dividends declared (2,975) (2,975)Other comprehensive income (loss) 87 81 168Contributions from (distributions to)noncontrolling interests, net(39) (108) (108)Purchase of Universal Studios Japannoncontrolling interests (696) 194 (1,736) (2,238)Other(123) 51 262 313Net income (loss)73 22,714 113 22,827Balance, December 31, 2017$1,357 $55$—$— $37,497 $38,192 $(7,517) $379 $843 $69,449See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements. 66Comcast 2017 Annual Report on Form 10-KTable of ContentsComcast CorporationNotes to Consolidated Financial StatementsNote 1: Business and Basis of PresentationWe are a global media and technology company with two primary businesses, Comcast Cable and NBCUniversal. We were incorporated under the laws ofPennsylvania in December 2001. Through our predecessors, we have developed, managed and operated cable systems since 1963.We present our operations for Comcast Cable in one reportable business segment, referred to as Cable Communications, and our operations for NBCUniversalin four reportable business segments: Cable Networks, Broadcast Television, Filmed Entertainment and Theme Parks (collectively, the “NBCUniversalsegments”). See Note 17 for additional information on our reportable business segments.Our Cable Communications segment primarily manages and operates cable systems that serve residential and business customers in the United States andsells advertising. As of December 31, 2017, our cable systems had 29.3 million total customer relationships, including 27.2 million residential and 2.2million business customer relationships, and served 22.4 million video customers, 25.9 million high-speed Internet customers and 11.6 million voicecustomers.Our Cable Networks segment consists primarily of a diversified portfolio of cable television networks. Our cable networks are comprised of our national cablenetworks that provide a variety of entertainment, news and information, and sports content; our regional sports and news networks; our international cablenetworks; our cable television studio production operations; and our various digital properties.Our Broadcast Television segment consists primarily of the NBC and Telemundo broadcast networks, our NBC and Telemundo owned local broadcasttelevision stations, the NBC Universo national cable network, our broadcast television studio production operations; and our various digital properties.Our Filmed Entertainment segment primarily produces, acquires, markets and distributes filmed entertainment worldwide. Our films are produced primarilyunder the Universal Pictures, Illumination, DreamWorks Animation and Focus Features names. See Note 5 for additional information on the DreamWorksAnimation acquisition.Our Theme Parks segment consists primarily of our Universal theme parks in Orlando, Florida; Hollywood, California; and Osaka, Japan. See Note 5 foradditional information on the Universal Studios Japan transactions.Our other business interests, which are included in Corporate and Other, consist primarily of Comcast Spectacor, which owns the Philadelphia Flyers and theWells Fargo Center arena in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and operates arena management-related businesses, and our wireless phone service, whichcommenced operations in 2017.Basis of PresentationThe accompanying consolidated financial statements include all entities in which we have a controlling voting interest and variable interest entities (“VIEs”)required to be consolidated in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States (“GAAP”).We translate assets and liabilities of our foreign operations where the functional currency is the local currency, primarily the Japanese yen, euro and Britishpound, into U.S. dollars at the exchange rate as of the balance sheet date and translate revenue and expenses using average monthly exchange rates. Therelated translation adjustments are recorded as a component of accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) in our consolidated balance sheet. Anyforeign currency transaction gains or losses are included in our consolidated statement of income.Stock SplitOn January 24, 2017, our Board of Directors approved a two-for-one stock split in the form of a 100% stock dividend that was distributed on February 17,2017 to shareholders of record as of February 8, 2017. The stock split was in the form of one additional share for every share held and was payable in shares ofClass A common stock for both the existing Class A common stock and Class B common stock. All share-based data, including the number of sharesoutstanding and per share amounts, have been adjusted to reflect the stock split for all periods presented.ReclassificationsReclassifications have been made to our consolidated financial statements for the prior periods to conform to classifications used in 2017.Comcast 2017 Annual Report on Form 10-K67 Table of ContentsComcast CorporationNote 2: Accounting PoliciesOur consolidated financial statements are prepared in accordance with GAAP, which require us to select accounting policies, including in certain casesindustry-specific policies, and make estimates that affect the reported amount of assets, liabilities, revenue and expenses, and the related disclosure ofcontingent assets and contingent liabilities. Actual results could differ from these estimates. We believe that the judgments and related estimates for thefollowing items are critical in the preparation of our consolidated financial statements:•valuation and impairment testing of cable franchise rights (see Note 9)•film and television costs (see Note 6) In addition, the following accounting policies are specific to the industries in which we operate:•capitalization and amortization of film and television costs (see Note 6)•installation revenue and costs for connecting customers to our cable systems (see revenue recognition below and Note 8)Information on other accounting policies and methods that we use in the preparation of our consolidated financial statements are included, where applicable,in their respective footnotes that follow. Below is a discussion of accounting policies and methods used in our consolidated financial statements that are notpresented within other footnotes.Revenue RecognitionCable Communications SegmentOur Cable Communications segment generates revenue primarily from residential and business customers that subscribe to our video, high-speed Internet,voice, and security and automation services (“cable services”), and from the sale of advertising. We recognize revenue from cable services as each service isprovided. Customers are typically billed in advance on a monthly basis based on the services and features they receive and the type of equipment they use.Since installation revenue obtained from the connection of customers to our cable systems is less than the related direct selling costs, we recognize revenue asconnections are completed. We manage credit risk by screening applicants through the use of internal customer information, identification verification toolsand credit bureau data. If a customer’s account is delinquent, various measures are used to collect outstanding amounts, including termination of thecustomer’s cable services.As part of our distribution agreements with cable networks, we generally receive an allocation of scheduled advertising time on cable networks that we sellthrough our advertising business to local, regional and national advertisers. We recognize advertising revenue when the advertising is aired or viewed. Inmost cases, the available advertising units are sold by our sales force. In some cases, we work with representation firms as an extension of our sales force tosell a portion of the advertising units allocated to us. We also represent the advertising sales efforts of other multichannel video providers in some markets.Since we are acting as the principal in these arrangements, we record the advertising that is sold in revenue and the fees paid to representation firms andmultichannel video providers in other operating and administrative expenses.Under the terms of our cable franchise agreements, we are generally required to pay to the cable franchising authority an amount based on our gross videorevenue. We pass these fees through to our cable services customers and classify the fees as a component of revenue with the corresponding costs included inother operating and administrative expenses.Cable Networks and Broadcast Television SegmentsOur Cable Networks segment generates revenue primarily from the distribution of our cable network programming to traditional and virtual multichannelvideo providers; from the sale of advertising on our cable networks and digital properties; from the licensing of our owned programming, includingprogramming from our cable television studio production operations, to cable and broadcast networks and subscription video on demand services; and fromthe sale of our owned programming on standard-definition digital video discs and Blu-ray discs (together, “DVDs”) and through digital distribution servicessuch as iTunes. Our Broadcast Television segment generates revenue primarily from the sale of advertising on our broadcast networks, owned local broadcasttelevision stations and digital properties; from the licensing of our owned programming by our broadcast television studio production operations to variousdistribution platforms, including to cable and broadcast networks as well as to subscription video on demand services; from the fees received underretransmission consent agreements and associated fees received from NBC-affiliated local broadcast television stations; and from the sale of our ownedprogramming on DVDs and through digital distribution services.We recognize revenue from distributors as programming is provided, generally under multiyear distribution agreements. From time to time, the distributionagreements expire while programming continues to be provided to the distributor based on interim arrangements while the parties negotiate new contractterms. Revenue recognition is generally limited to current payments being 68Comcast 2017 Annual Report on Form 10-KTable of ContentsComcast Corporationmade by the distributor, typically under the prior contract terms, until a new contract is negotiated, sometimes with effective dates that affect prior periods.Differences between actual amounts determined upon resolution of negotiations and amounts recorded during these interim arrangements are recorded in theperiod of resolution. Advertising revenue for our Cable Networks and Broadcast Television segments is recognized in the period in which the advertising isaired or viewed. In some instances, we guarantee audience ratings for the advertising. To the extent there is a shortfall in the ratings that were guaranteed, aportion of the revenue is deferred until the shortfall is settled, primarily by providing additional advertising units. We recognize revenue from the licensingof our owned programming, including programming produced by our studios for third parties, when the content is made available for use by the licensee andwhen certain other conditions are met. When license fees include advertising time, we recognize the component of revenue associated with theadvertisements when they are aired or viewed.Filmed Entertainment SegmentOur Filmed Entertainment segment generates revenue primarily from the worldwide distribution of our produced and acquired films for exhibition in movietheaters, from the licensing of produced and acquired films through various distribution platforms, and from the sale of produced and acquired films on DVDsand through digital distribution services. Our Filmed Entertainment segment also generates revenue from Fandango, our movie ticketing and entertainmentbusiness, the sale of consumer products, the production and licensing of live stage plays, and the distribution of filmed entertainment produced by thirdparties. We recognize revenue from the distribution of films to movie theaters when the films are exhibited. We recognize revenue from the licensing of a filmwhen the film is made available for use by the licensee, and when certain other conditions are met. We recognize revenue from the sale of DVDs, net ofestimated returns and customer incentives, on the date that the DVDs are delivered to and made available for sale by retailers.Theme Parks SegmentOur Theme Parks segment generates revenue primarily from ticket sales and guest spending at our Universal theme parks. We recognize revenue fromadvance theme park ticket sales when the tickets are used. For annual passes, we recognize revenue on a straight-line basis over the period following theactivation date.Cable Communications Programming ExpensesCable Communications programming expenses are the fees we pay to license the programming we distribute to our video customers. Programming isgenerally acquired under multiyear distribution agreements, with rates typically based on the number of customers that receive the programming, channelpositioning and the extent of distribution. From time to time, these contracts expire and programming continues to be provided under interim arrangementswhile the parties negotiate new contract terms, sometimes with effective dates that affect prior periods. While payments are typically made under the priorcontract’s terms, the amount of programming expenses recorded during the interim arrangement is based on our estimate of the ultimate contract termsexpected to be negotiated. Differences between actual amounts determined upon resolution of negotiations and amounts recorded during these interimarrangements are recorded in the period of resolution.When our Cable Communications segment receives incentives from a cable network for the licensing of its programming, we defer a portion of theseincentives, which are included in other current and noncurrent liabilities, and recognize them over the term of the contract as a reduction to programmingexpenses.Advertising ExpensesAdvertising costs are expensed as incurred.Cash EquivalentsThe carrying amounts of our cash equivalents approximate their fair values. Our cash equivalents consist primarily of money market funds and U.S.government obligations, as well as commercial paper and certificates of deposit with maturities of three months or less when purchased.Derivative Financial InstrumentsWe use derivative financial instruments to manage our exposure to the risks associated with fluctuations in interest rates, foreign exchange rates and equityprices. Our objective is to manage the financial and operational exposure arising from these risks by offsetting gains and losses on the underlying exposureswith gains and losses on the derivatives used to economically hedge them.Our derivative financial instruments are recorded in our consolidated balance sheet at fair value. The impact of our derivative financial instruments on ourconsolidated financial statements was not material in any of the periods presented.Comcast 2017 Annual Report on Form 10-K69 Table of ContentsComcast CorporationFair Value MeasurementsThe accounting guidance related to fair value measurements establishes a hierarchy based on the types of inputs used for the various valuation techniques(market approach, income approach and cost approach). The levels of the hierarchy are described below.•Level 1: Values are determined using quoted market prices for identical financial instruments in an active market•Level 2: Values are determined using quoted prices for similar financial instruments and valuation models whose inputs are observable•Level 3: Values are determined using pricing models that use significant inputs that are primarily unobservable, discounted cash flow methodologies orsimilar techniques, as well as instruments for which the determination of fair value requires significant management judgment or estimationWe use these levels of hierarchy to measure the fair value of certain financial instruments on a recurring basis, such as for investments; on a non-recurringbasis, such as for acquisitions and impairment testing; for disclosure purposes, such as for long-term debt and redeemable subsidiary preferred stock; and forother applications, as discussed in their respective footnotes. Our assessment of the significance of a particular input to the fair value measurement requiresjudgment and may affect the valuation and classification within the fair value hierarchy.Asset Retirement ObligationsCertain of our cable franchise agreements and lease agreements contain provisions requiring us to restore facilities or remove property in the event that thefranchise or lease agreement is not renewed. We expect to continually renew our cable franchise agreements and therefore cannot reasonably estimate anyliabilities associated with such agreements. A remote possibility exists that franchise agreements could be terminated unexpectedly, which could result in usincurring significant expense in complying with restoration or removal provisions. We do not have any material liabilities related to asset retirementsrecorded in our consolidated financial statements.Note 3: Recent Accounting PronouncementsRevenue RecognitionIn May 2014, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) updated the accounting guidance related to revenue recognition. The updated accountingguidance provides a single, contract-based revenue recognition model to help improve financial reporting by providing clearer guidance on when an entityshould recognize revenue and by reducing the number of standards to which an entity has to refer. The updated guidance also requires additional disclosuresregarding the nature, timing and uncertainty of our revenue transactions. We will adopt the updated accounting guidance in the first quarter of 2018 usingthe full retrospective method, which requires the adjustment of all prior periods presented to reflect the impacts of the updated guidance.The adoption of the new standard will not have a material impact to our consolidated financial position or results of operations. A summary of the changesthat will be implemented in 2018 in connection with the new standard are presented below.Changes to Presentation of Revenue and Related Costs with No Impact to the Timing of Recognition•Revenue from our residential video services in our Cable Communications segment will decrease with corresponding increases to high-speedInternet and voice revenue due to a change in the allocation of revenue among our cable services included in a bundle that our residential customerspurchase at a discount.•Revenue from franchise and other regulatory fees, which was previously presented in other revenue, will be presented with the corresponding cableservices in our Cable Communications segment. This will result in increases to video, voice and business services revenue.•Customer late fees in our Cable Communications segment will now be presented in other and in business services revenue. These fees werepreviously presented as a reduction to other operating and administrative expenses.•Certain costs, including costs related to the fulfillment of contracts with customers, in our Cable Communications segment will be presented as otherassets and the related costs will be recognized over time in operating costs and expenses, which are comprised of total costs and expenses, excludingdepreciation and amortization expense and other operating gains. These amounts were previously presented as intangible assets, and the expenseswere previously presented in amortization expense. The payments related to these assets will be presented in net cash provided by operatingactivities rather than in cash paid for intangible assets in our consolidated statement of cash flows. 70Comcast 2017 Annual Report on Form 10-KTable of ContentsComcast CorporationThe table below presents the expected effects upon adoption these changes in presentation would have had on our Cable Communications segmentrevenue, operating costs and expenses and depreciation and amortization expense in 2017 and 2016.Year ended December 31 (in millions)20172016 As ReportedEffects ofAdoption(a)UponAdoption(a)As ReportedEffects ofAdoption(a)UponAdoption(a)Cable Communications segment Revenue$52,519$482$53,001$50,048$471$50,519Operating costs and expenses$31,349$619$31,968$29,939$602$30,541Depreciation and amortizationexpense$8,143$(137)$8,006$7,670$(131)$7,539(a) Certain other immaterial changes in presentation and the impacts due to changes in timing of revenue recognition and related costs described below were excluded fromthe table. The final effects of the adoption will differ from the amounts presented above.Changes to the Timing of Recognition of Revenue and Related Costs•Installation revenue and commission expenses in our Cable Communications segment will be recognized as revenue and costs, respectively, over aperiod of time. These amounts were previously recognized immediately.•Content licensing revenue associated with renewals or extensions of existing program licensing agreements in our Cable Networks, BroadcastTelevision and Filmed Entertainment segments will be recognized as revenue when the licensed content becomes available under the renewal orextension. These renewals or extensions were previously recognized as revenue when the agreement was executed.Financial Assets and Financial LiabilitiesIn January 2016, the FASB updated the accounting guidance related to the recognition and measurement of financial assets and financial liabilities. Theupdated accounting guidance, among other things, requires that all nonconsolidated equity investments, except those accounted for under the equitymethod, be measured at fair value and that the changes in fair value be recognized in net income. The updated guidance is effective for us as of January 1,2018. With certain exceptions, the updated accounting guidance requires a cumulative effect adjustment to beginning retained earnings in the year theguidance is adopted. If we had adopted the provisions of the updated guidance as of January 1, 2017 for our equity investments classified as available-for-sale securities, primarily our investment in Snap Inc. (see Note 7), net income attributable to Comcast Corporation would have decreased by $44 million in2017. If we had adopted the provisions of the updated guidance as of January 1, 2017 for our equity investments classified as cost method investments, theimpact on our net income attributable to Comcast Corporation would not have been material.LeasesIn February 2016, the FASB updated the accounting guidance related to leases. The updated accounting guidance requires lessees to recognize a right-of-useasset and a lease liability on the balance sheet for all leases with the exception of short-term leases. The asset and liability are initially measured based on thepresent value of committed lease payments. For a lessee, the recognition, measurement and presentation of expenses and cash flows arising from a lease donot significantly change from previous guidance. For a lessor, the accounting applied is also largely unchanged from previous guidance. The updatedguidance is effective for us as of January 1, 2019 and early adoption is permitted. The updated accounting guidance must be adopted using a modifiedretrospective approach for leases that exist or are entered into after the beginning of the earliest comparative period in the financial statements. We arecurrently in the process of determining the impact that the updated accounting guidance will have on our consolidated financial statements. See Note 16 for asummary of our undiscounted minimum rental commitments under operating leases as of December 31, 2017.Share-Based CompensationIn March 2016, the FASB updated the accounting guidance that affects several aspects of the accounting for share-based compensation. The most significantchange for us relates to the presentation of the income and withholding tax consequences of share-based compensation in our consolidated financialstatements. Among the changes, the updated guidance requires that the excess income tax benefits or deficiencies that arise when the tax consequences ofshare-based compensation differ from amounts previously recognized in the statement of income be recognized as income tax benefit or expense in thestatement of income rather than as additional paid-in capital in the balance sheet. The guidance also states that excess income tax benefits should not bepresented separately from other income taxes in the statement of cash flows and, thus, should be classified as an operating activity rather than a financingactivity as they were under the prior guidance. In addition, the updated guidance requires that, when an employer withholds shares upon exercise of optionsor the vesting of restricted stock for the purpose of meeting withholding taxComcast 2017 Annual Report on Form 10-K71 Table of ContentsComcast Corporationrequirements, the cash paid for withholding taxes be classified as a financing activity. We include these amounts in the caption “repurchases of commonstock under repurchase program and employee plans” in our consolidated statement of cash flows. We previously recorded these amounts as operatingactivities.We adopted the updated guidance as of January 1, 2017 and as required, we prospectively adopted the provisions that relate to the recognition of the excessincome tax benefits or deficiencies in our consolidated statement of income. The excess tax benefits resulted in an increase to income tax benefit in 2017 of$297 million and our diluted earnings per common share attributable to Comcast Corporation shareholders in 2017 increased by $0.04. As required by theupdated guidance, the prior year periods in our consolidated statement of income were not adjusted as a result of these provisions.In addition, we retrospectively adopted the provisions of this guidance related to changes to the statement of cash flows for all periods presented. Thisresulted in increases to net cash provided by operating activities and decreases to net cash provided by (used in) financing activities of $732 million, $585million and $707 million in 2017, 2016 and 2015, respectively.Note 4: Earnings Per ShareComputation of Diluted EPS 201720162015Year ended December 31(in millions, except per share data)Net IncomeAttributableto ComcastCorporationSharesPer ShareAmountNet IncomeAttributableto ComcastCorporationSharesPer ShareAmountNet IncomeAttributableto ComcastCorporationSharesPer ShareAmountBasic EPS attributable to Comcast Corporation shareholders$22,7144,708$4.82$8,6954,819$1.80$8,1634,972$1.64Effect of dilutive securities: Assumed exercise or issuance of shares relating to stock plans 78 56 63 Diluted EPS attributable to Comcast Corporation shareholders$22,7144,786$4.75$8,6954,875$1.78$8,1635,035$1.62Diluted earnings per common share attributable to Comcast Corporation shareholders (“diluted EPS”) considers the impact of potentially dilutive securitiesusing the treasury stock method. Our potentially dilutive securities include potential common shares related to our stock options and our restricted shareunits (“RSUs”). Diluted EPS excludes the impact of potential common shares related to our stock options in periods in which the combination of the optionexercise price and the associated unrecognized compensation expense is greater than the average market price of our common stock. The amount of potentialcommon shares related to our share-based compensation plans that were excluded from diluted EPS because their effect would have been antidilutive was notmaterial in any of the periods presented.Note 5: Significant Transactions2017FCC Spectrum AuctionOn April 13, 2017, the Federal Communications Commission announced the results of its spectrum auction. In the auction, NBCUniversal relinquished itsspectrum rights in the New York, Philadelphia and Chicago designated market areas (“DMAs”) where NBC and Telemundo had overlapping spectrum.NBCUniversal received proceeds of $482 million in July 2017, which were recorded in other investing activities in our consolidated statement of cash flows.NBCUniversal recognized a pretax gain of $337 million in other operating gains in 2017. NBC and Telemundo stations will share broadcast signals in theseDMAs. In connection with the auction, we also acquired the rights to $1.7 billion of spectrum in the second quarter of 2017, which were recorded to otherintangible assets, net. We had previously made a deposit of $1.8 billion to participate in the auction in 2016 and received a refund for amounts in excess ofthe purchase price in 2017.Universal Studios JapanOn April 6, 2017, we acquired the remaining interests in Universal Studios Japan that we did not already own for $2.3 billion. The acquisition was fundedthrough cash on hand and borrowings under our commercial paper program. Because we maintained control 72Comcast 2017 Annual Report on Form 10-KTable of ContentsComcast Corporationof Universal Studios Japan, the difference between the consideration transferred and the recorded value of the noncontrolling interests, as well as the relatedtax and accumulated other comprehensive income impacts, were recorded to additional paid-in capital.2016DreamWorks AnimationOn August 22, 2016, we acquired all of the outstanding stock of DreamWorks Animation for $3.8 billion. DreamWorks Animation’s stockholders received$41 in cash for each share of DreamWorks Animation common stock. DreamWorks Animation creates animated feature films, television series and specials,live entertainment, and related consumer products. The results of operations for DreamWorks Animation are reported in our Filmed Entertainment segmentfollowing the acquisition date.Allocation of Purchase PriceThe transaction was accounted for under the acquisition method of accounting and, accordingly, the assets and liabilities are to be recorded at their fairmarket values as of the acquisition date. We recorded the acquired assets and liabilities of DreamWorks Animation at their estimated fair values based onvaluation analyses. In valuing acquired assets and liabilities, fair value estimates were primarily based on Level 3 inputs, including future expected cashflows, market rate assumptions and discount rates. The fair value of the assumed debt was primarily based on quoted market values. The fair value of theliability related to a tax receivable agreement that DreamWorks Animation had previously entered into with one of its former stockholders (the “taxreceivable agreement”) was based on the contractual settlement provisions in the agreement. Further, we recorded deferred income taxes based on the taxbasis of the acquired net assets and the valuation allowances based on the expected use of net operating loss carryforwards. The goodwill is not deductible fortax purposes. In 2017, we updated the allocation of purchase price for DreamWorks Animation based on final valuation analyses, which primarily resulted inincreases to noncontrolling interests, intangible assets and goodwill, and decreases to working capital and deferred income tax assets. The changes did nothave a material impact on our consolidated financial statements.The table below presents the allocation of the purchase price to the assets and liabilities of DreamWorks Animation.Allocation of Purchase Price (in millions) Film and television costs$838Intangible assets396Working capital156Debt(381)Tax receivable agreement(146)Deferred income taxes291Other noncurrent assets (liabilities)170Identifiable net assets (liabilities) acquired1,324Noncontrolling interests(337)Goodwill (see Note 9)2,786Cash consideration transferred$3,773The tax receivable agreement was settled immediately following the acquisition and the payment was recorded as an operating activity in our consolidatedstatement of cash flows in 2016. We also repaid all of the assumed debt of DreamWorks Animation in 2016.Revenue and net income attributable to the acquisition of DreamWorks Animation were not material for 2017 or 2016.2015Universal Studios JapanOn November 13, 2015, NBCUniversal acquired a 51% economic interest in Universal Studios Japan for $1.5 billion. Universal Studios Japan is aconsolidated subsidiary of NBCUniversal, and its operations are reported in our Theme Parks segment. The acquisition was funded through cash on hand andborrowings under our commercial paper program. In our allocation of purchase price for this acquisition, we recorded goodwill of $5.1 billion, long-term debtof $3.3 billion and noncontrolling interests of $1.4 billion.Comcast 2017 Annual Report on Form 10-K73 Table of ContentsComcast CorporationTime Warner Cable Merger and Related Divestiture TransactionsOn April 24, 2015, we and Time Warner Cable Inc. terminated our planned merger, and we terminated our related agreement with Charter Communications,Inc. to spin off, exchange and sell certain cable systems. In connection with these proposed transactions, we incurred incremental transaction-related expensesof $198 million in 2015, which was primarily in other operating and administrative expenses.Note 6: Film and Television CostsDecember 31 (in millions)20172016Film Costs: Released, less amortization$1,724$1,750Completed, not released5050In production and in development1,1491,310 2,9233,110Television Costs: Released, less amortization2,2591,953In production and in development818853 3,0772,806Programming rights, less amortization2,6892,586 8,6898,502Less: Current portion of programming rights1,6131,250Film and television costs$7,076$7,252Based on our current estimates of the total remaining revenue from all sources (“ultimate revenue”), in 2018 we expect to amortize approximately $1.7billion of film and television costs associated with our original film and television productions that have been released, or are completed and have not beenreleased. Through 2020, we expect to amortize approximately 86% of unamortized film and television costs for our released productions, excluding amountsallocated to acquired libraries.As of December 31, 2017, acquired film and television libraries, which are included within the “released, less amortization” captions in the table above, hadremaining unamortized costs of $475 million. These costs are generally amortized over a period not to exceed 20 years, and approximately 44% of thesecosts are expected to be amortized through 2020.Capitalization of Film and Television CostsWe capitalize film and television production costs, including direct costs, production overhead, print costs, development costs and interest. We amortizecapitalized film and television production costs, including acquired libraries, and accrue costs associated with participation and residual payments toprogramming and production expenses. We generally record the amortization and the accrued costs using the individual film forecast computation method,which amortizes the costs in the same ratio as the associated ultimate revenue. Estimates of ultimate revenue and total costs are based on anticipated releasepatterns, public acceptance and historical results for similar productions. Unamortized film and television production costs, including acquired libraries, arestated at the lower of unamortized cost or fair value. We do not capitalize costs related to the distribution of a film in movie theaters or the licensing or sale ofa film or television production, which primarily include costs associated with marketing and distribution.In determining the method of amortization and estimated life of an acquired film or television library, we generally use the method and the life that mostclosely follow the undiscounted cash flows over the estimated life of the asset.When an event or a change in circumstance occurs that was known or knowable as of the balance sheet date and that indicates the fair value of a film is lessthan its unamortized costs, we determine the fair value of the film and record an impairment charge for the amount by which the unamortized capitalizedcosts exceed the film’s fair value. The estimated fair value of a production is based on Level 3 inputs that primarily use an analysis of future expected cashflows. Adjustments to capitalized film production costs were not material in any of the periods presented.We may enter into cofinancing arrangements with third parties to jointly finance or distribute certain of our film productions. Cofinancing arrangements cantake various forms, but in most cases involve the grant of an economic interest in a film to an investor. The number of investors and the terms of thesearrangements can vary, although investors generally assume the full risks and rewards for the portion of the film acquired in these arrangements. We accountfor the proceeds received from a third-party investor under these arrangements as a reduction to our capitalized film costs. Under these arrangements, theinvestor owns an undivided copyright interest in the film, and therefore in each period we record either a charge or a benefit to programming and productionexpenses to reflect the estimate of the third-party investor’s interest in the profit or loss of the film. The estimate of the 74Comcast 2017 Annual Report on Form 10-KTable of ContentsComcast Corporationthird-party investor’s interest in the profit or loss of a film is determined using the ratio of actual revenue earned to date to the ultimate revenue expected tobe recognized over the film’s useful life.We capitalize the costs of programming content that we license but do not own, including rights to multiyear, live-event sports programming, at the earlier ofwhen payments are made for the programming or when the license period begins and the content is made available for use. We amortize capitalizedprogramming costs as the associated programs are broadcast. We generally amortize multiyear, live-event sports programming rights using the ratio of thecurrent period revenue to the estimated ultimate revenue or under the terms of the contract.Programming costs are recorded at the lower of unamortized cost or net realizable value on a program by program, package, channel or daypart basis. Adaypart is an aggregation of programs broadcast during a particular time of day or programs of a similar type. Programming acquired by our Cable Networkssegment is primarily tested on a channel basis for impairment, whereas programming acquired by our Broadcast Television segment is tested on a daypartbasis. If we determine that the estimates of future cash flows are insufficient or if there is no plan to broadcast certain programming, we recognize animpairment charge to programming and production expenses.Note 7: InvestmentsDecember 31 (in millions)2017 2016Fair Value Method: Snap$430 $—Other167 198 597 198Equity Method: Atairos2,388 1,601Hulu249 225Other909 550 3,546 2,376Cost Method: AirTouch1,614 1,599BuzzFeed400 400Other793 771 2,807 2,770Total investments6,950 5,344Less: Current investments19 97Noncurrent investments$6,931 $5,247Investment Income (Loss), Net Year ended December 31 (in millions)2017 2016 2015Gains (losses) on sales of investments, net$12 $46 $12Investment impairment losses(29) (34) (59)Interest and dividend income136 123 115Other, net134 78 13Investment income (loss), net$253 $213 $81Fair Value MethodWe classify publicly traded investments that are not accounted for under the equity method as available-for-sale (“AFS”) or trading securities. The estimatedfair value of our publicly traded investments was primarily based on Level 1 inputs that use quoted market values. For other fair value method investments,the estimated fair value was based on Level 2 inputs that use pricing models whose inputs are derived primarily from or corroborated by observable marketdata through correlation or other means. For AFS securities, we record unrealized gains or losses resulting from changes in fair value between measurementdates as a component of other comprehensive income (loss), except when we consider declines in value to be other than temporary. For trading securities, werecord unrealized gains or losses resulting from changes in fair value between measurement dates as a component of investment income (loss), net. Werecognize realized gains and losses associated with our fair value method investments using the specific identification method. We classify the cash flowsrelated to purchases of and proceeds from the sale of trading securities based on the nature of the securities and the purpose for which they were acquired.Comcast 2017 Annual Report on Form 10-K75 Table of ContentsComcast CorporationSnapIn March 2017, we acquired an interest in Snap Inc. for $500 million as part of its initial public offering, which we have classified as an available-for-salesecurity. Snap is a camera company whose primary product is Snapchat, a camera app that was created to help people communicate through short videos andimages.Equity MethodWe use the equity method to account for investments in which we have the ability to exercise significant influence over the investee’s operating andfinancial policies or in which we hold a significant partnership or limited liability company interest. Equity method investments are recorded at cost and areadjusted to recognize (1) our proportionate share of the investee’s net income or loss after the date of investment, (2) amortization of the recorded investmentthat exceeds our share of the book value of the investee’s net assets, (3) additional contributions made and dividends received, and (4) impairments resultingfrom other-than-temporary declines in fair value. For some investments, we record our share of the investee’s net income or loss one quarter in arrears due tothe timing of our receipt of such information. Gains or losses on the sale of equity method investments are recorded to other income (expense), net. If anequity method investee were to issue additional securities that would change our proportionate share of the entity, we would recognize the change, if any, asa gain or loss to other income (expense), net.AtairosOn January 1, 2016, we established Atairos Group, Inc., a strategic company focused on investing in and operating companies in a range of industries andbusiness sectors, both domestically and internationally. Atairos has a term of up to 12 years and is controlled by management companies led by our formerCFO through interests that carry all of the voting rights. We are the only investor other than our former CFO and the other management company employees.We have committed to fund Atairos up to $4 billion in the aggregate at any one time, subject to certain offsets, and $40 million annually for a managementfee, subject to certain adjustments. The management company investors have committed to fund up to $100 million, with at least $40 million to be funded byour former CFO, subject to his continued role with Atairos. Our economic interests do not carry voting rights and obligate us to absorb approximately 99% ofany losses and they provide us the right to receive approximately 86.5% of any residual returns in Atairos, in either case on a cumulative basis.We have concluded that Atairos is a VIE, that we do not have the power to direct the activities that most significantly impact the economic performance ofAtairos as we have no voting rights and only certain consent rights, and that we are not a related party with our former CFO or the management companies.We therefore do not consolidate Atairos and account for our investment as an equity method investment. There are no other liquidity arrangements,guarantees or other financial commitments between Comcast and Atairos, and therefore our maximum risk of financial loss is our investment balance andremaining unfunded capital commitment.In 2017 and 2016, we made cash capital contributions totaling $994 million and $1.2 billion, respectively, to Atairos. Atairos follows investment companyaccounting and records its investments at their fair values each reporting period with the net gains or losses reflected in its statement of operations. Werecognize our share of these gains and losses in equity in net income (losses) of investees, net. In 2017 and 2016, we recognized our share of Atairos incomeof $281 million and Atairos losses of $38 million, respectively.In July 2017, we sold a business to a company owned by Atairos and received as consideration an investment in that company, which we account for as anequity method investment. In connection with the sale of the business, we recognized a pretax gain of $105 million in other operating gains in 2017.HuluIn 2017, 2016 and 2015, we made cash capital contributions totaling $300 million, $50 million and $123 million, respectively, to Hulu. In 2017, 2016 and2015, we recognized our proportionate share of Hulu’s losses of $276 million, $168 million and $106 million, respectively.In August 2016, Time Warner Inc. acquired a 10% interest in Hulu, LLC, which diluted our interest in Hulu from 33% to 30%. For a period not to exceed 3years, Time Warner may put its shares to Hulu or Hulu may call Time Warner’s shares under certain limited circumstances arising from regulatory review.Given the contingent nature of the put and call options, we recorded a deferred gain of $159 million and a corresponding increase to our investment in Huluas a result of the dilution. The deferred gain will be recognized in other income (expense), net if and when the options expire unexercised.The Weather ChannelIn January 2016, following a legal restructuring at The Weather Channel, we and the other investors sold the entity holding The Weather Channel’s productand technology businesses to IBM. Following the close of the transaction, we continue to hold an 76Comcast 2017 Annual Report on Form 10-KTable of ContentsComcast Corporationinvestment in The Weather Channel cable network through a new holding company. As a result of the sale of our investment, we recognized a pretax gain of$108 million in other income (expense), net.In June and December 2015, The Weather Channel recorded impairment charges related to goodwill. In 2015, we recorded expenses of $333 million thatrepresented NBCUniversal’s proportionate share of these impairment charges in equity in net income (losses) of investees, net.Cost MethodWe use the cost method to account for investments not accounted for under the fair value method or the equity method.AirTouchWe hold two series of preferred stock of Verizon Americas, Inc., formerly known as AirTouch Communications, Inc., a subsidiary of Verizon CommunicationsInc., which are redeemable in April 2020. As of both December 31, 2017 and 2016, the estimated fair value of the AirTouch preferred stock was $1.7 billion.The dividend and redemption activity of the AirTouch preferred stock determines the dividend and redemption payments associated with substantially all ofthe preferred shares issued by one of our consolidated subsidiaries, which is a VIE. The subsidiary has three series of preferred stock outstanding with anaggregate redemption value of $1.75 billion. Substantially all of the AirTouch preferred stock is redeemable in April 2020 at a redemption value of $1.65billion. As of both December 31, 2017 and 2016, the two series of redeemable subsidiary preferred shares were recorded at $1.6 billion, and those amounts areincluded in other noncurrent liabilities. As of both December 31, 2017 and 2016, the liability related to the redeemable subsidiary preferred shares had anaggregate estimated fair value of $1.7 billion. The estimated fair values of the AirTouch preferred stock and redeemable subsidiary preferred shares are basedon Level 2 inputs that use pricing models whose inputs are derived primarily from or corroborated by observable market data through correlation or othermeans for substantially the full term of the financial instrument. The one series of nonredeemable subsidiary preferred shares was recorded at $100 million asof both December 31, 2017 and 2016, and those amounts are included in noncontrolling interests in our consolidated balance sheet. The carrying amount ofthe nonredeemable subsidiary preferred shares approximates its fair value.BuzzFeed and Vox MediaIn September 2015, NBCUniversal acquired an interest in BuzzFeed, Inc. and made an additional investment in Vox Media, Inc. for $200 million each incash. In November 2016, NBCUniversal made an additional investment of $200 million in Buzzfeed.Impairment Testing of InvestmentsWe review our investment portfolio each reporting period to determine whether there are identified events or circumstances that would indicate there is adecline in the fair value that would be considered other than temporary. For our nonpublic investments, if there are no identified events or circumstances thatwould have a significant adverse effect on the fair value of the investment, then the fair value is not estimated. If an investment is deemed to haveexperienced an other-than-temporary decline below its cost basis, we reduce the carrying amount of the investment to its quoted or estimated fair value, asapplicable, and establish a new cost basis for the investment. For our AFS securities and our cost method investments, we record the impairment to investmentincome (loss), net. For our equity method investments, we record the impairment to other income (expense), net.Note 8: Property and EquipmentDecember 31 (in millions)Weighted-AverageOriginal Useful Lifeas of December 31, 2017 2017 2016Cable distribution system11 years $36,046 $34,028Customer premise equipment6 years 26,392 28,621Other equipment9 years 10,518 9,471Buildings and leasehold improvements30 years 12,346 10,653Construction in processN/A 1,752 1,901LandN/A 1,332 1,273Property and equipment, at cost 88,386 85,947Less: Accumulated depreciation 49,916 49,694Property and equipment, net $38,470 $36,253Property and equipment are stated at cost. We capitalize improvements that extend asset lives and expense repairs and maintenance costs as incurred. Werecord depreciation using the straight-line method over the asset’s estimated useful life. For assets that areComcast 2017 Annual Report on Form 10-K77 Table of ContentsComcast Corporationsold or retired, we remove the applicable cost and accumulated depreciation and, unless the gain or loss on disposition is presented separately, we recognizeit as a component of depreciation expense.In accordance with the accounting guidance related to cable television companies, we capitalize the costs associated with the construction of andimprovements to our cable transmission and distribution facilities, including scalable infrastructure and line extensions; costs associated with acquiring anddeploying new customer premise equipment; and costs associated with installation of our services. Costs capitalized include all direct costs for labor andmaterials, as well as various indirect costs. Costs incurred in connection with subsequent disconnects and reconnects are expensed as they are incurred.We evaluate the recoverability of our property and equipment whenever events or substantive changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amountmay not be recoverable. The evaluation is based on the cash flows generated by the underlying asset groups, including estimated future operating results,trends or other determinants of fair value. If the total of the expected future undiscounted cash flows were less than the carrying amount of the asset group, wewould recognize an impairment charge to the extent the carrying amount of the asset group exceeded its estimated fair value. Unless presented separately, theimpairment charge is included as a component of depreciation expense.Note 9: Goodwill and Intangible AssetsGoodwill NBCUniversal (in millions)CableCommunicationsCableNetworksBroadcastTelevisionFilmedEntertainmentThemeParksCorporateand OtherTotalBalance, December 31, 2015$12,389$12,947$806$267$6,344$192$32,945Acquisitions(a)82232—2,717—13,032Adjustments(b)174———(250)(181)(257)Foreign currency translation—4—9247—260Balance, December 31, 201612,64513,1838062,9936,3411235,980Acquisitions140241—32—5418Dispositions—————(11)(11)Adjustments(c)(1)1—185—1186Foreign currency translation—2—2203—207Balance, December 31, 2017$12,784$13,427$806$3,212$6,544$7$36,780(a)Acquisitions in 2016 in our Filmed Entertainment segment primarily included the DreamWorks Animation acquisition (see Note 5 for additional information).(b)Adjustments in 2016 primarily included the updated allocation of the purchase price for Universal Studios Japan in our Theme Parks segment and the reclassification of certainoperations and businesses from Corporate and Other to our Cable Communications segment.(c)Adjustments in 2017 primarily included the updated allocation of the purchase price for DreamWorks Animation (see Note 5 for additional information).Goodwill is calculated as the excess of the consideration transferred over the identifiable net assets acquired in a business combination and represents thefuture economic benefits expected to arise from anticipated synergies and intangible assets acquired that do not qualify for separate recognition, includingassembled workforce, noncontractual relationships and other agreements. We assess the recoverability of our goodwill annually, or more frequently wheneverevents or substantive changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of a reporting unit may exceed its fair value. We test goodwill forimpairment at the reporting unit level. To determine our reporting units, we evaluate the components one level below the segment level and we aggregate thecomponents if they have similar economic characteristics. As a result of this assessment, our reporting units are the same as our five reportable segments. Weevaluate the determination of our reporting units used to test for impairment periodically or whenever events or substantive changes in circumstances occur.The assessment of recoverability may first consider qualitative factors to determine whether the existence of events or circumstances leads to a determinationthat it is more likely than not that the fair value of a reporting unit is less than its carrying amount. A quantitative assessment is performed if the qualitativeassessment results in a more-likely-than-not determination or if a qualitative assessment is not performed. The quantitative assessment considers whether thecarrying amount of a reporting unit exceeds its fair value, in which case an impairment charge is recorded to the extent the carrying amount of the reportingunit’s goodwill exceeds its implied fair value. Unless presented separately, the impairment charge is included as a component of amortization expense. Wedid not recognize any impairment charges in any of the periods presented. 78Comcast 2017 Annual Report on Form 10-KTable of ContentsComcast CorporationIntangible Assets 20172016December 31 (in millions)Weighted-AverageOriginal Useful Lifeas of December 31, 2017GrossCarryingAmountAccumulatedAmortizationGrossCarryingAmountAccumulatedAmortizationIndefinite-Lived Intangible Assets: Franchise rightsN/A$59,364 $59,364 Trade namesN/A2,981 2,981 FCC licenses(a)N/A2,238 651 Finite-Lived Intangible Assets: Customer relationships19 years13,612$(5,819)13,478$(5,110)Software4 years8,258(4,846)7,017(3,997)Cable franchise renewal costs and contractual operatingrights9 years1,492(834)1,460(800)Patents and other technology rights7 years259(221)257(208)Other agreements and rights16 years2,724(1,065)2,443(898)Total $90,928$(12,785)$87,651$(11,013)(a)In 2017, we acquired the rights to spectrum in the FCC Spectrum auction (see Note 5 for additional information).Indefinite-Lived Intangible AssetsIndefinite-lived intangible assets consist primarily of our cable franchise rights. Our cable franchise rights represent the values we attributed to agreementswith state and local authorities that allow access to homes and businesses in cable service areas acquired in business combinations. We do not amortize ourcable franchise rights because we have determined that they meet the definition of indefinite-lived intangible assets since there are no legal, regulatory,contractual, competitive, economic or other factors which limit the period over which these rights will contribute to our cash flows. We reassess thisdetermination periodically or whenever events or substantive changes in circumstances occur. Costs we incur in negotiating and renewing cable franchiseagreements are included in other intangible assets and are generally amortized on a straight-line basis over the term of the franchise agreement.We assess the recoverability of our cable franchise rights and other indefinite-lived intangible assets annually, or more frequently whenever events orsubstantive changes in circumstances indicate that the assets might be impaired. Our three Cable Communications divisions represent the unit of account weuse to test for impairment of our cable franchise rights. We evaluate the unit of account used to test for impairment of our cable franchise rights and otherindefinite-lived intangible assets periodically or whenever events or substantive changes in circumstances occur to ensure impairment testing is performed atan appropriate level. The assessment of recoverability may first consider qualitative factors to determine whether it is more likely than not that the fair valueof an indefinite-lived intangible asset is less than its carrying amount. A quantitative assessment is performed if the qualitative assessment results in a more-likely-than-not determination or if a qualitative assessment is not performed. When performing a quantitative assessment, we estimate the fair value of ourcable franchise rights and other indefinite-lived intangible assets primarily based on a discounted cash flow analysis that involves significant judgment.When analyzing the fair values indicated under the discounted cash flow models, we also consider multiples of Adjusted EBITDA generated by theunderlying assets, current market transactions, and profitability information. If the fair value of our cable franchise rights or other indefinite-lived intangibleassets were less than the carrying amount, we would recognize an impairment charge for the difference between the estimated fair value and the carryingvalue of the assets. Unless presented separately, the impairment charge is included as a component of amortization expense. We did not recognize anymaterial impairment charges in any of the periods presented. Finite-Lived Intangible AssetsEstimated Amortization Expense of Finite-Lived Intangible Assets (in millions) 2018$2,2832019$1,9522020$1,6292021$1,2252022$905Finite-lived intangible assets are subject to amortization and consist primarily of customer relationships acquired in business combinations, software, cablefranchise renewal costs, contractual operating rights and intellectual property rights. Our finite-Comcast 2017 Annual Report on Form 10-K79 Table of ContentsComcast Corporationlived intangible assets are amortized primarily on a straight-line basis over their estimated useful life or the term of the associated agreement.We capitalize direct development costs associated with internal-use software, including external direct costs of material and services and payroll costs foremployees devoting time to these software projects. We also capitalize costs associated with the purchase of software licenses. We generally amortize themon a straight-line basis over a period not to exceed five years. We expense maintenance and training costs, as well as costs incurred during the preliminarystage of a project, as they are incurred. We capitalize initial operating system software costs and amortize them over the life of the associated hardware.We evaluate the recoverability of our finite-lived intangible assets whenever events or substantive changes in circumstances indicate that the carryingamount may not be recoverable. The evaluation is based on the cash flows generated by the underlying asset groups, including estimated future operatingresults, trends or other determinants of fair value. If the total of the expected future undiscounted cash flows were less than the carrying amount of the assetgroup, we would recognize an impairment charge to the extent the carrying amount of the asset group exceeded its estimated fair value. Unless presentedseparately, the impairment charge is included as a component of amortization expense.Note 10: Long-Term Debt Long-Term Debt Outstanding December 31 (in millions)Weighted-AverageInterest Rate as of December 31, 2017 2017 2016Commercial paper1.84% $903 $2,781Term loans(a)0.82% 3,880 3,262Senior notes with maturities of 5 years or less, at face value4.18% 15,680 13,850Senior notes with maturities between 5 and 10 years, at face value3.31% 13,277 12,049Senior notes with maturities greater than 10 years, at face value(b)4.74% 31,838 28,587Other, including capital lease obligations— 921 842Debt issuance costs, premiums, discounts and fair value adjustments for hedgedpositions, net(c)— (1,943) (325)Total debt4.04% (d) 64,556 61,046Less: Current portion 5,134 5,480Long-term debt $59,422 $55,566(a)The December 31, 2017 and 2016 amounts primarily consist of ¥435 billion and ¥382 billion, respectively, of Universal Studios Japan term loans translated using the exchangerates as of these dates. In May 2017, Universal Studios Japan entered into ¥450 billion of new term loans with a final maturity of March 2022. We used the proceeds from theseborrowings to repay in full Universal Studios Japan’s existing yen-denominated term loans and a portion of amounts outstanding under our commercial paper program.(b)The December 31, 2017 and 2016 amounts include £625 million of 5.50% notes due 2029, which translated to $845 million and $771 million, respectively, using the exchangerates as of these dates.(c)The December 31, 2017 amount includes the difference between the principal amount of the new senior notes and the carrying amount of the exchanged senior notes at the time ofthe senior notes exchange. See below under the heading “Senior Notes Exchange” for additional information on this transaction.(d)Includes the effects of our derivative financial instruments.As of December 31, 2017 and 2016, our debt had an estimated fair value of $71.7 billion and $66.3 billion, respectively. The estimated fair value of ourpublicly traded debt was primarily based on Level 1 inputs that use quoted market values for the debt. The estimated fair value of debt for which there are noquoted market prices was based on Level 2 inputs that use interest rates available to us for debt with similar terms and remaining maturities. See Note 19 foradditional information on our cross-guarantee structure. 80Comcast 2017 Annual Report on Form 10-KTable of ContentsComcast CorporationPrincipal Maturities of Debt (in millions) 2018$5,1272019$2,3672020$3,6882021$3,8842022$5,879Thereafter$45,5542017 Debt Borrowings Year ended December 31, 2017 (in millions) Universal Studios Japan term loans maturing 2022$3,948Comcast 3.15% senior notes due 20281,650NBCUniversal Enterprise floating rate notes due 20211,500Comcast 3.00% senior notes due 20241,250Comcast 3.30% senior notes due 20271,250Comcast 4.45% senior notes due 20471,005Comcast 4.00% senior notes due 2047850Other13Total$11,4662017 Debt Redemptions and Repayments Year ended December 31, 2017 (in millions) Universal Studios Japan term loans maturing 2020$3,347Comcast 6.30% senior notes due 20171,000Comcast 6.50% senior notes due 20171,000Comcast 8.875% senior notes due 2017550Comcast 5.00% senior notes due 2061288Other179Total$6,364Senior Notes ExchangeIn October 2017, we and NBCUniversal completed a debt exchange transaction. We issued $5.5 billion aggregate principal amount of new senior notes inexchange for $3.9 billion aggregate principal amount of certain series of outstanding senior notes that had been issued by us and NBCUniversal, as detailedin the table below.(in millions)Principal AmountExchangedPrincipal AmountIssued in ExchangeComcast 6.95% senior notes due 2037$1,212 Comcast 6.45% senior notes due 2037946 Comcast 6.40% senior notes due 2040518 NBCUniversal 6.40% senior notes due 2040442 Comcast 6.40% senior notes due 2038428 Comcast 6.55% senior notes due 2039386 Comcast 3.97% senior notes due 2047 $2,000Comcast 4.00% senior notes due 2049 2,000Comcast 4.05% senior notes due 2052 1,500Total$3,932$5,500The new senior notes are unsecured, rank equally in right of payment with all of our unsecured and unsubordinated indebtedness, and are fully andunconditionally guaranteed by Comcast Cable Communications, LLC and NBCUniversal. The debt exchange transaction was accounted for as a debtmodification, and therefore following the exchange, the book value of our debt was unchanged and the difference between the principal amount of the newsenior notes and the carrying amount of the exchanged senior notes will accrue through interest expense over the period to maturity of the new senior notes.Comcast 2017 Annual Report on Form 10-K81 Table of ContentsComcast CorporationDebt InstrumentsRevolving Bank Credit FacilitiesAs of December 31, 2017 and 2016, we had a $7 billion revolving credit facility due 2021 with a syndicate of banks (“Comcast revolving credit facility”)that may be used for general corporate purposes. We may increase the commitment under the Comcast revolving credit facility up to a total of $10 billion, aswell as extend the expiration date to a date no later than 2023, subject to approval of the lenders. In addition, as of December 31, 2017 and 2016,NBCUniversal Enterprise had a $1.5 billion revolving credit facility due 2021 with a syndicate of banks (“NBCUniversal Enterprise revolving creditfacility”) that may be used for general corporate purposes. We may increase the commitment under the NBCUniversal Enterprise revolving credit facility upto a total of $2 billion, as well as extend the expiration date to a date no later than 2023, subject to approval of the lenders. The interest rates on the revolvingcredit facilities consist of a base rate plus a borrowing margin that is determined based on Comcast’s credit rating. As of December 31, 2017, the borrowingmargin for borrowings based on the London Interbank Offered Rate was 1.00%. Each of the revolving credit facilities requires that we maintain certainfinancial ratios based on the respective debt and EBITDA of each entity, as defined in the credit facility. We were in compliance with all financial covenantsfor all periods presented.There were no amounts outstanding under the Comcast or NBCUniversal Enterprise revolving credit facility as of December 31, 2017 or 2016. As ofDecember 31, 2017, amounts available under our consolidated revolving credit facilities, net of amounts outstanding under our commercial paper programsand outstanding letters of credit, totaled $7.4 billion, which included $1.5 billion available under the NBCUniversal Enterprise revolving credit facility.Commercial Paper ProgramsOur commercial paper programs provide a lower-cost source of borrowing to fund our short-term working capital requirements. In June 2017, we increased theComcast and NBCUniversal Enterprise commercial paper programs to $7.0 billion and $1.5 billion, respectively, to coincide with the borrowing capacitiesunder the Comcast and NBCUniversal Enterprise revolving credit facilities.Letters of CreditAs of December 31, 2017, we and certain of our subsidiaries had undrawn irrevocable standby letters of credit totaling $439 million to cover potentialfundings under various agreements.Note 11: Employee Benefit PlansDeferred Compensation PlansYear ended December 31 (in millions)201720162015Benefit obligation$2,539$2,164$2,038Interest expense$209$178$171We maintain unfunded, nonqualified deferred compensation plans for certain members of management and nonemployee directors. The amount ofcompensation deferred by each participant is based on participant elections. Participant accounts, except for those in the NBCUniversal plan, are creditedwith income primarily based on a fixed annual rate. Participants in the NBCUniversal plan designate one or more valuation funds, independently establishedfunds or indices that are used to determine the amount of investment gain or loss in the participant’s account. Participants are eligible to receive distributionsfrom their account based on elected deferral periods that are consistent with the plans and applicable tax law.We have purchased life insurance policies to recover a portion of the future payments related to our deferred compensation plans. As of December 31, 2017and 2016, the cash surrender value of these policies, which is recorded to other noncurrent assets, was $820 million and $709 million, respectively.Postretirement Benefit PlanYear ended December 31 (in millions)20172016Benefit obligation$425$538Amounts in accumulated other comprehensive income not yet recognized in benefits expense$(458)$(372)We sponsor a retiree health and welfare benefit plan that provides postretirement benefits to eligible employees. The plan provides to eligible employees whoretire from Comcast or its subsidiaries, an annual stipend for reimbursement of certain eligible healthcare costs. The amount of the stipend for an eligibleretiree is fixed at a predetermined amount based on the retiree’s years of service and whether the retiree is eligible for Medicare. In December 2016, the planwas amended primarily to reduce the stipend benefits of active employees of Comcast and subsidiaries other than NBCUniversal who retire after December31, 2017, and in 2017 82Comcast 2017 Annual Report on Form 10-KTable of ContentsComcast Corporationadditional amendments were made to reduce the benefits of NBCUniversal employees who retire after December 31, 2017. The plan amendments reduced ourbenefit obligation by $361 million and $146 million in 2016 and 2017, respectively. Additionally, under the plan, a small number of employees are alsoeligible to participate in legacy plan benefits that were previously sponsored by acquired companies.The plan is unfunded and substantially all of our postretirement benefit obligations are recorded to noncurrent liabilities. The expense we recognize for theplan is determined using certain assumptions, including the discount rate. The benefits expense we recognized for the plan was not material in any of theperiods presented.Pension PlansNBCUniversal sponsors various nonqualified defined benefit pension plans for domestic employees. Since the future benefits have been frozen since thebeginning of 2013, we did not recognize service costs related to the pension plans for any period presented. The benefits expense we recognized for ourdefined benefit plans was not material in any of the periods presented. In addition to the defined benefit plans it sponsors, NBCUniversal is also obligated toreimburse The General Electric Company (“GE”) for future benefit payments to those participants who were vested in the supplemental pension plansponsored by GE at the time of the NBCUniversal transaction in 2011. These pension plans are currently unfunded and we recorded a benefit obligation of$338 million and $314 million as of December 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively, which consists primarily of our obligations to reimburse GE.Retirement Investment PlansWe sponsor several 401(k) defined contribution retirement plans that allow eligible employees to contribute a portion of their compensation through payrolldeductions in accordance with specified plan guidelines. We make contributions to the plans that include matching a percentage of the employees’contributions up to certain limits. In 2017, 2016 and 2015, expenses related to these plans totaled $458 million, $446 million and $416 million, respectively.Multiemployer Benefit PlansWe participate in various multiemployer benefit plans, including pension and postretirement benefit plans, that cover some of our employees and temporaryemployees who are represented by labor unions. We also participate in other multiemployer benefit plans that provide health and welfare and retirementsavings benefits to active and retired participants. We make periodic contributions to these plans in accordance with the terms of applicable collectivebargaining agreements and laws but do not sponsor or administer these plans. We do not participate in any multiemployer benefit plans for which weconsider our contributions to be individually significant.In 2017, 2016 and 2015, the total contributions we made to multiemployer pension plans were $97 million, $84 million and $77 million, respectively. In2017, 2016 and 2015, the total contributions we made to multiemployer postretirement and other benefit plans were $152 million, $136 million and $119million, respectively.If we cease to be obligated to make contributions or were to otherwise withdraw from participation in any of these plans, applicable law would require us tofund our allocable share of the unfunded vested benefits, which is known as a withdrawal liability. In addition, actions taken by other participatingemployers may lead to adverse changes in the financial condition of one of these plans, which could result in an increase in our withdrawal liability.Severance BenefitsWe provide severance benefits to certain former employees. A liability is recorded when payment is probable, the amount is reasonably estimable, and theobligation relates to rights that have vested or accumulated. In 2017, 2016 and 2015, we recorded severance costs of $203 million, $315 million and $181million, respectively. Severance costs in 2016 included $61 million of severance costs associated with the acquisition of DreamWorks Animation.Note 12: EquityCommon StockIn the aggregate, holders of our Class A common stock have 662/3% of the voting power of our common stock and holders of our Class B common stock have331/3% of the voting power of our common stock, which percentage is generally non-dilutable under the terms of our articles of incorporation. Each share ofour Class B common stock is entitled to 15 votes. The number of votes held by each share of our Class A common stock depends on the number of shares ofClass A and Class B common stock outstanding at any given time. The 331/3% aggregate voting power of our Class B common stock cannot be diluted byadditional issuances of any other class of common stock. Our Class B common stock is convertible, share for share, into Class A common stock, subject tocertain restrictions. See Note 1 for additional information regarding the stock split that occurred in 2017.Comcast 2017 Annual Report on Form 10-K83 Table of ContentsComcast CorporationClass A Special Common Stock ReclassificationIn December 2015, our shareholders approved a proposal to amend and restate our Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation in order to reclassifyeach issued share of our Class A Special common stock into one share of our Class A common stock. This reclassification became effective as of the close ofbusiness on December 11, 2015, at which time our Class A Special common stock was no longer outstanding and ceased trading on the NASDAQ under thesymbol CMCSK and instead became listed on the NASDAQ under the symbol CMCSA. There was no impact on basic and diluted EPS or the carrying valueof total common stock as presented in our consolidated balance sheet because it was a one-for-one stock exchange.Shares of Common Stock Outstanding (in millions)A A Special BBalance, December 31, 20144,272 801 9Stock compensation plans25 — —Repurchases and retirements of common stock(125) (107) —Employee stock purchase plans5 — —Reclassification of Class A Special common stock694 (694) —Other4 — —Balance, December 31, 20154,875 — 9Stock compensation plans23 — —Repurchases and retirements of common stock(161) — —Employee stock purchase plans5 — —Balance, December 31, 20164,742 — 9Stock compensation plans19 — —Repurchases and retirements of common stock(131) — —Employee stock purchase plans5 — —Balance, December 31, 20174,635 — 9Share RepurchasesEffective January 1, 2017, our Board of Directors increased our share repurchase program authorization to a total of $12 billion, which does not have anexpiration date. As of December 31, 2017, $7 billion remained under this authorization. Under the authorization, we may repurchase shares in the openmarket or in private transactions.Share Repurchases Under Share Repurchase Program AuthorizationYear ended December 31 (in millions)2017 2016 2015Cash consideration$5,000 $5,000 $6,750Shares repurchased131 161 232Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) December 31 (in millions)2017 2016Unrealized gains (losses) on marketable securities$(43) $—Deferred gains (losses) on cash flow hedges9 (14)Unrecognized gains (losses) on employee benefit obligations260 219Cumulative translation adjustments153 (107)Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), net of deferred taxes$379 $98Note 13: Share-Based CompensationThe tables below provide information on our share-based compensation.Recognized Share-Based Compensation Expense Year ended December 31 (in millions)2017 2016 2015Restricted share units$349 $306 $273Stock options205 173 157Employee stock purchase plans32 28 25Total$586 $507 $455 84Comcast 2017 Annual Report on Form 10-KTable of ContentsComcast CorporationOur share-based compensation plans consist primarily of awards of RSUs and stock options to certain employees and directors as part of our approach tolong-term incentive compensation. Awards generally vest over a period of 5 years and in the case of stock options, have a 10 year term. Additionally, throughour employee stock purchase plans, employees are able to purchase shares of our common stock at a discount through payroll deductions. As of December 31,2017, all of our stock options outstanding were net settled stock options. Net settled stock options, as opposed to stock options exercised with a cashpayment, result in fewer shares being issued and no cash proceeds being received by us when the options are exercised.Stock Options and Restricted Share Units As of December 31, 2017, unless otherwise stated (in millions, except per share data)StockOptions RSUsAwards granted during 201739 15Weighted-average exercise price of awards granted during 2017$37.47 Stock options outstanding and nonvested RSUs191 42Weighted-average exercise price of stock options outstanding$24.98 Weighted-average fair value at grant date of nonvested RSUs $30.93The cost associated with our share-based compensation is based on an award’s estimated fair value at the date of grant and is recognized over the period inwhich any related services are provided. RSUs are valued based on the closing price of our common stock on the date of grant and are discounted for the lackof dividends, if any, during the vesting period. We use the Black-Scholes option pricing model to estimate the fair value of stock option awards.The table below presents the weighted-average fair value on the date of grant of RSUs and stock options awarded under our various plans and the relatedweighted-average valuation assumptions.Year ended December 312017 2016 2015RSUs fair value$37.77 $30.02 $29.41Stock options fair value$7.01 $5.78 $5.89Stock Option Valuation Assumptions: Dividend yield1.7% 1.8% 1.7%Expected volatility20.1% 23.0% 23.0%Risk-free interest rate2.2% 1.5% 1.6%Expected option life (in years)6.1 6.1 6.0As of December 31, 2017, we had unrecognized pretax compensation expense of $806 million related to nonvested RSUs and unrecognized pretaxcompensation expense of $404 million related to nonvested stock options that will each be recognized over a weighted-average period of approximately 1.7years. In 2016 and 2015, we recorded increases to additional paid-in capital of $233 million and $311 million, respectively, which were the result of excesstax benefits associated with our share-based compensation plans. As a result of the adoption of new accounting guidance related to share-based compensationin 2017, these tax benefits are now recorded as a reduction to income tax expense (see Note 3).Note 14: Income TaxesComponents of Income Tax Expense (Benefit) Year ended December 31 (in millions)2017 2016 2015Current Expense (Benefit): Federal$2,411 $3,190 $3,210State277 480 570Foreign389 194 221 3,077 3,864 4,001Deferred Expense (Benefit): Federal(10,659) 1,192 890State10 154 66Foreign(6) 98 2 (10,655) 1,444 958Income tax expense (benefit)$(7,578) $5,308 $4,959Comcast 2017 Annual Report on Form 10-K85 Table of ContentsComcast CorporationOur income tax expense (benefit) differs from the federal statutory amount because of the effect of the items detailed in the table below. Year ended December 31 (in millions)2017 2016 2015Federal tax at statutory rate$5,363 $5,024 $4,680State income taxes, net of federal benefit298 373 326Foreign income taxes, net of federal credit70 65 13Nontaxable income attributable to noncontrolling interests(45) (128) (69)Adjustments to uncertain and effectively settled tax positions, net(62) 24 15Accrued interest on uncertain and effectively settled tax positions, net3 17 73Excess tax benefits recognized on share-based compensation(297) — —2017 federal tax reform enactment(12,679) — —Other(229) (67) (79)Income tax expense (benefit)$(7,578) $5,308 $4,959We base our provision for income taxes on our current period income, changes in our deferred income tax assets and liabilities, income tax rates, changes inestimates of our uncertain tax positions, and tax planning opportunities available in the jurisdictions in which we operate. We recognize deferred tax assetsand liabilities when there are temporary differences between the financial reporting basis and tax basis of our assets and liabilities and for the expectedbenefits of using net operating loss carryforwards. When a change in the tax rate or tax law has an impact on deferred taxes, we apply the change based on theyears in which the temporary differences are expected to reverse. We record the change in our consolidated financial statements in the period of enactment.The determination of the income tax consequences of a business combination includes identifying the tax basis of assets and liabilities acquired and anycontingencies associated with uncertain tax positions assumed or resulting from the business combination. Deferred tax assets and liabilities related totemporary differences of an acquired entity are recorded as of the date of the business combination and are based on our estimate of the ultimate tax basis thatwill be accepted by the various tax authorities. We record liabilities for contingencies associated with prior tax returns filed by the acquired entity based oncriteria set forth in the appropriate accounting guidance. We adjust the deferred tax accounts and the liabilities periodically to reflect any revised estimatedtax basis and any estimated settlements with the various tax authorities. The effects of these adjustments are recorded to income tax expense (benefit).From time to time, we engage in transactions in which the tax consequences may be subject to uncertainty. In these cases, we evaluate our tax position usingthe recognition threshold and the measurement attribute in accordance with the accounting guidance related to uncertain tax positions. Examples of thesetransactions include business acquisitions and dispositions, including consideration paid or received in connection with these transactions, certain financingtransactions, and the allocation of income among state and local tax jurisdictions. Significant judgment is required in assessing and estimating the taxconsequences of these transactions. We determine whether it is more likely than not that a tax position will be sustained on examination, including theresolution of any related appeals or litigation processes, based on the technical merits of the position. A tax position that meets the more-likely-than-notrecognition threshold is measured to determine the amount of benefit to be recognized in our consolidated financial statements. We classify interest andpenalties, if any, associated with our uncertain tax positions as a component of income tax expense (benefit).Current and deferred foreign income taxes are incurred primarily by NBCUniversal’s foreign subsidiaries. In 2017, 2016 and 2015, NBCUniversal had foreignincome before taxes of $1.0 billion, $871 million and $704 million, respectively, on which foreign income tax expense (benefit) was recorded. We generallyrecord U.S. income tax expense (benefit) on our allocable share of our subsidiaries’ income before domestic and foreign taxes, which is reduced by a U.S. taxcredit equal to our allocable share of our subsidiaries’ foreign income tax expense (benefit).Federal Tax ReformOn December 22, 2017, new federal tax reform legislation was enacted in the United States, resulting in significant changes from previous tax law. The 2017Tax Act reduces the federal corporate income tax rate to 21% from 35% effective January 1, 2018. The rate change, along with certain immaterial changes intax basis resulting from the 2017 Tax Act, resulted in a reduction of our net deferred tax liabilities of $12.4 billion and a corresponding deferred income taxbenefit in 2017. Our federal income tax expense for periods beginning in 2018 will be based on the new rate.The 2017 Tax Act also changes the taxation of foreign earnings, and companies generally will not be subject to United States federal income taxes upon thereceipt of dividends from foreign subsidiaries and will not be permitted foreign tax credits related 86Comcast 2017 Annual Report on Form 10-KTable of ContentsComcast Corporationto such dividends. Beginning in 2018, we will no longer record United States federal income tax on our share of the income of our foreign subsidiaries, norwill we record a benefit for foreign tax credits related to that income. Accordingly, we reversed $382 million of net deferred tax liabilities related to ourcumulative undistributed foreign earnings and deferred tax assets for related foreign tax credits, resulting in a corresponding net tax benefit in 2017.Additionally, upon enactment, there is a one-time deemed repatriation tax on undistributed foreign earnings and profits (the “transition tax”). We recognizedtax expense of $101 million related to the transition tax in 2017.The 2017 Tax Act also provides for immediate deduction of 100% of the costs of qualified property, including significant portions of our capitalexpenditures and film and television production costs, that are incurred and the property placed in service during the period from September 27, 2017 toDecember 31, 2022. This provision will begin to phase down by 20% per year beginning January 1, 2023 and will be completely phased out as of January 1,2027.The adjustments to deferred tax assets and liabilities and the liability related to the transition tax are provisional amounts estimated based on informationavailable as of December 31, 2017. These amounts are subject to change as we obtain information necessary to complete the calculations. We will recognizeany changes to the provisional amounts as we refine our estimates of our cumulative temporary differences, including those related to the immediatededuction for qualified property, and our interpretations of the application of the 2017 Tax Act. We expect to complete our analysis of the provisional itemsduring the second half of 2018. The effects of other provisions of the 2017 Tax Act are not expected to have a material impact on our consolidated financialstatements.Components of Net Deferred Tax Liability December 31 (in millions)2017 2016(a)Deferred Tax Assets: Net operating loss carryforwards$481 $544Nondeductible accruals and other2,026 3,797Less: Valuation allowance377 266 2,130 4,075Deferred Tax Liabilities: Differences between book and tax basis of property and equipment and intangible assets25,154 36,957Differences between book and tax basis of investments466 498Differences between book and tax basis of long-term debt673 571Differences between book and tax basis of foreign subsidiaries and undistributed foreign earnings39 86226,332 38,888Net deferred tax liability$24,202 $34,813(a) Prior year amounts in the table above have been adjusted to appropriately classify certain deferred tax items. These adjustments had no impact on the net deferred tax liabilityrecorded in our consolidated balance sheet.Changes in our net deferred tax liability in 2017 that were not recorded as deferred income tax benefit (expense) are primarily related to an increase of $108million associated with items included in other comprehensive income (loss), an increase of $51 million related to acquisitions and a decrease of $112million associated with our purchase of a noncontrolling interest. Our net deferred tax liability includes $15 billion related to cable franchise rights that willremain unchanged unless we recognize an impairment or dispose of a cable franchise or there is a change in the tax law.As of December 31, 2017, we had federal net operating loss carryforwards of $348 million, and various state net operating loss carryforwards that expire inperiods through 2037. As of December 31, 2017, we also had foreign net operating loss carryforwards of $387 million that are related to the foreignoperations of NBCUniversal, the majority of which expire in periods through 2027. The determination of the realization of the state and foreign net operatingloss carryforwards is dependent on our subsidiaries’ taxable income or loss, apportionment percentages, redetermination from taxing authorities, and stateand foreign laws that can change from year to year and impact the amount of such carryforwards. We recognize a valuation allowance if we determine it ismore likely than not that some portion, or all, of a deferred tax asset will not be realized. As of December 31, 2017 and 2016, our valuation allowance wasprimarily related to state and foreign net operating loss carryforwards.Uncertain Tax PositionsOur liability for uncertain tax positions as of December 31, 2017 totaled $809 million, which excludes the federal benefits on state tax positions that wererecorded as deferred income taxes. Included in our liability for uncertain tax positions was $162 million related to tax positions of NBCUniversal andNBCUniversal Enterprise for which we have been indemnified by GE. We are indemnified by GE for any income tax liability attributable to theNBCUniversal contributed businesses for periods prior to theComcast 2017 Annual Report on Form 10-K87 Table of ContentsComcast Corporationclose of the NBCUniversal transaction in January 2011 and also for any income tax liability attributable to NBCUniversal Enterprise for periods prior to thedate of the NBCUniversal redemption transaction in March 2013.Reconciliation of Unrecognized Tax Benefits (in millions)2017 2016(a) 2015(a)Gross unrecognized tax benefits, January 1$1,443 $1,441 $1,455Additions based on tax positions related to the current year121 74 67Additions based on tax positions related to prior years319 72 98Additions from acquired subsidiaries— 13 —Reductions for tax positions of prior years(251) (66) (101)Reductions due to expiration of statutes of limitations(70) (44) (41)Settlements with tax authorities(65) (47) (37)Gross unrecognized tax benefits, December 311,497 1,443 1,441Positions paid(688) (340) (305)Liability for uncertain tax positions$809 $1,103 $1,136(a) We have updated the presentation of the table above to include amounts related to positions previously paid and have updated prior year amounts to conform.Our liability for uncertain tax positions represents the amounts recorded for potential payment obligations. Our gross unrecognized tax benefits also includeamounts related to positions for which tax has been assessed and paid. If we were to recognize our gross unrecognized tax benefits in the future, $1.2 billion,which includes amounts indemnified by GE, would impact our effective tax rate and the remaining amount would increase our deferred income tax liability.The amount and timing of the recognition of any such tax benefit is dependent on the completion of examinations of our tax filings by the various taxauthorities and the expiration of statutes of limitations. It is reasonably possible that certain tax contests could be resolved within the next 12 months thatmay result in a decrease in our effective tax rate.As of December 31, 2017 and 2016, our accrued interest associated with our liability for uncertain tax positions was $173 million and $483 million,respectively. As of December 31, 2017 and 2016, $43 million and $39 million, respectively, of these amounts were related to tax positions of NBCUniversaland NBCUniversal Enterprise for which we have been indemnified by GE.The IRS has completed its examination of our income tax returns for all years through 2014. Various states are examining our state tax returns and the taxyears of those tax returns currently under examination vary by state, with most of the periods relating to tax years 2000 and forward.Note 15: Supplemental Financial InformationReceivables December 31 (in millions)20172016Receivables, gross$9,253$8,622Less: Allowance for returns and customer incentives419417Less: Allowance for doubtful accounts288250Receivables, net$8,546$7,955In addition to the amounts in the table above, as of December 31, 2017 and 2016, net noncurrent receivables of $1.3 billion and $939 million, respectively,are included in other noncurrent assets, net that primarily relate to the licensing of our television and film productions to third parties and sales of wirelessdevices.Cash Payments for Interest and Income Taxes Year ended December 31 (in millions)201720162015Interest$2,820$2,565$2,443Income taxes$4,057$3,693$3,726Noncash Investing and Financing ActivitiesDuring 2017:•we acquired $1.2 billion of property and equipment and intangible assets that were accrued but unpaid•we recorded a liability of $732 million for a quarterly cash dividend of $0.1575 per common share paid in January 2018 88Comcast 2017 Annual Report on Form 10-KTable of ContentsComcast Corporation•we completed a senior notes exchange in the fourth quarter of 2017 (see Note 10 for additional information)During 2016:•we acquired $1.3 billion of property and equipment and intangible assets that were accrued but unpaid•we recorded a liability of $653 million for a quarterly cash dividend of $0.1375 per common share paid in January 2017•we recorded a liability of $447 million for capital contributions to Atairos that were accrued in December and paid in January 2017 (see Note 7 foradditional information)During 2015:•we acquired $1.1 billion of property and equipment and intangible assets that were accrued but unpaid•we recorded a liability of $612 million for a quarterly cash dividend of $0.125 per common share paid in January 2016•we assumed liabilities related to the Universal Studios Japan transaction (see Note 5 for additional information)•we used $517 million of equity securities to settle a portion of our obligations under prepaid forward sale agreementsNote 16: Commitments and ContingenciesCommitmentsNBCUniversal enters into long-term commitments with third parties in the ordinary course of its business, including commitments to acquire film andtelevision programming, obligations under various creative talent agreements, and various other television-related commitments. Some of NBCUniversal’semployees, including writers, directors, actors, technical and production personnel, and others, as well as some of its on-air and creative talent, are covered bycollective bargaining agreements or works councils. As of December 31, 2017, the total number of NBCUniversal employees covered by collectivebargaining agreements was 9,500 full-time equivalent employees. Approximately 63% of these full-time equivalent employees were covered by collectivebargaining agreements that have expired or are scheduled to expire during 2018.We, through Comcast Spectacor, have employment agreements with both players and coaches of the Philadelphia Flyers. Certain of these employmentagreements, which provide for payments that are guaranteed regardless of employee injury or termination, are covered by disability insurance if certainconditions are met.The table below summarizes our minimum annual programming and talent commitments and our minimum annual rental commitments under operatingleases for office space, equipment and transponder service agreements. Programming and talent commitments include acquired film and televisionprogramming, including U.S. broadcast rights to the Olympic Games through 2032, Sunday Night Football through the 2022-23 season, certain NASCARevents through 2024 and other programming commitments, as well as various contracts with creative talent.As of December 31, 2017 (in millions)Programming andTalent CommitmentsOperatingLeases2018$6,350$5592019$3,895$5122020$4,812$4572021$3,301$3912022$3,732$326Thereafter$17,416$1,829The table below presents our rental expense charged to operations. Year ended December 31 (in millions)201720162015Rental expense$839$744$608 Contractual ObligationWe are party to a contractual obligation that involves an interest held by a third party in the revenue of certain theme parks. The arrangement provides thecounterparty with the right to periodic payments associated with current period revenue which are recorded as an operating expense, and beginning in June2017, the option to require NBCUniversal to purchase the interest for cash in an amount based on a contractual formula. The contractual formula is based onan average of specified historical theme park revenue at the time of exercise, which amount could be significantly higher than our carrying value. As ofDecember 31,Comcast 2017 Annual Report on Form 10-K89 Table of ContentsComcast Corporation2017, our carrying value was $1.1 billion, and the estimated value of the contractual obligation was $1.5 billion based on inputs to the contractual formula asof that date.Contingent ConsiderationIn June 2015, we settled a contingent consideration liability related to the acquisition of NBCUniversal, which was based upon future net tax benefitsrealized by us that would affect future payments to GE, for a payment of $450 million, which was included as a financing activity in our consolidatedstatement of cash flows. The settlement resulted in a gain of $240 million, which was recorded to other income (expense), net in our consolidated statement ofincome.Redeemable Subsidiary Preferred StockNBCUniversal Enterprise is a holding company that we control and consolidate whose principal assets are its interests in NBCUniversal Holdings. Theholders of the Series A cumulative preferred stock of NBCUniversal Enterprise have the right to cause NBCUniversal Enterprise to redeem their shares at aprice equal to the $725 million aggregate liquidation preference plus accrued but unpaid dividends for a 30 day period beginning on March 19, 2020 andthereafter on every third anniversary of such date (each such date, a “put date”). The NBCUniversal Enterprise preferred stock pays dividends at a fixed rate of5.25% per year. Shares of preferred stock can be called for redemption by NBCUniversal Enterprise at a price equal to the liquidation preference plus accruedbut unpaid dividends one year following the put date applicable to such shares. Because certain of these redemption provisions are outside of our control, theNBCUniversal Enterprise preferred stock is presented outside of equity under the caption “redeemable noncontrolling interests and redeemable subsidiarypreferred stock” in our consolidated balance sheet. Its initial value was based on the liquidation preference of the preferred stock and is adjusted for accruedbut unpaid dividends. As of December 31, 2017 and 2016, the fair value of the NBCUniversal Enterprise redeemable subsidiary preferred stock was $748million and $741 million, respectively. The estimated fair values are based on Level 2 inputs that use pricing models whose inputs are derived primarily fromor corroborated by observable market data through correlation or other means for substantially the full term of the financial instrument.ContingenciesWe were a defendant in a lawsuit filed in December 2011 by Sprint Communications Company L.P. (“Sprint”) in the United States District Court for theDistrict of Kansas. Sprint’s initial complaint alleged that Comcast Digital Voice and Xfinity Voice infringe 12 Sprint patents covering various aspects of atelecommunications system. In March 2015, Sprint withdrew its allegations of infringement for two of the patents. In December 2016, the Court grantedsummary judgment for us with respect to non-infringement on one of the patents and granted summary judgment for Sprint on one of the patents as toinfringement with respect to some but not all of our accused telecommunications systems but not as to the patent’s validity. In January 2017, the Courtentered judgment in favor of us on Sprint’s claims for infringement of two of the patents. In March 2017, Sprint indicated that it would not proceed to trial onthree of the patents. Trial with respect to the four remaining patents, including the patent for which the Court granted partial summary judgment to Sprint,was set to begin on October 23, 2017. On October 16, 2017, the parties entered into a settlement agreement which dismisses all claims and resolves theparties’ disputes asserted in the matters described above, as well as in all other outstanding patent litigation matters between the parties, for a payment toSprint and certain contractual rights. In connection therewith, we recorded a charge of $250 million in 2017.We also are a defendant in several unrelated lawsuits claiming infringement of various patents relating to various aspects of our businesses. In certain of thesecases other industry participants are also defendants, and also in certain of these cases we expect that any potential liability would be in part or in whole theresponsibility of our equipment and technology vendors under applicable contractual indemnification provisions. In addition, we are subject to other legalproceedings and claims that arise in the ordinary course of our business. While the amount of ultimate liability with respect to such actions is not expected tomaterially affect our results of operations, cash flows or financial position, any litigation resulting from any such legal proceedings or claims could be time-consuming and injure our reputation.Note 17: Financial Data by Business SegmentWe present our operations in one reportable business segment for Cable Communications and four reportable business segments for NBCUniversal. TheCable Networks, Broadcast Television, Filmed Entertainment and Theme Parks segments comprise the NBCUniversal businesses and are collectively referredto as the NBCUniversal segments. We use Adjusted EBITDA to evaluate the profitability of our operating segments, and the components of net incomeattributable to Comcast Corporation excluded from Adjusted EBITDA are not separately evaluated. Our financial data by business segment is presented inthe tables below. We do not present a measure of total assets for our reportable business segments as this information is not used by management to allocateresources and capital. 90Comcast 2017 Annual Report on Form 10-KTable of ContentsComcast Corporation(in millions)Revenue(f)Adjusted EBITDA(g)Depreciation and AmortizationCapitalExpendituresCash Paid for Intangible Assets2017 Cable Communications(a)$52,519$21,170$8,143$7,952$1,382NBCUniversal Cable Networks10,6314,0767553319Broadcast Television9,5461,25313318022Filmed Entertainment7,6581,2771095823Theme Parks5,4432,38464896078Headquarters and Other(b)45(741)396271153Eliminations(c)(326)(4)———NBCUniversal32,9978,2452,0411,502295Corporate and Other(d)1,060(1,394)839670Eliminations(c)(2,050)41———Comcast Consolidated$84,526$28,062$10,267$9,550$1,747(in millions)Revenue(f)Adjusted EBITDA(g)Depreciation and AmortizationCapitalExpendituresCash Paid for Intangible Assets2016 Cable Communications(a)$50,048$20,109$7,670$7,596$1,377NBCUniversal Cable Networks(e)10,4643,7097453220Broadcast Television(e)10,1471,32012515319Filmed Entertainment6,360697473316Theme Parks4,9462,19051292272Headquarters and Other(b)20(699)376312156Eliminations(c)(344)10———NBCUniversal31,5937,2271,8051,452283Corporate and Other(d)750(874)838726Eliminations(c)(1,988)(45)———Comcast Consolidated$80,403$26,417$9,558$9,135$1,686(in millions)Revenue(f)Adjusted EBITDA(g)Depreciation and AmortizationCapitalExpendituresCash Paid for Intangible Assets2015 Cable Communications(a)$46,928$19,037$7,051$7,040$1,151NBCUniversal Cable Networks9,6283,4997844422Broadcast Television(e)8,53078011111717Filmed Entertainment7,2871,234261420Theme Parks3,3391,46429283354Headquarters and Other(b)14(625)32637898Eliminations(c)(336)————NBCUniversal28,4626,3521,5391,386211Corporate and Other(d)713(815)90738Eliminations(c)(1,593)104———Comcast Consolidated$74,510$24,678$8,680$8,499$1,370Comcast 2017 Annual Report on Form 10-K91 Table of ContentsComcast Corporation(a)For the years ended December 31, 2017, 2016 and 2015, Cable Communications segment revenue was derived from the following sources: 201720162015Residential: Video44.0%44.7%45.9%High-speed Internet28.1%27.0%26.6%Voice6.5%7.1%7.7%Business services11.8%11.0%10.1%Advertising4.3%4.9%4.7%Other5.3%5.3%5.0%Total100.0%100.0%100.0%Subscription revenue received from residential customers who purchase bundled services at a discounted rate is allocated proportionally to each cable service based on the individualservice’s price on a stand-alone basis.For 2017, 2.7% of Cable Communications revenue was derived from franchise and other regulatory fees. For both 2016 and 2015, 2.8% of Cable Communications revenue wasderived from franchise and other regulatory fees.(b)NBCUniversal Headquarters and Other activities include costs associated with overhead, allocations, personnel costs and headquarter initiatives.(c)Included in Eliminations are transactions that our segments enter into with one another. The most common types of transactions are the following:•our Cable Networks segment generates revenue by selling programming to our Cable Communications segment, which represents a substantial majority of the revenueelimination amount•our Broadcast Television segment generates revenue from the fees received under retransmission consent agreements with our Cable Communications segment•our Cable Communications segment generates revenue by selling advertising and by selling the use of satellite feeds to our Cable Networks segment•our Filmed Entertainment and Broadcast Television segments generate revenue by licensing content to our Cable Networks segment; for segment reporting, this revenueis recognized as the programming rights asset for the licensed content is amortized based on third party revenue(d)Corporate and Other activities include costs associated with overhead and personnel, revenue and expenses associated with other business development initiatives, including ournew wireless phone service, and the operations of Comcast Spectacor, which owns the Philadelphia Flyers and the Wells Fargo Center arena in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania andoperates arena management-related businesses.(e)The revenue and operating costs and expenses associated with our broadcast of the 2016 Rio Olympics were reported in our Cable Networks and Broadcast Television segments.The revenue and operating costs and expenses associated with our broadcast of the 2015 Super Bowl were reported in our Broadcast Television segment.(f)Revenue from customers located outside of the United States, primarily in Europe and Asia, in 2017, 2016 and 2015 was $7.8 billion, $6.5 billion and $5.8 billion, respectively.No single customer accounted for a significant amount of revenue in any of the periods presented.(g)We use Adjusted EBITDA as the measure of profit or loss for our operating segments. Adjusted EBITDA is defined as net income attributable to Comcast Corporation before net(income) loss attributable to noncontrolling interests and redeemable subsidiary preferred stock, income tax benefit (expense), total other income (expense), depreciation andamortization expense, and other operating gains, and excluding impairment charges related to fixed and intangible assets and gains or losses on the sale of long-lived assets, if any.From time to time we may exclude from Adjusted EBITDA the impact of events, gains, losses or other charges (such as significant legal settlements) that affect the period-to-periodcomparability of our operating performance. This measure eliminates the significant level of noncash depreciation and amortization expense that results from the capital-intensivenature of certain of our businesses and from intangible assets recognized in business combinations. Additionally, it is unaffected by our capital and tax structures and by ourinvestment activities. We use this measure to evaluate the operating performance of our operating segments and to allocate resources and capital to our operating segments. It is alsoa significant performance measure in our annual incentive compensation programs. We believe that this measure is useful to investors because it is one of the bases for comparingour operating performance with that of other companies in our industries, although our measure may not be directly comparable to similar measures used by other companies. Thismeasure should not be considered a substitute for operating income (loss), net income (loss), net income (loss) attributable to Comcast Corporation, net cash provided by operatingactivities, or other measures we have reported in accordance with GAAP. Our reconciliation of the aggregate amount of Adjusted EBITDA for our reportable segments toconsolidated income before income taxes is presented in the table below.Year ended December 31 (in millions)201720162015Adjusted EBITDA$28,062$26,417$24,678Adjustment for legal settlement(250)——Depreciation(7,914)(7,464)(6,781)Amortization(2,353)(2,094)(1,899)Other operating gains442——Total other income (expense)(2,665)(2,506)(2,626)Income before income taxes$15,322$14,353$13,372 92Comcast 2017 Annual Report on Form 10-KTable of ContentsComcast CorporationNote 18: Quarterly Financial Information (Unaudited)(in millions, except per share data)FirstQuarterSecondQuarterThirdQuarterFourthQuarterTotalYear2017 Revenue$20,463$21,165$20,983$21,915$84,526Operating income$4,530$4,558$4,792$4,107$17,987Net income attributable to Comcast Corporation(a)$2,566$2,513$2,650$14,985$22,714Basic earnings per common share attributable to Comcast Corporationshareholders$0.54$0.53$0.56$3.22$4.82Diluted earnings per common share attributable to Comcast Corporationshareholders$0.53$0.52$0.55$3.17$4.75Dividends declared per common share$0.1575$0.1575$0.1575$0.1575$0.632016 Revenue$18,790$19,269$21,319$21,025$80,403Operating income$4,089$4,066$4,440$4,264$16,859Net income attributable to Comcast Corporation(b)$2,134$2,028$2,237$2,296$8,695Basic earnings per common share attributable to Comcast Corporationshareholders$0.44$0.42$0.47$0.48$1.80Diluted earnings per common share attributable to Comcast Corporationshareholders$0.43$0.41$0.46$0.48$1.78Dividends declared per common share$0.1375$0.1375$0.1375$0.1375$0.55Minor differences may exist due to rounding.(a)In the fourth quarter of 2017, net income attributable to Comcast Corporation included a $12.7 billion net income tax benefit as a result of the impacts of the 2017 tax reformlegislation. See Note 14 for additional information.(b)In the fourth quarter of 2016, net income attributable to Comcast Corporation included $225 million, $143 million net of tax, recognized in connection with the settlement ofamounts owed to us under an agency agreement that had provided for, among other things, Verizon Wireless’ sale of our cable services.Note 19: Condensed Consolidating Financial InformationComcast (“Comcast Parent”), Comcast Cable Communications, LLC (“CCCL Parent”) and NBCUniversal (“NBCUniversal Media Parent”) have fully andunconditionally guaranteed each other’s debt securities, including the Comcast revolving credit facility. The principal amount of debt securities within theguarantee structure totals $56.9 billion, of which $11.8 billion will mature within the next five years.Comcast Parent and CCCL Parent also fully and unconditionally guarantee NBCUniversal Enterprise’s $4.8 billion aggregate principal amount of seniornotes, $1.5 billion revolving credit facility and commercial paper program. NBCUniversal Media Parent does not guarantee the NBCUniversal Enterprisesenior notes, revolving credit facility or commercial paper program.Comcast Parent provides a full and unconditional guarantee of the Universal Studios Japan yen-dominated ¥435 billion term loans with a final maturity ofMarch 2022. Comcast Parent also provides a full and unconditional subordinated guarantee of the $185 million principal amount currently outstanding ofComcast Holdings’ ZONES due October 2029. Neither CCCL Parent nor NBCUniversal Media Parent guarantee the Comcast Holdings’ ZONES due October2029. None of Comcast Parent, CCCL Parent nor NBCUniversal Media Parent guarantee the $62 million principal amount currently outstanding of ComcastHoldings’ ZONES due November 2029.Comcast 2017 Annual Report on Form 10-K93 Table of ContentsComcast CorporationCondensed Consolidating Balance SheetDecember 31, 2017 (in millions)ComcastParentComcastHoldingsCCCLParentNBCUniversalMediaParentNon-GuarantorSubsidiariesEliminationandConsolidationAdjustmentsConsolidatedComcastCorporationAssets Cash and cash equivalents$—$—$—$496$2,932$—$3,428Receivables, net————8,546—8,546Programming rights————1,613—1,613Deposits————9—9Other current assets60—7252,372—2,464Total current assets60—752115,472—16,060Film and television costs————7,076—7,076Investments146211086935,963—6,931Investments in and amounts due fromsubsidiaries eliminated upon consolidation117,154142,412139,36450,249113,479(562,658)—Property and equipment, net551———37,919—38,470Franchise rights————59,364—59,364Goodwill————36,780—36,780Other intangible assets, net12———18,767—18,779Other noncurrent assets, net435708—882,572(314)3,489Total assets$118,358$143,141$139,479$51,551$297,392$(562,972)$186,949Liabilities and Equity Accounts payable and accrued expensesrelated to trade creditors$16$—$—$—$6,910$—$6,926Accrued participations and residuals————1,683—1,683Deferred revenue————1,552—1,552Accrued expenses and other currentliabilities1,888923333263,627—6,266Current portion of long-term debt2,810——42,320—5,134Total current liabilities4,7149233333016,092—21,561Long-term debt, less current portion42,4281402,1007,7517,003—59,422Deferred income taxes—285—6724,247(343)24,256Other noncurrent liabilities2,610——1,1287,1372910,904Redeemable noncontrolling interests andredeemable subsidiary preferred stock————1,357—1,357Equity: Common stock55—————55Other shareholders’ equity68,551142,624137,04642,275240,713(562,658)68,551Total Comcast Corporation shareholders’equity68,606142,624137,04642,275240,713(562,658)68,606Noncontrolling interests————843—843Total equity68,606142,624137,04642,275241,556(562,658)69,449Total liabilities and equity$118,358$143,141$139,479$51,551$297,392$(562,972)$186,949 94Comcast 2017 Annual Report on Form 10-KTable of ContentsComcast CorporationCondensed Consolidating Balance SheetDecember 31, 2016 (in millions)ComcastParentComcastHoldingsCCCLParentNBCUniversalMediaParentNon-GuarantorSubsidiariesEliminationandConsolidationAdjustmentsConsolidatedComcastCorporationAssets Cash and cash equivalents$—$—$—$482$2,819$—$3,301Receivables, net————7,955—7,955Programming rights————1,250—1,250Deposits————1,772—1,772Other current assets151——361,896—2,083Total current assets151——51815,692—16,361Film and television costs————7,252—7,252Investments75——6514,521—5,247Investments in and amounts due fromsubsidiaries eliminated upon consolidation98,350120,071117,69647,39397,704(481,214)—Property and equipment, net298———35,955—36,253Franchise rights————59,364—59,364Goodwill————35,980—35,980Other intangible assets, net13———17,261—17,274Other noncurrent assets, net1,138638—891,921(1,017)2,769Total assets$100,025$120,709$117,696$48,651$275,650$(482,231)$180,500Liabilities and Equity Accounts payable and accrued expensesrelated to trade creditors$23$—$—$—$6,892$—$6,915Accrued participations and residuals————1,726—1,726Deferred revenue————1,132—1,132Accrued expenses and other current liabilities1,726—3413023,913—6,282Current portion of long-term debt3,739—55041,187—5,480Total current liabilities5,488—89130614,850—21,535Long-term debt, less current portion38,1231412,1008,2086,994—55,566Deferred income taxes—542—7035,259(1,017)34,854Other noncurrent liabilities2,471——1,1667,288—10,925Redeemable noncontrolling interests andredeemable subsidiary preferred stock————1,446—1,446Equity: Common stock56—————56Other shareholders’ equity53,887120,026114,70538,901207,582(481,214)53,887Total Comcast Corporation shareholders’ equity53,943120,026114,70538,901207,582(481,214)53,943Noncontrolling interests————2,231—2,231Total equity53,943120,026114,70538,901209,813(481,214)56,174Total liabilities and equity$100,025$120,709$117,696$48,651$275,650$(482,231)$180,500Comcast 2017 Annual Report on Form 10-K95 Table of ContentsComcast CorporationCondensed Consolidating Statement of IncomeFor the Year Ended December 31, 2017 (in millions)ComcastParentComcastHoldingsCCCLParentNBCUniversalMedia ParentNon-GuarantorSubsidiariesEliminationandConsolidationAdjustmentsConsolidatedComcastCorporationRevenue: Service revenue$—$—$—$—$84,526$—$84,526Management fee revenue1,128—1,109——(2,237)—Total revenue1,128—1,109—84,526(2,237)84,526Costs and Expenses: Programming and production————25,384—25,384Other operating and administrative766—1,1091,04424,331(2,237)25,013Advertising, marketing and promotion————6,317—6,317Depreciation31———7,883—7,914Amortization6———2,347—2,353Other operating gains————(442)—(442)Total costs and expenses803—1,1091,04465,820(2,237)66,539Operating income (loss)325——(1,044)18,706—17,987Other Income (Expense): Interest expense(2,172)(12)(207)(456)(239)—(3,086)Investment income (loss), net(1)109—(197)342—253Equity in net income (losses) of investees, net24,05621,62219,5706,7405,191(77,072)107Other income (expense), net———4516—61Total other income (expense)21,88321,71919,3636,1325,310(77,072)(2,665)Income (loss) before income taxes22,20821,71919,3635,08824,016(77,072)15,322Income tax (expense) benefit50615671(4)6,849—7,578Net income (loss)22,71421,87519,4345,08430,865(77,072)22,900Net (income) loss attributable to noncontrollinginterests and redeemable subsidiary preferredstock————(186)—(186)Net income (loss) attributable to ComcastCorporation$22,714$21,875$19,434$5,084$30,679$(77,072)$22,714Comprehensive income (loss) attributable toComcast Corporation$22,801$21,873$19,437$5,058$30,541$(76,909)$22,801 96Comcast 2017 Annual Report on Form 10-KTable of ContentsComcast CorporationCondensed Consolidating Statement of IncomeFor the Year Ended December 31, 2016 (in millions)ComcastParentComcastHoldingsCCCLParentNBCUniversalMediaParentNon-GuarantorSubsidiariesEliminationandConsolidationAdjustmentsConsolidatedComcastCorporationRevenue: Service revenue$—$—$—$—$80,403$—$80,403Management fee revenue1,067—1,049——(2,116)—Total revenue1,067—1,049—80,403(2,116)80,403Costs and Expenses: Programming and production————24,463—24,463Other operating and administrative813—1,04993222,738(2,116)23,416Advertising, marketing and promotion————6,107—6,107Depreciation28———7,436—7,464Amortization6———2,088—2,094Other operating gains———————Total costs and expenses847—1,04993262,832(2,116)63,544Operating income (loss)220——(932)17,571—16,859Other Income (Expense): Interest expense(1,941)(12)(239)(456)(294)—(2,942)Investment income (loss), net7(5)—(25)236—213Equity in net income (losses) of investees, net9,8099,2868,6795,5454,131(37,554)(104)Other income (expense), net———116211—327Total other income (expense)7,8759,2698,4405,1804,284(37,554)(2,506)Income (loss) before income taxes8,0959,2698,4404,24821,855(37,554)14,353Income tax (expense) benefit600684(13)(5,985)—(5,308)Net income (loss)8,6959,2758,5244,23515,870(37,554)9,045Net (income) loss attributable to noncontrollinginterests and redeemable subsidiary preferredstock————(350)—(350)Net income (loss) attributable to ComcastCorporation$8,695$9,275$8,524$4,235$15,520$(37,554)$8,695Comprehensive income (loss) attributable toComcast Corporation$8,967$9,317$8,530$4,312$15,610$(37,769)$8,967 Comcast 2017 Annual Report on Form 10-K97 Table of ContentsComcast CorporationCondensed Consolidating Statement of IncomeFor the Year Ended December 31, 2015 (in millions)ComcastParentComcastHoldingsCCCLParentNBCUniversalMediaParentNon-GuarantorSubsidiariesEliminationandConsolidationAdjustmentsConsolidatedComcastCorporationRevenue: Service revenue$—$—$—$—$74,510$—$74,510Management fee revenue1,005—977——(1,982)—Total revenue1,005—977—74,510(1,982)74,510Costs and Expenses: Programming and production————22,550—22,550Other operating and administrative760—97792220,648(1,982)21,325Advertising, marketing and promotion————5,957—5,957Depreciation31———6,750—6,781Amortization6———1,893—1,899Other operating gains———————Total costs and expenses797—97792257,798(1,982)58,512Operating income (loss)208——(922)16,712—15,998Other Income (Expense): Interest expense(1,744)(12)(270)(462)(214)—(2,702)Investment income (loss), net6(1)—(19)95—81Equity in net income (losses) of investees, net9,1598,6518,0404,8523,089(34,116)(325)Other income (expense), net(3)——(31)354—320Total other income (expense)7,4188,6387,7704,3403,324(34,116)(2,626)Income (loss) before income taxes7,6268,6387,7703,41820,036(34,116)13,372Income tax (expense) benefit537494(4)(5,590)—(4,959)Net income (loss)8,1638,6427,8643,41414,446(34,116)8,413Net (income) loss attributable to noncontrollinginterests and redeemable subsidiary preferredstock————(250)—(250)Net income (loss) attributable to ComcastCorporation$8,163$8,642$7,864$3,414$14,196$(34,116)$8,163Comprehensive income (loss) attributable toComcast Corporation$8,135$8,625$7,864$3,361$14,192$(34,042)$8,135 98Comcast 2017 Annual Report on Form 10-KTable of ContentsComcast CorporationCondensed Consolidating Statement of Cash FlowsFor the Year Ended December 31, 2017 (in millions)ComcastParentComcastHoldingsCCCLParentNBCUniversalMediaParentNon-GuarantorSubsidiariesEliminationandConsolidationAdjustmentsConsolidatedComcastCorporationNet cash provided by (used in) operatingactivities$151$15$(147)$(1,439)$22,823$—$21,403Investing Activities: Net transactions with affiliates5,578(5)7571,447(7,777)——Capital expenditures(12)———(9,538)—(9,550)Cash paid for intangible assets(4)———(1,743)—(1,747)Acquisitions and construction of real estateproperties(267)———(151)—(418)Acquisitions, net of cash acquired————(532)—(532)Proceeds from sales of businesses andinvestments———14136—150Purchases of investments(70)(10)(60)(62)(2,090)—(2,292)Deposits———————Other101——58526—685Net cash provided by (used in) investingactivities5,326(15)6971,457(21,169)—(13,704)Financing Activities: Proceeds from (repayments of) short-termborrowings, net(837)———(1,068)—(1,905)Proceeds from borrowings5,997———5,469—11,466Repurchases and repayments of debt(2,288)—(550)(4)(3,522)—(6,364)Repurchases of common stock under repurchaseprogram and employee plans(5,435)—————(5,435)Dividends paid(2,883)—————(2,883)Purchase of Universal Studios Japannoncontrolling interests————(2,299)—(2,299)Issuances of common stock———————Distributions to noncontrolling interests anddividends for redeemable subsidiary preferredstock————(252)—(252)Other(31)———131—100Net cash provided by (used in) financingactivities(5,477)—(550)(4)(1,541)—(7,572)Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents———14113—127Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of year———4822,819—3,301Cash and cash equivalents, end of year$—$—$—$496$2,932$—$3,428Comcast 2017 Annual Report on Form 10-K99 Table of ContentsComcast CorporationCondensed Consolidating Statement of Cash Flows For the Year Ended December 31, 2016 (in millions)ComcastParentComcastHoldingsCCCLParentNBCUniversalMediaParentNon-GuarantorSubsidiariesEliminationandConsolidationAdjustmentsConsolidatedComcastCorporationNet cash provided by (used in) operatingactivities$(747)$(189)$(100)$(1,453)$22,314$—$19,825Investing Activities: Net transactions with affiliates(860)1891002,642(2,071)——Capital expenditures(13)———(9,122)—(9,135)Cash paid for intangible assets(9)———(1,677)—(1,686)Acquisitions and construction of real estateproperties(35)———(393)—(428)Acquisitions, net of cash acquired————(3,929)—(3,929)Proceeds from sales of businesses andinvestments———104114—218Purchases of investments(40)——(210)(1,447)—(1,697)Deposits————(1,749)—(1,749)Other(108)——(35)164—21Net cash provided by (used in) investingactivities(1,065)1891002,501(20,110)—(18,385)Financing Activities: Proceeds from (repayments of) short-termborrowings, net1,339———451—1,790Proceeds from borrowings9,231—————9,231Repurchases and repayments of debt(750)——(1,005)(1,297)—(3,052)Repurchases of common stock under repurchaseprogram and employee plans(5,352)—————(5,352)Dividends paid(2,601)—————(2,601)Issuances of common stock23—————23Distributions to noncontrolling interests anddividends for redeemable subsidiary preferredstock————(253)—(253)Other(78)——25(167)—(220)Net cash provided by (used in) financingactivities1,812——(980)(1,266)—(434)Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents———68938—1,006Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of year———4141,881—2,295Cash and cash equivalents, end of year$—$—$—$482$2,819$—$3,301 100Comcast 2017 Annual Report on Form 10-KTable of ContentsComcast CorporationCondensed Consolidating Statement of Cash FlowsFor the Year Ended December 31, 2015 (in millions)ComcastParentComcastHoldingsCCCLParentNBCUniversalMediaParentNon-GuarantorSubsidiariesEliminationandConsolidationAdjustmentsConsolidatedComcastCorporationNet cash provided by (used in) operatingactivities$(85)$48$(167)$(1,398)$21,087$—$19,485Investing Activities: Net transactions with affiliates6,559(48)8402,839(10,190)——Capital expenditures(27)———(8,472)—(8,499)Cash paid for intangible assets(6)———(1,364)—(1,370)Acquisitions and construction of real estateproperties————(178)—(178)Acquisitions, net of cash acquired————(1,786)—(1,786)Proceeds from sales of businesses andinvestments———4429—433Purchases of investments(7)——(407)(370)—(784)Deposits————(18)—(18)Other7——(5)236—238Net cash provided by (used in) investingactivities6,526(48)8402,431(21,713)—(11,964)Financing Activities: Proceeds from (repayments of) short-termborrowings, net400———(265)—135Proceeds from borrowings5,486—————5,486Repurchases and repayments of debt(2,650)—(673)(1,004)(51)—(4,378)Repurchases of common stock underrepurchase program and employee plans(7,175)—————(7,175)Dividends paid(2,437)—————(2,437)Issuances of common stock36—————36Distributions to noncontrolling interests anddividends for redeemable subsidiarypreferred stock————(232)—(232)Other(101)———(470)—(571)Net cash provided by (used in) financingactivities(6,441)—(673)(1,004)(1,018)—(9,136)Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents———29(1,644)—(1,615)Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of year———3853,525—3,910Cash and cash equivalents, end of year$—$—$—$414$1,881$—$2,295Comcast 2017 Annual Report on Form 10-K101 Table of ContentsItem 9: Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial DisclosureNone.Item 9A: Controls and ProceduresComcast CorporationConclusions regarding disclosure controls and proceduresOur principal executive and principal financial officers, after evaluating the effectiveness of Comcast’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined inExchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) as of the end of the period covered by this report, have concluded that, based on the evaluation of thesecontrols and procedures required by paragraph (b) of Exchange Act Rules 13a-15 or 15d-15, Comcast’s disclosure controls and procedures were effective.Management’s annual report on internal control over financial reportingRefer to Management’s Report on Comcast’s Internal Control Over Financial Reporting on page 60.Attestation report of the registered public accounting firmRefer to Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm on page 61.Changes in internal control over financial reportingThere were no changes in Comcast’s internal control over financial reporting identified in connection with the evaluation required by paragraph (d) ofExchange Act Rules 13a-15 or 15d-15 that occurred during our last fiscal quarter that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect,Comcast’s internal control over financial reporting.NBCUniversal Media, LLCConclusions regarding disclosure controls and proceduresOur principal executive and principal financial officers, after evaluating the effectiveness of NBCUniversal’s disclosure controls and procedures (as definedin Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) as of the end of the period covered by this report, have concluded that, based on the evaluation of thesecontrols and procedures required by paragraph (b) of Exchange Act Rules 13a-15 or 15d-15, NBCUniversal’s disclosure controls and procedures wereeffective.Management’s annual report on internal control over financial reportingOur management is responsible for establishing and maintaining an adequate system of internal control over financial reporting. Our system of internalcontrol over financial reporting is designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financialstatements for external purposes in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States.Our internal control over financial reporting includes those policies and procedures that:•pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect our transactions and dispositions of our assets•provide reasonable assurance that our transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of our financial statements in accordance withaccounting principles generally accepted in the United States, and that our receipts and expenditures are being made only in accordance withauthorizations of our management and our directors•provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use or disposition of our assets that could have amaterial effect on the financial statementsBecause of its inherent limitations, a system of internal control over financial reporting can provide only reasonable assurance and may not prevent or detectmisstatements. Further, because of changes in conditions, effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting may vary over time. Our system containsself-monitoring mechanisms, and actions are taken to correct deficiencies as they are identified.Our management conducted an evaluation of the effectiveness of the system of internal control over financial reporting based on the framework in InternalControl — Integrated Framework (2013) issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the 102Comcast 2017 Annual Report on Form 10-KTable of ContentsTreadway Commission. Based on this evaluation, our management concluded that NBCUniversal’s system of internal control over financial reporting waseffective as of December 31, 2017.Changes in internal control over financial reportingThere were no changes in NBCUniversal’s internal control over financial reporting identified in connection with the evaluation required by paragraph (d) ofExchange Act Rules 13a-15 or 15d-15 that occurred during our last fiscal quarter that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect,NBCUniversal’s internal control over financial reporting.Item 9B: Other InformationIran Threat Reduction and Syria Human Rights Act DisclosurePursuant to Section 219 of the Iran Threat Reduction and Syria Human Rights Act of 2012, companies are required, among other things, to disclose certainactivities, transactions or dealings with the Government of Iran or entities controlled directly or indirectly by the Government of Iran. Disclosure is generallyrequired even where the activities, transactions or dealings are conducted in compliance with applicable laws and regulations and are de minimis. As of thedate of this report, we are not aware of any activity, transaction or dealing during the year ended December 31, 2017 that requires disclosure under the Act,except with respect to a January 2016 licensing agreement by a non-U.S. subsidiary of DreamWorks Animation prior to our August 2016 DreamWorksAnimation acquisition. The agreement licensed a prior season of a children’s animated television series for a three-year, non-cancelable term and for a one-time fee of $5,200 to a broadcasting company that is owned and controlled by the Government of Iran. The broadcasting company paid the license fee in thefirst quarter of 2016. We believe that DreamWorks Animation conducted its licensing activity in compliance with applicable laws and that the license is forthe permissible exportation of informational materials pursuant to certain statutory and regulatory exemptions from U.S. sanctions.Comcast 2017 Annual Report on Form 10-K103 Table of ContentsPart IIIItem 10: Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate GovernanceComcastExcept for the information regarding executive officers required by Item 401 of Regulation S-K, we incorporate the information required by this item byreference to our definitive proxy statement for our annual meeting of shareholders presently scheduled to be held in June 2018. We refer to this proxystatement as the 2018 Proxy Statement.The term of office of each of our executive officers continues until his successor is selected and qualified or until his earlier death, resignation or removal.The following table sets forth information concerning our executive officers, including their ages, positions and tenure, as of the date of this Annual Reporton Form 10-K.NameAgeOfficer SincePosition with ComcastBrian L. Roberts581986Chairman and Chief Executive Officer; PresidentMichael J. Cavanagh522015Senior Executive Vice President; Chief Financial OfficerStephen B. Burke591998Senior Executive Vice President; President and Chief Executive Officer,NBCUniversal Holdings and NBCUniversalDavid L. Cohen622002Senior Executive Vice PresidentDavid N. Watson582017Senior Executive Vice President; President and Chief Executive Officer, ComcastCableArthur R. Block631993Executive Vice President; General Counsel; SecretaryDaniel C. Murdock442017Senior Vice President; Chief Accounting Officer and ControllerBrian L. Roberts has served as a director and as our President, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board for more than five years. As ofDecember 31, 2017, Mr. Roberts had sole voting power over approximately 331/3% of the combined voting power of our two classes of common stock. He isa son of our late founder, Mr. Ralph J. Roberts. Mr. Roberts is also a director of the National Cable and Telecommunications Association.Michael J. Cavanagh has served as the Chief Financial Officer of Comcast Corporation since July 2015. Prior to joining our company, Mr. Cavanagh hadbeen Co-President and Co-Chief Operating Officer for The Carlyle Group, a global investment firm, since 2014. Prior to that, Mr. Cavanagh was the Co-ChiefExecutive Officer of the Corporate & Investment Bank of JPMorgan Chase & Co. from 2012 until 2014; the Chief Executive Officer of JPMorgan Chase &Co.’s Treasury & Securities Services business from 2010 to 2012; and the Chief Financial Officer of JPMorgan Chase & Co. from 2004 to 2010.Mr. Cavanagh is also a director of Yum Brands, Incorporated.Stephen B. Burke has served as a Senior Executive Vice President since March 2015 and previously had served as an Executive Vice President for more thanfive years. In January 2011, Mr. Burke became the President and Chief Executive Officer of NBCUniversal Holdings and NBCUniversal and resigned from hisposition as our Chief Operating Officer. Mr. Burke also had been the President of Comcast Cable until March 2010. Mr. Burke is also a director of JPMorganChase & Co. and Berkshire Hathaway, Incorporated.David L. Cohen has served as a Senior Executive Vice President since March 2015 and previously had served as an Executive Vice President for more thanfive years. Mr. Cohen is also a director of the FS Global Credit Opportunities Funds, the FS Global Credit Opportunities Fund A and the FS Global CreditOpportunities Fund D.David N. Watson has served as a Senior Executive Vice President, Comcast Corporation and President and Chief Executive Officer, Comcast Cable sinceApril 2017 and previously had served as Chief Operating Officer, Comcast Cable for more than five years.Arthur R. Block has served as an Executive Vice President since March 2015 and previously had served as a Senior Vice President for more than five years. Hehas been our General Counsel and Secretary for more than five years.Daniel C. Murdock has served as a Senior Vice President and our Chief Accounting Officer and Controller since March 2017. He has been our Controllersince July 2015. Prior to joining our company, Mr. Murdock had been with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission where he served as the DeputyChief Accountant in the agency’s Office of the Chief Accountant since 2013. Prior to that, he was Deloitte & Touche’s Audit/Industry Professional PracticeDirector for media and entertainment. 104Comcast 2017 Annual Report on Form 10-KTable of ContentsNBCUniversalCertain information under this Item 10 has been omitted pursuant to General Instruction I(2)(c) to Form 10-K.The table below sets forth certain information with respect to each of NBCUniversal’s executive officers as of December 31, 2017, each of whom has served assuch since the close of the NBCUniversal transaction in January 2011, except for Michael J. Cavanagh, who has served since July 2015 and Daniel C.Murdock, who has served since March 2017. The table also sets forth NBCUniversal Holdings’ directors as of December 31, 2017. NameTitleBrian L. RobertsPrincipal Executive OfficerMichael J. CavanaghPrincipal Financial Officer; Director of NBCUniversal HoldingsStephen B. BurkeChief Executive Officer and PresidentDavid L. CohenSenior Executive Vice President; Director of NBCUniversal HoldingsArthur R. BlockExecutive Vice President; Director of NBCUniversal HoldingsDaniel C. MurdockSenior Vice President; Principal Accounting OfficerFor the year ended December 31, 2017, NBCUniversal reimbursed Comcast $49 million for direct services provided by our executive officers.Item 11: Executive CompensationComcast incorporates the information required by this item by reference to its 2018 Proxy Statement.This information is omitted for NBCUniversal pursuant to General Instruction I(2)(c) to Form 10-K.Item 12: Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and RelatedStockholder MattersComcast incorporates the information required by this item by reference to its 2018 Proxy Statement.This information is omitted for NBCUniversal pursuant to General Instruction I(2)(c) to Form 10-K.Item 13: Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director IndependenceComcast incorporates the information required by this item by reference to its 2018 Proxy Statement.This information is omitted for NBCUniversal pursuant to General Instruction I(2)(c) to Form 10-K.Item 14: Principal Accountant Fees and ServicesComcast incorporates the information required by this item by reference to its 2018 Proxy Statement.NBCUniversal The Audit Committee of Comcast’s Board of Directors appointed Deloitte & Touche LLP as NBCUniversal’s independent registered public accounting firmfor the years ended December 31, 2017 and 2016. Set forth below are the fees paid or accrued for the services of Deloitte & Touche LLP, the member firms ofDeloitte Touche Tohmatsu and their respective affiliates in 2017 and 2016.(in millions)20172016Audit fees$13.2$11.0Audit-related fees0.81.0Tax fees0.30.2All other fees0.1— $14.4$12.2Comcast 2017 Annual Report on Form 10-K105 Table of ContentsAudit fees in 2017 and 2016 consisted of fees paid or accrued for services rendered to NBCUniversal and its subsidiaries for the audits of its annual financialstatements, reviews of its quarterly financial statements and audit services provided in connection with other statutory or regulatory filings.Audit-related fees in 2017 and 2016 consisted primarily of fees paid or accrued for audits associated with employee benefit plans, due diligence services andattestation services related to contractual and regulatory compliance.Tax fees in 2017 and 2016 consisted of fees paid or accrued for domestic and foreign tax compliance services.All other fees in 2017 primarily consisted of fees paid or accrued for subscription services.Preapproval Policy of Audit Committee of Services Performed by Independent AuditorsAs a consolidated subsidiary of Comcast, NBCUniversal is subject to the policies of Comcast’s Audit Committee regarding the preapproval of servicesprovided by the independent auditors. This policy requires that the Audit Committee preapprove all audit and non-audit services performed by theindependent auditors to assure that the services do not impair the auditors’ independence. Unless a type of service has received general preapproval, itrequires separate preapproval by the Audit Committee. Even if a service has received general preapproval, if the fee associated with the service exceeds$250,000 in a single engagement or series of related engagements or relates to tax planning, it requires separate preapproval. The Audit Committee hasdelegated its preapproval authority to its Chair. 106Comcast 2017 Annual Report on Form 10-KTable of ContentsPart IVItem 15: Exhibits and Financial Statement SchedulesComcast(a) Comcast’s consolidated financial statements are filed as a part of this report on Form 10-K in Item 8, Financial Statements and Supplementary Data, and alist of Comcast’s consolidated financial statements are found on page 59 of this report. Schedule II, Valuation and Qualifying Accounts, is found on page 142of this report; all other financial statement schedules are omitted because the required information is not applicable, or because the information required isincluded in the consolidated financial statements and notes thereto.(b) Exhibits required to be filed by Item 601 of Regulation S-K (all of which are under Commission File No. 001-32871, except as otherwise noted):3.1 Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation of Comcast Corporation (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to Comcast’s Current Reporton Form 8-K filed on December 15, 2015). 3.2 Amended and Restated By-Laws of Comcast Corporation (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to Comcast’s Current Report on Form 8-Kfiled on May 12, 2017). 4.1 Specimen Class A Common Stock Certificate (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to Comcast’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the yearended December 31, 2002). 4.2 Indenture, dated January 7, 2003, between Comcast Corporation, the subsidiary guarantor party thereto, and The Bank of New York Mellon(f/k/a The Bank of New York), as trustee (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.4 to Comcast’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year endedDecember 31, 2008). 4.3 First Supplemental Indenture, dated March 25, 2003, to the Indenture between Comcast Corporation, the subsidiary guarantors party thereto,and The Bank of New York Mellon (f/k/a The Bank of New York), as trustee, dated January 7, 2003 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.5 toComcast’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2008). 4.4 Second Supplemental Indenture, dated August 31, 2009, to the Indenture between Comcast Corporation, the subsidiary guarantors party thereto,and The Bank of New York Mellon, as Trustee, dated January 7, 2003, as supplemented by a First Supplemental Indenture dated March 25,2003 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to Comcast’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on September 2, 2009). 4.5 Third Supplemental Indenture, dated March 27, 2013, to the Indenture between Comcast Corporation, the subsidiary guarantors party thereto,and The Bank of New York Mellon (f/k/a The Bank of New York), as trustee, dated January 7, 2003, as supplemented by a First SupplementalIndenture dated March 25, 2003 and a second Supplemental Indenture dated August 31, 2009 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.4 toComcast’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2013). 4.6 Fourth Supplemental Indenture, dated October 1, 2015, to the Indenture dated January 7, 2003 between Comcast Corporation, the subsidiaryguarantors party thereto, and The Bank of New York Mellon (f/k/a The Bank of New York), as trustee, as supplemented by a First SupplementalIndenture dated March 25, 2003, a second Supplemental Indenture dated August 31, 2009 and a third Supplemental Indenture dated March 27,2013 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to Comcast’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2015). 4.7 Senior Indenture dated September 18, 2013, among Comcast Corporation, the guarantors party thereto and The Bank of New York Mellon, astrustee (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.3 to Comcast’s Registration Statement on Form S-3 filed September 18, 2013). 4.8 First Supplemental Indenture dated as of November 17, 2015, to the Senior Indenture dated September 18, 2013, among Comcast Corporation,the guarantors party thereto, and The Bank of New York Mellon, as trustee (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.4 to Post EffectiveAmendment No. 2 to Comcast’s Registration Statement on Form S-3 filed November 23, 2015). 4.9 Indenture, dated as of April 30, 2010, between NBC Universal, Inc. (n/k/a NBCUniversal Media, LLC) and The Bank of New York Mellon, astrustee (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4 to the Registration Statement on Form S-4 of NBCUniversal Media, LLC (Commission File No.333-174175) filed on May 13, 2011). 4.10 First Supplemental Indenture, dated March 27, 2013, to the Indenture between NBCUniversal Media, LLC (f/k/a NBC Universal, Inc.) and TheBank of New York Mellon, as trustee, dated April 30, 2010 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.3 to Comcast’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2013).Comcast 2017 Annual Report on Form 10-K107 Table of Contents4.11 Second Supplemental Indenture, dated October 1, 2015, to the Indenture dated April 30, 2010 between NBC Universal, Inc. (n/k/aNBCUniversal Media, LLC) and The Bank of New York Mellon, as trustee, as supplemented by a First Supplemental Indenture dated March 27,2013 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 to Comcast’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2015). 4.12 Indenture, dated March 19, 2013, among NBCUniversal Enterprise, Inc. (f/k/a Navy Holdings, Inc.), Comcast Corporation, the Cable Guarantorsparty thereto, and The Bank of New York Mellon, as trustee (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to Comcast’s Quarterly Report on Form10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2013). Certain instruments defining the rights of holders of long-term obligation of the registrant and certain of its subsidiaries (the total amount ofsecurities authorized under each of which does not exceed ten percent of the total assets of the registrant and its subsidiaries on a consolidatedbasis), are omitted pursuant to Item 601(b)(4)(iii)(A) of Regulation S-K. We agree to furnish copies of any such instruments to the SEC uponrequest. 10.1 Credit Agreement dated as of May 26, 2016, among Comcast Corporation, the financial institutions party thereto, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.,as administrative agent, Citibank, N.A., as syndication agent, Morgan Stanley MUFG Partners, LLC, Wells Fargo Bank, National Associationand Mizuho Bank, Ltd., as co-documentation agents (incorporated by reference to exhibit 10.1 to Comcast’s Current Report on Form 8-K filedon May 31, 2016). 10.2 Second Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of NBCUniversal Enterprise, Inc. (f/k/a/ Navy Holdings, Inc.), dated March 19, 2013(incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to Comcast’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2013). 10.3 Certificate of Designations for Series A Cumulative Preferred Stock of NBCUniversal Enterprise, Inc. (f/k/a/ Navy Holdings, Inc.), dated March19, 2013 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4 to Comcast’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2013). 10.4 Amendment to Certificate of Designations for Series A Cumulative Preferred Stock of NBCUniversal Enterprise, Inc. dated March 19, 2013(incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.5 to Comcast’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2013). 10.5* Comcast Corporation 2003 Stock Option Plan, as amended and restated December 5, 2017. 10.6* Comcast Corporation 2002 Deferred Compensation Plan, as amended and restated effective February 10, 2009 (incorporated by reference toExhibit 10.5 to Comcast’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2009). 10.7* Comcast Corporation 2005 Deferred Compensation Plan, as amended and restated effective May 20, 2015 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit10.5 to Comcast’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2015). 10.8* Comcast Corporation 2002 Restricted Stock Plan, as amended and restated effective December 5, 2017. 10.9* Comcast Corporation 2006 Cash Bonus Plan, as amended and restated effective February 18, 2015 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.11to Comcast’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2015). 10.10* Comcast Corporation Retirement-Investment Plan, as amended and restated effective January 1, 2016 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit10.12 to Comcast’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2015). 10.11* Comcast Corporation 2002 Non-Employee Director Compensation Plan, as amended and restated effective December 5, 2017. 10.12* Comcast Corporation 2002 Employee Stock Purchase Plan, as amended and restated effective February 22, 2016 (incorporated by reference toAppendix C to our Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A filed on April 8, 2016). 10.13* Comcast-NBCUniversal 2011 Employee Stock Purchase Plan, as amended and restated effective February 22, 2016 (incorporated by referenceto Appendix D to our Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A filed on April 8, 2016). 10.14* Employment Agreement between Comcast Corporation and Brian L. Roberts, dated as of June 1, 2005 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit99.1 to Comcast’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on August 5, 2005). 10.15* Amendment to Employment Agreement between Comcast Corporation and Brian L. Roberts, dated as of February 13, 2009 (incorporated byreference to Exhibit 99.1 to Comcast’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on February 13, 2009). 10.16* Amendment No. 2 to Employment Agreement between Comcast Corporation and Brian L. Roberts, dated as of December 31, 2009 (incorporatedby reference to Exhibit 10.23 to Comcast’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2009). 108Comcast 2017 Annual Report on Form 10-KTable of Contents10.17* Amendment No. 3 to Employment Agreement between Comcast Corporation and Brian L. Roberts, dated as of June 30, 2010 (incorporated byreference to Exhibit 99.1 to Comcast’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on July 7, 2010). 10.18* Amendment No. 4 to Employment Agreement between Comcast Corporation and Brian L. Roberts, dated as of December 31, 2010 (incorporatedby reference to Exhibit 10.25 to Comcast’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2010). 10.19* Amendment No. 5 to Employment Agreement between Comcast Corporation and Brian L. Roberts, dated as of June 30, 2011 (incorporated byreference to Exhibit 99.1 to Comcast’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on July 1, 2011). 10.20* Amendment No. 6 to Employment Agreement between Comcast Corporation and Brian L. Roberts, dated as of December 15, 2011 (incorporatedby reference to Exhibit 10.21 to Comcast’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2011). 10.21* Amendment No. 7 to Employment Agreement between Comcast Corporation and Brian L. Roberts, effective as of June 30, 2012 (incorporatedby reference to Exhibit 99.1 to Comcast’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on September 14, 2012). 10.22* Amendment No. 8 to Employment Agreement between Comcast Corporation and Brian L. Roberts, dated as of December 14, 2012 (incorporatedby reference to Exhibit 10.23 to Comcast’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012). 10.23* Amendment No. 10 to Employment Agreement with Brian L. Roberts, effective as of June 30, 2013 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.1 toComcast’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on July 24, 2013). 10.24* Amendment No. 11 to Employment Agreement with Brian L. Roberts, effective as of December 18, 2013 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit10.29 to Comcast’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on February 12, 2014). 10.25* Amendment No. 12 to Employment Agreement with Brian L. Roberts, effective as of June 30, 2014 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.1 toComcast’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on July 1, 2014). 10.26* Amendment No. 13 to Employment Agreement with Brian L. Roberts, effective as of December 9, 2014 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit10.30 to Comcast’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2014). 10.27* Amendment No. 14 to Employment Agreement with Brian L. Roberts, dated June 30, 2015 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.1 toComcast’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on July 7, 2015). 10.28* Amendment No. 15 to Employment Agreement with Brian L. Roberts, dated December 17, 2015 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.31 toComcast’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2015). 10.29* Amendment No. 16 to Employment Agreement with Brian L. Roberts, dated June 30, 2016 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.1 toComcast’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on July 1, 2016). 10.30* Amendment No. 17 to Employment Agreement with Brian L. Roberts, dated December 12, 2016 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.30 toComcast’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2016). 10.31* Amendment No. 18 to Employment Agreement with Brian L. Roberts, dated June 30, 2017 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 toComcast’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2017). 10.32* Employment Agreement with Brian L. Roberts, dated July 26, 2017 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to Comcast’s Quarterly Report onForm 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2017). 10.33* Employment Agreement between Comcast Corporation and Stephen B. Burke, dated as of December 16, 2009 (incorporated by reference toExhibit 99.1 to Comcast’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on December 22, 2009). 10.34* Amendment No. 2 to Employment Agreement with Stephen B. Burke, dated as of August 16, 2013 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.1 toComcast’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on August 16, 2013). 10.35* Amendment No. 3 to Employment Agreement with Stephen B. Burke dated as of July 25, 2016 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.1 toComcast’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on July 28, 2016). 10.36* Employment Agreement between Comcast Corporation and David L. Cohen, dated as of October 23, 2015 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit10.1 to Comcast’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2015). 10.37* Employment Agreement between Comcast Corporation and Neil Smit, dated as of December 22, 2014 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.1to Comcast’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on December 23, 2014). Comcast 2017 Annual Report on Form 10-K109 Table of Contents10.38* Employment Agreement between Comcast Corporation and Neil Smit, dated as of April 25, 2017 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 toComcast’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2017). 10.39* Form of Amendment, dated as of December 16, 2008, to the Employment Agreement with Brian L. Roberts (incorporated by reference to Exhibit10.38 to Comcast’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2008). 10.40* Form of Amendment, dated as of December 14, 2012, to the Employment Agreements with Brian L. Roberts and Stephen B. Burke (incorporatedby reference to Exhibit 10.41 to Comcast’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012). 10.41* Employment Agreement dated May 10, 2015 between Comcast Corporation and Michael J. Cavanagh (incorporated by reference to Exhibit99.1 to Comcast’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on May 11, 2015). 10.42* Form of Non-Qualified Stock Option under the Comcast Corporation 2003 Stock Option Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.40 toComcast’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2008). 10.43* Form of Non-Qualified Stock Option under the Comcast Corporation 2003 Stock Option Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 toComcast’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2016). 10.44* Form of Non-Qualified Stock Option under the Comcast Corporation 2003 Stock Option Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.42 toComcast’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2016). 10.45* Form of Restricted Stock Unit Award under the Comcast Corporation 2002 Restricted Stock Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 toComcast’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2012). 10.46* Form of Restricted Stock Unit Award under the Comcast Corporation 2002 Restricted Stock Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.6 toComcast’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2013). 10.47* Form of Restricted Stock Unit Award under the Comcast Corporation 2002 Restricted Stock Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 toComcast’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2016). 10.48* Form of Restricted Stock Unit Award and Long-Term Incentive Awards Summary Schedule under the Comcast Corporation 2002 RestrictedStock Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to Comcast’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2015). 10.49* Form of Restricted Stock Unit Award and Long-Term Incentive Awards Summary Schedule under the Comcast Corporation 2002 RestrictedStock Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to Comcast’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2017). 10.50* Form of Airplane Time Sharing Agreement (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.60 to Comcast’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the yearended December 31, 2014). 10.51* Form of Director Indemnification Agreement (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to Comcast’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for thequarter ended June 30, 2009). 10.52 Shareholders Agreement, effective as of January 1, 2016, among Atairos Group, Inc., Comcast AG Holdings, LLC, Atairos Partners, L.P., AtairosManagement, L.P., and Comcast Corporation (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.66 to Comcast’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the yearended December 31, 2015). 10.53 Wireless Operational Cooperation Agreement dated as of May 5, 2017 between Comcast Corporation and Charter Communications, Inc.(incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed on May 8, 2017). 10.54 Consultant Agreement, dated as of January 20, 1987, between Steven Spielberg and Universal City Florida Partners (incorporated by referenceto Exhibit 10.49 to the Registration Statement on Form S-4 of Universal City Development Partners, Ltd. and UCDP Finance, Inc. filed onJanuary 20, 2010 (File No. 333-164431)). 10.55 Amendment dated February 5, 2001 to the Consultant Agreement dated as of January 20, 1987, between the Consultant and Universal CityFlorida Partners (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.50 to the Registration Statement on Form S-4 of Universal City Development Partners,Ltd. and UCDP Finance, Inc. filed on January 20, 2010 (File No. 333-164431)). 10.56 Amendment to the Consultant Agreement, dated as of October 18, 2009, between Steven Spielberg, Diamond Lane Productions, Inc. andUniversal City Development Partners, Ltd. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.52 to the Registration Statement on Form S-4 of UniversalCity Development Partners, Ltd. and UCDP Finance, Inc. filed on January 20, 2010 (File No. 333-164431)). 110Comcast 2017 Annual Report on Form 10-KTable of Contents10.57 Letter Agreement dated July 15, 2003, among Diamond Lane Productions, Vivendi Universal Entertainment LLLP and Universal CityDevelopment Partners, Ltd. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.51 to the Registration Statement on Form S-4 of Universal CityDevelopment Partners, Ltd. and UCDP Finance, Inc. filed on January 20, 2010 (File No. 333-164431)). 12.1 Statement of Earnings to Fixed Charges and Earnings to Combined Fixed Charges and Preferred Dividends. 21.1 List of subsidiaries. 23.1 Consent of Deloitte & Touche LLP. 31.1 Certification of Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. 32.1 Certification of Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. 101 The following financial statements from Comcast Corporation’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2017, filed withthe Securities and Exchange Commission on January 31, 2018, formatted in XBRL (eXtensible Business Reporting Language): (1) theConsolidated Balance Sheet; (2) the Consolidated Statement of Income; (3) the Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income; (4) theConsolidated Statement of Cash Flows; (5) the Consolidated Statement of Changes in Equity; and (6) the Notes to Consolidated FinancialStatements.* Constitutes a management contract or compensatory plan or arrangement.Comcast 2017 Annual Report on Form 10-K111 Table of ContentsNBCUniversal (a) NBCUniversal’s consolidated financial statements are filed as a part of this report on Form 10-K and a list of the consolidated financial statements arefound on page 116 of this report. Schedule II - Valuation and Qualifying Accounts is found on page 142 of this report; all other financial statement schedulesare omitted because the required information is not applicable, or because the information required is included in the consolidated financial statements andnotes thereto.(b) Exhibits required to be filed by Item 601 of Regulation S-K:3.1 Certificate of Formation of NBCUniversal Media, LLC (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to NBCUniversal’s Registration Statement onForm S-4 filed on May 13, 2011). 3.2 Certificate of Amendment to Certificate of Formation of NBCUniversal Media, LLC (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 toNBCUniversal’s Registration Statement on Form S-4 filed on August 25, 2011). 3.3 Limited Liability Company Agreement of NBCUniversal Media, LLC (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to Amendment No. 2 toNBCUniversal’s Registration Statement on Form S-4 filed on July 12, 2011). 4.1 Indenture, dated as of April 30, 2010 between NBC Universal, Inc. (n/k/a NBCUniversal Media, LLC) and The Bank of New York Mellon, asTrustee (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4 to NBCUniversal’s Registration Statement on Form S-4 filed on May 13, 2011). 4.2 First Supplemental Indenture, dated March 27, 2013, to the Indenture between NBCUniversal Media, LLC (f/k/a NBC Universal, Inc.) and TheBank of New York Mellon, as trustee, dated April 30, 2010 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.3 of the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q ofComcast Corporation for the quarter ended March 31, 2013). 4.3 Second Supplemental Indenture, dated October 1, 2015, to the Indenture dated April 30, 2010 between NBC Universal, Inc. (n/k/aNBCUniversal Media, LLC) and The Bank of New York Mellon, as trustee, as supplemented by a First Supplemental Indenture dated March 27,2013 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 of the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Comcast Corporation for the quarter ended September30, 2015). 4.4 Indenture, dated January 7, 2003, between Comcast Corporation, the subsidiary guarantor party thereto, and The Bank of New York Mellon(f/k/a The Bank of New York), as trustee (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.4 to the Annual Report on Form 10-K of Comcast Corporationfor the year ended December 31, 2008). 4.5 First Supplemental Indenture, dated March 25, 2003, to the Indenture between Comcast Corporation, the subsidiary guarantors party thereto,and The Bank of New York Mellon (f/k/a The Bank of New York), as trustee, dated January 7, 2003 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.5 tothe Annual Report on Form 10-K of Comcast Corporation for the year ended December 31, 2008). 4.6 Second Supplemental Indenture, dated August 31, 2009, to the Indenture between Comcast Corporation, the subsidiary guarantors party thereto,and The Bank of New York Mellon, as Trustee, dated January 7, 2003, as supplemented by a First Supplemental Indenture dated March 25,2003 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K of Comcast Corporation filed on September 2, 2009). 4.7 Third Supplemental Indenture, dated March 27, 2013, to the Indenture between Comcast Corporation, the subsidiary guarantors party thereto,and The Bank of New York Mellon (f/k/a The Bank of New York), as trustee, dated January 7, 2003, as supplemented by a First SupplementalIndenture dated March 25, 2003 and a Second Supplemental Indenture dated August 31, 2009 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.4 of theQuarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Comcast Corporation for the quarter ended March 31, 2013). 4.8 Fourth Supplemental Indenture, dated October 1, 2015, to the Indenture dated January 7, 2003 between Comcast Corporation, the subsidiaryguarantors party thereto, and The Bank of New York Mellon (f/k/a The Bank of New York), as trustee, as supplemented by a First SupplementalIndenture dated March 25, 2003, a second Supplemental Indenture dated August 31, 2009 and a third Supplemental Indenture dated March 27,2013 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 of the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Comcast Corporation for the quarter endedSeptember 30, 2015). 4.9 Senior Indenture dated September 18, 2013, among Comcast Corporation, the guarantors party thereto and The Bank of New York Mellon, astrustee (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.3 to Comcast’s Registration Statement on Form S-3 filed September 18, 2013). 4.10 First Supplemental Indenture dated as of November 17, 2015, to the Senior Indenture dated September 18, 2013, among Comcast Corporation,the guarantors party thereto, and The Bank of New York Mellon, as trustee (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.4 to Post EffectiveAmendment No. 2 to Comcast’s Registration Statement on Form S-3 filed November 23, 2015). 112Comcast 2017 Annual Report on Form 10-KTable of Contents10.1 Second Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of NBCUniversal, LLC, dated March 19, 2013 (incorporated byreference to Exhibit 10.2 of the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Comcast Corporation for the quarter ended March 31, 2013). 10.2 Credit Agreement dated as of May 26, 2016, among Comcast Corporation, the financial institutions party thereto, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.,as administrative agent, Citibank, N.A., as syndication agent, Morgan Stanley MUFG Partners, LLC, Wells Fargo Bank, National Associationand Mizuho Bank, Ltd., as co-documentation agents (incorporated by reference to exhibit 10.1 to Comcast’s Current Report on Form 8-K filedon May 31, 2016. 10.3 Consultant Agreement, dated as of January 20, 1987, between Steven Spielberg and Universal City Florida Partners (incorporated by referenceto Exhibit 10.49 to the Registration Statement on Form S-4 of Universal City Development Partners, Ltd. and UCDP Finance, Inc. filed onJanuary 20, 2010 (File No. 333-164431)). 10.4 Amendment dated February 5, 2001 to the Consultant Agreement dated as of January 20, 1987, between the Consultant and Universal CityFlorida Partners (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.50 to the Registration Statement on Form S-4 of Universal City Development Partners,Ltd. and UCDP Finance, Inc. filed on January 20, 2010 (File No. 333-164431)). 10.5 Amendment to the Consultant Agreement, dated as of October 18, 2009, between Steven Spielberg, Diamond Lane Productions, Inc. andUniversal City Development Partners, Ltd. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.52 to the Registration Statement on Form S-4 of UniversalCity Development Partners, Ltd. and UCDP Finance, Inc. filed on January 20, 2010 (File No. 333-164431)). 10.6 Letter Agreement dated July 15, 2003, among Diamond Lane Productions, Vivendi Universal Entertainment LLLP and Universal CityDevelopment Partners, Ltd. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.51 to the Registration Statement on Form S-4 of Universal CityDevelopment Partners, Ltd. and UCDP Finance, Inc. filed on January 20, 2010 (File No. 333-164431)). 10.7 Loan Agreement dated as of May 1, 2017, among USJ Co., Ltd., the financial institutions party thereto (the “lenders”) and Sumitomo MitusiBanking Corporation, as agent (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to NBCUniversal’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on May 3,2017). 23.2 Consent of Deloitte & Touche LLP. 31.2 Certification of Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. 32.2 Certification of Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. 101 The following financial statements from NBCUniversal Media, LLC’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2017, filedwith the Securities and Exchange Commission on January 31, 2018, formatted in XBRL (eXtensible Business Reporting Language): (1) theConsolidated Balance Sheet; (2) the Consolidated Statement of Income; (3) the Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income; (4) theConsolidated Statement of Cash Flows; (5) the Consolidated Statement of Changes in Equity; and (6) the Notes to Consolidated FinancialStatements.Item 16: Form 10-K SummaryNone.Comcast 2017 Annual Report on Form 10-K113 Table of ContentsSignaturesComcastPursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on itsbehalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on January 31, 2018. By: /s/ BRIAN L. ROBERTS Brian L. Roberts Chairman and CEOPursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the Registrantand in the capacities and on the dates indicated. Signature Title Date /s/ BRIAN L. ROBERTS Chairman and CEO; Director(Principal Executive Officer) January 31, 2018Brian L. Roberts /s/ MICHAEL J. CAVANAGH Senior Executive Vice President and CFO(Principal Financial Officer) January 31, 2018Michael J. Cavanagh /s/ DANIEL C. MURDOCK Senior Vice President andChief Accounting Officer(Principal Accounting Officer) January 31, 2018Daniel C. Murdock /s/ KENNETH J. BACON Director January 31, 2018Kenneth J. Bacon /s/ MADELINE S. BELL Director January 31, 2018Madeline S. Bell /s/ SHELDON M. BONOVITZ Director January 31, 2018Sheldon M. Bonovitz /s/ EDWARD D. BREEN Director January 31, 2018Edward D. Breen /s/ GERALD L. HASSELL Director January 31, 2018Gerald L. Hassell /s/ JEFFREY A. HONICKMAN Director January 31, 2018Jeffrey A. Honickman /s/ ASUKA NAKAHARA Director January 31, 2018Asuka Nakahara /s/ DAVID C. NOVAK Director January 31, 2018David C. Novak /s/ JOHNATHAN A. RODGERS Director January 31, 2018Johnathan A. Rodgers 114Comcast 2017 Annual Report on Form 10-KTable of ContentsNBCUniversalPursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on itsbehalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on January 31, 2018. NBCUNIVERSAL MEDIA, LLC By: NBCUNIVERSAL, LLC, its sole member By: /s/ STEPHEN B. BURKE Stephen B. Burke Chief Executive OfficerPursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the Registrantand in the capacities and on the dates indicated.Signature Title Date /s/ BRIAN L. ROBERTS Principal Executive Officerof NBCUniversal Media, LLC January 31, 2018Brian L. Roberts /s/ MICHAEL J. CAVANAGH Principal Financial Officerof NBCUniversal Media, LLC;Director of NBCUniversal, LLC January 31, 2018Michael J. Cavanagh /s/ ARTHUR R. BLOCK Director of NBCUniversal, LLC January 31, 2018Arthur R. Block /s/ DAVID L. COHEN Director of NBCUniversal, LLC January 31, 2018David L. Cohen /s/ DANIEL C. MURDOCK Principal Accounting Officerof NBCUniversal Media, LLC January 31, 2018Daniel C. Murdock Comcast 2017 Annual Report on Form 10-K115 Table of ContentsNBCUniversal Media, LLC Financial Statements and Supplementary DataIndexPageReport of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm117 Consolidated Balance Sheet118 Consolidated Statement of Income119 Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income120 Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows121 Consolidated Statement of Changes in Equity122 Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements123 116Comcast 2017 Annual Report on Form 10-KTable of ContentsReport of Independent Registered Public Accounting FirmTo the Member of NBCUniversal Media, LLCNew York, New YorkOpinion on the Consolidated Financial StatementsWe have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of NBCUniversal Media, LLC and subsidiaries (the “Company”) as of December 31, 2017and 2016, the related consolidated statements of income, comprehensive income, cash flows and changes in equity for each of the three years in the periodended December 31, 2017, and the related notes (collectively referred to as the “financial statements”). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly,in all material respects, the financial position of the Company as of December 31, 2017 and 2016, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for eachof the three years in the period ended December 31, 2017, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.Basis for OpinionThese financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Company’s financialstatements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB)and are required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations ofthe Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonableassurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. The Company is not required to have, norwere we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. As part of our audits, we are required to obtain an understanding ofinternal control over financial reporting but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control overfinancial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion.Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, andperforming procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures inthe financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well asevaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion./s/ Deloitte & Touche LLPNew York, New YorkJanuary 31, 2018We have served as the Company’s auditor since 2011.Comcast 2017 Annual Report on Form 10-K117 Table of ContentsNBCUniversal Media, LLCConsolidated Balance SheetDecember 31 (in millions)2017 2016Assets Current Assets: Cash and cash equivalents$2,347 $1,966Receivables, net6,682 6,302Programming rights1,606 1,241Other current assets1,038 938Total current assets11,673 10,447Film and television costs7,071 7,245Investments1,816 1,263Property and equipment, net11,346 10,511Goodwill23,989 23,323Intangible assets, net13,306 13,777Other noncurrent assets, net1,872 1,688Total assets$71,073 $68,254Liabilities and Equity Current Liabilities: Accounts payable and accrued expenses related to trade creditors$1,663 $1,647Accrued participations and residuals1,683 1,726Program obligations745 807Deferred revenue1,438 1,016Accrued expenses and other current liabilities2,044 1,888Note payable to Comcast1,831 2,703Current portion of long-term debt198 127Total current liabilities9,602 9,914Long-term debt, less current portion12,275 11,461Accrued participations, residuals and program obligations1,490 1,202Other noncurrent liabilities4,109 4,130Commitments and contingencies (Note 14) Redeemable noncontrolling interests409 530Equity: Member’s capital42,295 39,036Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)(20) (135)Total NBCUniversal member’s equity42,275 38,901Noncontrolling interests913 2,116Total equity43,188 41,017Total liabilities and equity$71,073 $68,254See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements. 118Comcast 2017 Annual Report on Form 10-KTable of ContentsNBCUniversal Media, LLCConsolidated Statement of IncomeYear ended December 31 (in millions)2017 2016 2015Revenue$32,997 $31,593 $28,462Costs and Expenses: Programming and production14,304 14,540 13,418Other operating and administrative7,709 7,059 5,891Advertising, marketing and promotion2,799 2,767 2,795Depreciation994 861 669Amortization1,047 944 870Other operating gains(337) — —Total costs and expenses26,516 26,171 23,643Operating income6,481 5,422 4,819Other Income (Expense): Interest expense(727) (595) (495)Investment income (loss), net46 30 5Equity in net income (losses) of investees, net(201) (99) (376)Other income (expense), net11 93 (102)Total other income (expense)(871)(571) (968)Income before income taxes5,610 4,851 3,851Income tax expense(392) (305) (227)Net income5,2184,546 3,624Net (income) loss attributable to noncontrolling interests(134) (311) (210)Net income attributable to NBCUniversal$5,084 $4,235 $3,414See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.Comcast 2017 Annual Report on Form 10-K119 Table of ContentsNBCUniversal Media, LLCConsolidated Statement of Comprehensive IncomeYear ended December 31 (in millions)2017 2016 2015Net income$5,218 $4,546 $3,624Unrealized gains (losses) on marketable securities, net(233) — —Deferred gains (losses) on cash flow hedges, net(13) 24 (21)Employee benefit obligations, net112 15 60Currency translation adjustments, net189 112 (121)Comprehensive income5,273 4,697 3,542Net (income) loss attributable to noncontrolling interests(134) (311) (210)Other comprehensive (income) loss attributable to noncontrolling interests(81) (74) 29Comprehensive income attributable to NBCUniversal$5,058 $4,312 $3,361See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements. 120Comcast 2017 Annual Report on Form 10-KTable of ContentsNBCUniversal Media, LLCConsolidated Statement of Cash FlowsYear ended December 31 (in millions)2017 2016 2015Operating Activities Net income$5,218 $4,546 $3,624Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities: Depreciation, amortization and other operating gains1,704 1,805 1,539Equity in net (income) losses of investees, net201 99 376Cash received from investees85 68 60Net (gain) loss on investment activity and other142 (80) 56Deferred income taxes2 89 (11)Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of effects of acquisitions and divestitures: Current and noncurrent receivables, net(615) (635) (718)Film and television costs, net(199) (502) (304)Accounts payable and accrued expenses related to trade creditors(43) 51 97Other operating assets and liabilities581 (544) 585Net cash provided by operating activities7,076 4,897 5,304Investing Activities Capital expenditures(1,502) (1,452) (1,386)Cash paid for intangible assets(295) (283) (211)Acquisitions, net of cash acquired(140) (205) (1,522)Proceeds from sales of businesses and investments45 109 218Purchases of investments(490) (290) (649)Other506 (123) 150Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities(1,876) (2,244) (3,400)Financing Activities Proceeds from borrowings3,948 — —Repurchases and repayments of debt(3,498) (1,565) (1,022)Proceeds from (repayments of) borrowings from Comcast, net(872) 928 854Distributions to member(1,968) (1,606) (1,385)Distributions to noncontrolling interests(209) (210) (189)Purchase of Universal Studios Japan noncontrolling interests(2,299) — —Other79 356 —Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities(4,819) (2,097) (1,742)Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents381 556 162Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of year1,966 1,410 1,248Cash and cash equivalents, end of year$2,347 $1,966 $1,410See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.Comcast 2017 Annual Report on Form 10-K121 Table of ContentsNBCUniversal Media, LLCConsolidated Statement of Changes in Equity(in millions)RedeemableNoncontrollingInterestsMember’sCapitalAccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncome (Loss)Non-controllingInterestsTotalEquityBalance, December 31, 2014$330$30,529$(159)$267$30,637Distributions to member (1,385) (1,385)Contributions from (distributions to) noncontrolling interests, net(30) (159)(159)Contribution from member252 252Other comprehensive income (loss) (53)(29)(82)Acquisition of Universal Studios Japan (11)1,4401,429Other2835 (4)31Net income (loss)443,414 1663,580Balance, December 31, 201537232,834(212)1,68134,303Distributions to member(1,606) (1,606)Contributions from (distributions to) noncontrolling interests, net(59) (148)(148)DreamWorks Animation contributions 3,566893,655Other comprehensive income (loss) 7774151Other1687 158165Net income (loss)494,235 2624,497Balance, December 31, 201653039,036(135)2,11641,017Distributions to member (1,968) (1,968)Contributions from (distributions to) noncontrolling interests, net(65) (120)(120)Contribution from member 662 662Other comprehensive income (loss) (26)8155Purchase of Universal Studios Japan noncontrolling interests (704)141(1,736)(2,299)Other(84)185 466651Net income (loss)285,084 1065,190Balance, December 31, 2017$409$42,295$(20)$913$43,188See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements. 122Comcast 2017 Annual Report on Form 10-KTable of ContentsNBCUniversal Media, LLCNotes to Consolidated Financial Statements Note 1: Business and Basis of PresentationUnless indicated otherwise, throughout these notes to the consolidated financial statements, we refer to NBCUniversal and its consolidated subsidiaries as“we,” “us” and “our.” We are one of the world’s leading media and entertainment companies that develops, produces and distributes entertainment, news andinformation, sports, and other content for global audiences, and owns and operates theme parks worldwide.We present our operations as the following four reportable business segments: Cable Networks, Broadcast Television, Filmed Entertainment and ThemeParks. See Note 15 for additional information on our reportable business segments.Our Cable Networks segment consists primarily of a diversified portfolio of cable television networks. Our cable networks are comprised of our national cablenetworks that provide a variety of entertainment, news and information, and sports content; our regional sports and news networks; our international cablenetworks; our cable television studio production operations; and our various digital properties.Our Broadcast Television segment consists primarily of the NBC and Telemundo broadcast networks, our NBC and Telemundo owned local broadcasttelevision stations, the NBC Universo national cable network, our broadcast television studio production operations; and our various digital properties.Our Filmed Entertainment segment primarily produces, acquires, markets and distributes filmed entertainment worldwide. Our films are produced primarilyunder the Universal Pictures, Illumination, DreamWorks Animation and Focus Features names. See Note 4 for additional information on the DreamWorksAnimation acquisition.Our Theme Parks segment consists primarily of our Universal theme parks in Orlando, Florida; Hollywood, California; and Osaka, Japan. See Note 4 foradditional information on the Universal Studios Japan transactions.Basis of PresentationThe accompanying consolidated financial statements include all entities in which we have a controlling voting interest and variable interest entities (“VIEs”)required to be consolidated in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States (“GAAP”). Transactions between NBCUniversaland both Comcast and Comcast’s consolidated subsidiaries are reflected in these consolidated financial statements and disclosed as related party transactionswhen material.We translate assets and liabilities of our foreign operations where the functional currency is the local currency, primarily the Japanese yen, euro and Britishpound, into U.S. dollars at the exchange rate as of the balance sheet date and translate revenue and expenses using average monthly exchange rates. Therelated translation adjustments are recorded as a component of accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) in our consolidated balance sheet. Anyforeign currency transaction gains or losses are included in our consolidated statement of income.Note 2: Accounting PoliciesOur consolidated financial statements are prepared in accordance with GAAP, which require us to select accounting policies, including in certain casesindustry-specific policies, and make estimates that affect the reported amount of assets, liabilities, revenue and expenses, and the related disclosure ofcontingent assets and contingent liabilities. Actual results could differ from these estimates. We believe that the judgments and related estimates for thefollowing items are critical in the preparation of our consolidated financial statements:•revenue recognition (see below)•film and television costs (see Note 6)•goodwill and intangible assets (see Note 9)In addition, the following accounting policy is specific to the industries in which we operate:•capitalization and amortization of film and television costs (see Note 6)Information on other accounting policies and methods that we use in the preparation of our consolidated financial statements are included, where applicable,in their respective footnotes that follow. Below is a discussion of accounting policies and methods used in our consolidated financial statements that are notpresented within other footnotes.Comcast 2017 Annual Report on Form 10-K123 Table of ContentsNBCUniversal Media, LLCRevenue RecognitionCable Networks and Broadcast Television SegmentsOur Cable Networks segment generates revenue primarily from the distribution of our cable network programming to traditional and virtual multichannelvideo providers; from the sale of advertising on our cable networks and digital properties; from the licensing of our owned programming, includingprogramming from our cable television studio production operations, to cable and broadcast networks and subscription video on demand services; and fromthe sale of our owned programming on standard-definition digital video discs and Blu-ray discs (together, “DVDs”) and through digital distribution servicessuch as iTunes. Our Broadcast Television segment generates revenue primarily from the sale of advertising on our broadcast networks, owned local broadcasttelevision stations and digital properties; from the licensing of our owned programming by our broadcast television studio production operations to variousdistribution platforms, including to cable and broadcast networks as well as to subscription video on demand services; from the fees received underretransmission consent agreements and associated fees received from NBC-affiliated local broadcast television stations; and from the sale of our ownedprogramming on DVDs and through digital distribution services.We recognize revenue from distributors as programming is provided, generally under multiyear distribution agreements. From time to time, the distributionagreements expire while programming continues to be provided to the distributor based on interim arrangements while the parties negotiate new contractterms. Revenue recognition is generally limited to current payments being made by the distributor, typically under the prior contract terms, until a newcontract is negotiated, sometimes with effective dates that affect prior periods. Differences between actual amounts determined upon resolution ofnegotiations and amounts recorded during these interim arrangements are recorded in the period of resolution. Advertising revenue for our Cable Networksand Broadcast Television segments is recognized in the period in which the advertising is aired or viewed. In some instances, we guarantee audience ratingsfor the advertising. To the extent there is a shortfall in the ratings that were guaranteed, a portion of the revenue is deferred until the shortfall is settled,primarily by providing additional advertising units. We recognize revenue from the licensing of our owned programming, including programming producedby our studios for third parties, when the content is made available for use by the licensee and when certain other conditions are met. When license feesinclude advertising time, we recognize the component of revenue associated with the advertisements when they are aired or viewed.Filmed Entertainment SegmentOur Filmed Entertainment segment generates revenue primarily from the worldwide distribution of our produced and acquired films for exhibition in movietheaters, from the licensing of produced and acquired films through various distribution platforms, and from the sale of produced and acquired films on DVDsand through digital distribution services. Our Filmed Entertainment segment also generates revenue from Fandango, our movie ticketing and entertainmentbusiness, the sale of consumer products, the production and licensing of live stage plays, and the distribution of filmed entertainment produced by thirdparties. We recognize revenue from the distribution of films to movie theaters when the films are exhibited. We recognize revenue from the licensing of a filmwhen the film is made available for use by the licensee, and when certain other conditions are met. We recognize revenue from the sale of DVDs, net ofestimated returns and customer incentives, on the date that the DVDs are delivered to and made available for sale by retailers.Theme Parks SegmentOur Theme Parks segment generates revenue primarily from ticket sales and guest spending at our Universal theme parks. We recognize revenue fromadvance theme park ticket sales when the tickets are used. For annual passes, we recognize revenue on a straight-line basis over the period following theactivation date.Advertising ExpensesAdvertising costs are expensed as incurred.Cash EquivalentsThe carrying amounts of our cash equivalents approximate their fair values. Our cash equivalents consist primarily of money market funds and U.S.government obligations, as well as commercial paper and certificates of deposit with maturities of three months or less when purchased.Derivative Financial InstrumentsWe use derivative financial instruments to manage our exposure to the risks associated with fluctuations in foreign exchange rates and interest rates. Ourobjective is to manage the financial and operational exposure arising from these risks by offsetting gains and losses on the underlying exposures with gainsand losses on the derivatives used to economically hedge them.Our derivative financial instruments are recorded in our consolidated balance sheet at fair value. The impact of our derivative financial instruments on ourconsolidated financial statements was not material in any of the periods presented. 124Comcast 2017 Annual Report on Form 10-KTable of ContentsNBCUniversal Media, LLCFair Value MeasurementsThe accounting guidance related to fair value measurements establishes a hierarchy based on the types of inputs used for the various valuation techniques(market approach, income approach and cost approach). The levels of the hierarchy are described below.•Level 1: Values are determined using quoted market prices for identical financial instruments in an active market•Level 2: Values are determined using quoted prices for similar financial instruments and valuation models whose inputs are observable•Level 3: Values are determined using pricing models that use significant inputs that are primarily unobservable, discounted cash flow methodologies orsimilar techniques, as well as instruments for which the determination of fair value requires significant management judgment or estimationWe use these levels of hierarchy to measure the fair value of certain financial instruments on a recurring basis, such as for investments; on a non-recurringbasis, such as for acquisitions and impairment testing; for disclosure purposes, such as long-term debt; and for other applications, as discussed in theirrespective footnotes. Our assessment of the significance of a particular input to the fair value measurement requires judgment and may affect the valuationand classification within the fair value hierarchy.Note 3: Recent Accounting PronouncementsRevenue RecognitionIn May 2014, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) updated the accounting guidance related to revenue recognition. The updated accountingguidance provides a single, contract-based revenue recognition model to help improve financial reporting by providing clearer guidance on when an entityshould recognize revenue and by reducing the number of standards to which an entity has to refer. The updated guidance also requires additional disclosuresregarding the nature, timing and uncertainty of our revenue transactions. We will adopt the updated accounting guidance in the first quarter of 2018 usingthe full retrospective method, which requires the adjustment of all prior periods presented to reflect the impacts of the updated guidance.The adoption of the new standard will not have a material impact to our consolidated financial position or results of operations. However, we do expect thatthe new standard will impact the timing of the recognition of content licensing revenue associated with renewals or extensions of existing program licensingagreements in our Cable Networks, Broadcast Television and Filmed Entertainment segments, which will be recognized as revenue when the licensed contentbecomes available under the renewal or extension. These renewals or extensions were previously recognized as revenue when the agreement was executed.Financial Assets and Financial LiabilitiesIn January 2016, the FASB updated the accounting guidance related to the recognition and measurement of financial assets and financial liabilities. Theupdated accounting guidance, among other things, requires that all nonconsolidated equity investments, except those accounted for under the equitymethod, be measured at fair value and that the changes in fair value be recognized in net income. The updated guidance is effective for us as of January 1,2018. With certain exceptions, the updated accounting guidance requires a cumulative effect adjustment to beginning retained earnings in the year theguidance is adopted. If we had adopted the provisions of the updated guidance as of January 1, 2017 for our equity investments classified as available-for-sale securities, primarily our investment in Snap Inc. (see Note 7), net income attributable to NBCUniversal would have decreased by $233 million in 2017. Ifwe had adopted the provisions of the updated guidance as of January 1, 2017 for our cost method investments, the impact on our net income attributable toNBCUniversal would not have been material.LeasesIn February 2016, the FASB updated the accounting guidance related to leases. The updated accounting guidance requires lessees to recognize a right-of-useasset and a lease liability on the balance sheet for all leases with the exception of short-term leases. The asset and liability are initially measured based on thepresent value of committed lease payments. For a lessee, the recognition, measurement and presentation of expenses and cash flows arising from a lease donot significantly change from previous guidance. For a lessor, the accounting applied is also largely unchanged from previous guidance. The updatedguidance is effective for us as of January 1, 2019 and early adoption is permitted. The updated accounting guidance must be adopted using a modifiedretrospective approach for leases that exist or are entered into after the beginning of the earliest comparative period in the financial statements. We arecurrently in the process of determining the impact that the updated accounting guidance will have on our consolidated financial statements. See Note 14 for asummary of our undiscounted minimum rental commitments under operating leases as of December 31, 2017.Comcast 2017 Annual Report on Form 10-K125 Table of ContentsNBCUniversal Media, LLCNote 4: Significant Transactions 2017FCC Spectrum AuctionOn April 13, 2017, the Federal Communications Commission announced the results of its spectrum auction. In the auction, we relinquished our spectrumrights in the New York, Philadelphia and Chicago designated market areas (“DMAs”) where NBC and Telemundo had overlapping spectrum. We receivedproceeds of $482 million in July 2017, which were recorded in other investing activities in our consolidated statement of cash flows. We recognized a pretaxgain of $337 million in other operating gains in 2017. NBC and Telemundo stations will share broadcast signals in these DMAs.Universal Studios JapanOn April 6, 2017, we acquired the remaining interests in Universal Studios Japan that we did not already own for $2.3 billion. The acquisition was fundedthrough borrowings under our revolving credit agreement with Comcast. Because we maintained control of Universal Studios Japan, the difference betweenthe consideration transferred and the recorded value of the noncontrolling interests, as well as the related accumulated other comprehensive income impacts,were recorded to additional paid-in capital.2016DreamWorks AnimationOn August 22, 2016, Comcast acquired all of the outstanding stock of DreamWorks Animation for $3.8 billion. DreamWorks Animation’s stockholdersreceived $41 in cash for each share of DreamWorks Animation common stock. DreamWorks Animation creates animated feature films, television series andspecials, live entertainment, and related consumer products. Following the acquisition, Comcast converted DreamWorks Animation to a limited liability company and contributed its equity to us as a capitalcontribution. The net assets contributed to us excluded deferred income taxes and other tax-related items recorded by Comcast. The results of operations forDreamWorks Animation are reported in our Filmed Entertainment segment following the acquisition date and are presented as if the initial equitycontribution occurred on the date of Comcast’s acquisition.Allocation of Purchase PriceThe transaction was accounted for under the acquisition method of accounting and, accordingly, the assets and liabilities are to be recorded at their fairmarket values as of the acquisition date. We recorded the acquired assets and liabilities of DreamWorks Animation at their estimated fair values based onvaluation analyses. In valuing acquired assets and liabilities, fair value estimates were primarily based on Level 3 inputs including future expected cashflows, market rate assumptions and discount rates. The fair value of the assumed debt was primarily based on quoted market values. The fair value of theliability related to a tax receivable agreement that DreamWorks Animation had previously entered into with one of its former stockholders (the “taxreceivable agreement”) was based on the contractual settlement provisions in the agreement. In 2017, we updated the allocation of purchase price forDreamWorks Animation based on final valuation analyses, which primarily resulted in increases to noncontrolling interests, intangible assets and goodwill,and a decrease to working capital. The changes did not have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements.The table below presents the allocation of the purchase price to the assets and liabilities of DreamWorks Animation.Allocation of Purchase Price (in millions) Film and television costs$838Intangible assets396Working capital156Debt(381)Tax receivable agreement(a)(146)Other noncurrent assets (liabilities) and other(b)461Identifiable net assets (liabilities) acquired1,324Noncontrolling interests(337)Goodwill (see Note 9)2,786Cash consideration transferred by Comcast$3,773(a)The tax receivable agreement was settled immediately following the acquisition and the payment was recorded as an operating activity in our consolidated statement of cash flowsin 2016. Comcast made a separate cash capital contribution of $146 million to fund the settlement, which was recorded as a financing activity in our consolidated statement of cashflows. 126Comcast 2017 Annual Report on Form 10-KTable of ContentsNBCUniversal Media, LLC(b)Other included $279 million recorded to member’s capital that represented deferred income tax assets and other tax-related items recorded by Comcast but excluded from the netassets contributed to us.Revenue and net income attributable to the acquisition of DreamWorks Animation were not material for 2017 or 2016.2015Universal Studios JapanOn November 13, 2015, we acquired a 51% economic interest in Universal Studios Japan for $1.5 billion. Universal Studios Japan is a consolidatedsubsidiary and its operations are reported in our Theme Parks segment. The acquisition was funded through cash on hand and borrowings under ourcommercial paper program. In our allocation of purchase price for this acquisition, we recorded goodwill of $5.1 billion, long-term debt of $3.3 billion andnoncontrolling interests of $1.4 billion.Note 5: Related Party TransactionsIn the ordinary course of our business, we enter into transactions with Comcast.We generate revenue from Comcast primarily from the distribution of our cable network programming, the fees received under retransmission consentagreements in our Broadcast Television segment and, to a lesser extent, the sale of advertising and our owned programming, and we incur expenses primarilyrelated to advertising and various support services provided by Comcast to us.In September 2016, as part of the Comcast cash management process, we and Comcast amended and restated our revolving credit agreements to increase theamount that we can borrow from Comcast and that Comcast can borrow from us from $3 billion to $5 billion and to extend the maturity date to 2026.Depending on the receivable or payable position, amounts owed by us to Comcast or to us by Comcast under the revolving credit agreements are presentedunder the captions “note payable to Comcast” and “note receivable from Comcast,” respectively, in our consolidated balance sheet and are presented ascurrent since the amounts include daily borrowings and repayments throughout the year based on our working capital needs. The revolving credit agreementsbear interest at floating rates equal to the interest rate calculation under Comcast’s revolving credit facility. The interest rate on Comcast’s revolving creditfacility consists of a base rate plus a borrowing margin that is determined based on Comcast’s credit rating. As of December 31, 2017, the borrowing marginfor London Interbank Offered Rate-based borrowings was 1.00%.Comcast is also the counterparty to one of our contractual obligations. As of both December 31, 2017 and 2016, the carrying value of the liability associatedwith this contractual obligation was $383 million.The following tables present transactions with Comcast and its consolidated subsidiaries that are included in our consolidated financial statements.Consolidated Balance Sheet December 31 (in millions)20172016Transactions with Comcast and Consolidated Subsidiaries Receivables, net$326$285Accounts payable and accrued expenses related to trade creditors$54$55Accrued expenses and other current liabilities$50$4Note payable to Comcast$1,831$2,703Long-term debt (see Note 10)$610$—Other noncurrent liabilities$389$389Consolidated Statement of Income Year ended December 31 (in millions)201720162015Transactions with Comcast and Consolidated Subsidiaries Revenue$1,837$1,742$1,349Total costs and expenses$(214)$(220)$(246)Other income (expense)$(250)$(69)$(37)Comcast 2017 Annual Report on Form 10-K127 Table of ContentsNBCUniversal Media, LLCDistributions to NBCUniversal HoldingsIn addition to the transaction amounts presented in the table above, we make distributions to NBCUniversal Holdings on a periodic basis to enable its ownersto meet their obligations to pay taxes on taxable income generated by our businesses. We also make quarterly distributions to NBCUniversal Holdings toenable it to make its required quarterly payments to NBCUniversal Enterprise at an initial annual rate of 8.25% on the $9.4 billion aggregate liquidationpreference of its preferred units. On March 1, 2018, and thereafter on every fifth anniversary of such date, this rate will reset to 7.44% plus the yield onactively traded United States Treasury securities having a 5 year maturity. These distributions are presented under the caption “distributions to member” inour consolidated statement of cash flows.Share-Based CompensationComcast maintains share-based compensation plans that consist primarily of awards of restricted share units (“RSUs”) and stock options to certain employeesand directors as part of its approach to long-term incentive compensation. Additionally, through its employee stock purchase plans, employees are able topurchase shares of Comcast common stock at a discount through payroll deductions. The cost associated with Comcast’s share-based compensation is basedon an award’s estimated fair value at the date of grant and is recognized over the period in which any related services are provided. RSUs are valued based onthe closing price of Comcast common stock on the date of grant and are discounted for the lack of dividends, if any, during the vesting period. Stock optionsare valued using the Black-Scholes option pricing model. Certain of our employees participate in these plans and the expense associated with theirparticipation is settled in cash with Comcast. In 2017, 2016 and 2015, we recognized share-based compensation expense of $133 million, $99 million, and$94 million, respectively. As of December 31, 2017, we had unrecognized pretax compensation expense of $245 million related to nonvested Comcast RSUsand unrecognized pretax compensation expense of $32 million related to nonvested Comcast stock options that will be recognized over a weighted-averageperiod of approximately 1.8 years and 1.4 years, respectively.Note 6: Film and Television CostsDecember 31 (in millions)20172016Film Costs: Released, less amortization$1,724$1,750Completed, not released5050In production and in development1,1491,310 2,9233,110Television Costs: Released, less amortization2,2591,953In production and in development818853 3,0772,806Programming rights, less amortization2,6772,570 8,6778,486Less: Current portion of programming rights1,6061,241Film and television costs$7,071$7,245Based on our current estimates of the total remaining revenue from all sources (“ultimate revenue”), in 2018 we expect to amortize approximately $1.7billion of film and television costs associated with our original film and television productions that have been released, or are completed and have not beenreleased. Through 2020, we expect to amortize approximately 86% of unamortized film and television costs for our released productions, excluding amountsallocated to acquired libraries.As of December 31, 2017, acquired film and television libraries, which are included within the “released, less amortization” captions in the table above, hadremaining unamortized costs of $475 million. These costs are generally amortized over a period not to exceed 20 years, and approximately 44% of thesecosts are expected to be amortized through 2020. 128Comcast 2017 Annual Report on Form 10-KTable of ContentsNBCUniversal Media, LLCCapitalization of Film and Television CostsWe capitalize film and television production costs, including direct costs, production overhead, print costs, development costs and interest. We amortizecapitalized film and television production costs, including acquired libraries, and accrue costs associated with participation and residual payments toprogramming and production expenses. We generally record the amortization and the accrued costs using the individual film forecast computation method,which amortizes the costs in the same ratio as the associated ultimate revenue. Estimates of ultimate revenue and total costs are based on anticipated releasepatterns, public acceptance and historical results for similar productions. Unamortized film and television production costs, including acquired libraries, arestated at the lower of unamortized cost or fair value. We do not capitalize costs related to the distribution of a film in movie theaters or the licensing or sale ofa film or television production, which primarily include costs associated with marketing and distribution.In determining the method of amortization and estimated life of an acquired film or television library, we generally use the method and the life that mostclosely follow the undiscounted cash flows over the estimated life of the asset.When an event or a change in circumstance occurs that was known or knowable as of the balance sheet date and that indicates the fair value of a film is lessthan its unamortized costs, we determine the fair value of the film and record an impairment charge for the amount by which the unamortized capitalizedcosts exceed the film’s fair value. The estimated fair value of a production is based on Level 3 inputs that primarily use an analysis of future expected cashflows. Adjustments to capitalized film production costs were not material in any of the periods presented.We may enter into cofinancing arrangements with third parties to jointly finance or distribute certain of our film productions. Cofinancing arrangements cantake various forms, but in most cases involve the grant of an economic interest in a film to an investor. The number of investors and the terms of thesearrangements can vary, although investors generally assume the full risks and rewards for the portion of the film acquired in these arrangements. We accountfor the proceeds received from a third-party investor under these arrangements as a reduction to our capitalized film costs. Under these arrangements, theinvestor owns an undivided copyright interest in the film, and therefore in each period we record either a charge or a benefit to programming and productionexpenses to reflect the estimate of the third-party investor’s interest in the profit or loss of the film. The estimate of the third-party investor’s interest in theprofit or loss of a film is determined using the ratio of actual revenue earned to date to the ultimate revenue expected to be recognized over the film’s usefullife.We capitalize the costs of programming content that we license but do not own, including rights to multiyear, live-event sports programming, at the earlier ofwhen payments are made for the programming or when the license period begins and the content is made available for use. We amortize capitalizedprogramming costs as the associated programs are broadcast. We generally amortize multiyear, live-event sports programming rights using the ratio of thecurrent period revenue to the estimated ultimate revenue or under the terms of the contract.Programming costs are recorded at the lower of unamortized cost or net realizable value on a program by program, package, channel or daypart basis. Adaypart is an aggregation of programs broadcast during a particular time of day or programs of a similar type. Programming acquired by our Cable Networkssegment is primarily tested on a channel basis for impairment, whereas programming acquired by our Broadcast Television segment is tested on a daypartbasis. If we determine that the estimates of future cash flows are insufficient or if there is no plan to broadcast certain programming, we recognize animpairment charge to programming and production expenses.Comcast 2017 Annual Report on Form 10-K129 Table of ContentsNBCUniversal Media, LLCNote 7: InvestmentsDecember 31 (in millions)20172016Fair Value Method: Snap$430$—Other—6 4306Equity Method: Hulu249225Other441336 690561Cost Method: BuzzFeed400400Other296296696696Total investments$1,816$1,263Fair Value MethodWe classify publicly traded investments that are not accounted for under the equity method as available-for-sale (“AFS”) or trading securities. The estimatedfair value of our publicly traded investments was primarily based on Level 1 inputs that use quoted market values. For other fair value method investments,the estimated fair value was based on Level 2 inputs that use pricing models whose inputs are derived primarily from or corroborated by observable marketdata through correlation or other means. For AFS securities, we record unrealized gains or losses resulting from changes in fair value between measurementdates as a component of other comprehensive income (loss), except when we consider declines in value to be other than temporary. For trading securities, werecord unrealized gains or losses resulting from changes in fair value between measurement dates as a component of investment income (loss), net. Werecognize realized gains and losses associated with our fair value method investments using the specific identification method. We classify the cash flowsrelated to purchases of and proceeds from the sale of trading securities based on the nature of the securities and the purpose for which they were acquired.SnapIn March 2017, Comcast acquired an interest in Snap Inc. as part of its initial public offering. On March 31, 2017, Comcast contributed its investment in Snapto us as an equity contribution of $662 million, which was recorded in our consolidated statement of equity based on the fair value of the investment as ofMarch 31, 2017. We have classified our investment as an available-for-sale security. Snap is a camera company whose primary product is Snapchat, a cameraapp that was created to help people communicate through short videos and images.Equity MethodWe use the equity method to account for investments in which we have the ability to exercise significant influence over the investee’s operating andfinancial policies or in which we hold a significant partnership or limited liability company interest. Equity method investments are recorded at cost and areadjusted to recognize (1) our proportionate share of the investee’s net income or loss after the date of investment, (2) amortization of the recorded investmentthat exceeds our share of the book value of the investee’s net assets, (3) additional contributions made and dividends received, and (4) impairments resultingfrom other-than-temporary declines in fair value. For some investments, we record our share of the investee’s net income or loss one quarter in arrears due tothe timing of our receipt of such information. Gains or losses on the sale of equity method investments are recorded to other income (expense), net. If anequity method investee were to issue additional securities that would change our proportionate share of the entity, we would recognize the change, if any, asa gain or loss to other income (expense), net.HuluIn 2017, 2016 and 2015, we made cash capital contributions totaling $300 million, $50 million and $123 million, respectively, to Hulu. In 2017, 2016 and2015, we recognized our proportionate share of Hulu’s losses of $276 million, $168 million and $106 million, respectively.In August 2016, Time Warner Inc. acquired a 10% interest in Hulu, LLC, which diluted our interest in Hulu from 33% to 30%. For a period not to exceed 3years, Time Warner may put its shares to Hulu or Hulu may call Time Warner’s shares under certain limited circumstances arising from regulatory review.Given the contingent nature of the put and call options, we recorded a deferred gain of $159 million and a corresponding increase to our investment in Huluas a result of the dilution. The deferred gain will be recognized in other income (expense), net if and when the options expire unexercised. 130Comcast 2017 Annual Report on Form 10-KTable of ContentsNBCUniversal Media, LLCThe Weather ChannelIn January 2016, following a legal restructuring at The Weather Channel, we and the other investors sold the entity holding The Weather Channel’s productand technology businesses to IBM. Following the close of the transaction, we continue to hold an investment in The Weather Channel cable network througha new holding company. As a result of the sale of our investment, we recognized a pretax gain of $108 million in other income (expense), net.In June and December 2015, The Weather Channel recorded impairment charges related to goodwill. In 2015, we recorded expenses of $333 million thatrepresented our proportionate share of these impairment charges in equity in net income (losses) of investees, net.Summarized Financial InformationThe tables below present the summarized combined financial information of our equity method investments.December 31 (in millions)20172016Current assets$2,612$2,105Noncurrent assets$3,690$2,724Current liabilities$2,205$1,921Noncurrent liabilities$3,969$2,853Year ended December 31 (in millions)201720162015Revenue$4,234$4,285$3,944Operating income (loss)$(465)$(182)$(1,609)Net income (loss)$(656)$(313)$(1,820)Cost MethodWe use the cost method to account for investments not accounted for under the fair value method or the equity method.In September 2015, we acquired an interest in BuzzFeed, Inc. and made an additional investment in Vox Media, Inc. for $200 million each in cash. InNovember 2016, we made an additional investment of $200 million in Buzzfeed.Impairment Testing of InvestmentsWe review our investment portfolio each reporting period to determine whether there are identified events or circumstances that would indicate there is adecline in the fair value that would be considered other than temporary. For our nonpublic investments, if there are no identified events or circumstances thatwould have a significant adverse effect on the fair value of the investment, then the fair value is not estimated. If an investment is deemed to haveexperienced an other-than-temporary decline below its cost basis, we reduce the carrying amount of the investment to its quoted or estimated fair value, asapplicable, and establish a new cost basis for the investment. For our AFS securities and our cost method investments, we record the impairment to investmentincome (loss), net. For our equity method investments, we record the impairment to other income (expense), net.Note 8: Property and EquipmentDecember 31 (in millions)Weighted-AverageOriginal Useful Lifeas of December 31, 201720172016Buildings and leasehold improvements31 years$8,124$7,543Furniture, fixtures and equipment11 years4,8434,158Construction in processN/A1,5061,176LandN/A1,039984Property and equipment, at cost 15,51213,861Less: Accumulated depreciation 4,1663,350Property and equipment, net $11,346$10,511Property and equipment are stated at cost. We capitalize improvements that extend asset lives and expense repairs and maintenance costs as incurred. Werecord depreciation using the straight-line method over the asset’s estimated useful life. For assets that areComcast 2017 Annual Report on Form 10-K131 Table of ContentsNBCUniversal Media, LLCsold or retired, we remove the applicable cost and accumulated depreciation and, unless the gain or loss on disposition is presented separately, we recognizeit as a component of depreciation expense.We evaluate the recoverability of our property and equipment whenever events or substantive changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amountmay not be recoverable. The evaluation is based on the cash flows generated by the underlying asset groups, including estimated future operating results,trends or other determinants of fair value. If the total of the expected future undiscounted cash flows were less than the carrying amount of the asset group, wewould recognize an impairment charge to the extent the carrying amount of the asset group exceeded its estimated fair value. Unless presented separately, theimpairment charge is included as a component of depreciation expense.Note 9: Goodwill and Intangible AssetsGoodwill(in millions)CableNetworksBroadcastTelevisionFilmedEntertainmentThemeParksTotalBalance, December 31, 2015$12,947$806$267$6,344$20,364Acquisitions(a)232—2,717—2,949Adjustments(b)———(250)(250)Foreign currency translation4—9247260Balance, December 31, 201613,1838062,9936,34123,323Acquisitions241—32—273Adjustments(c)1—185—186Foreign currency translation2—2203207Balance, December 31, 2017$13,427$806$3,212$6,544$23,989(a)Acquisitions in 2016 in our Filmed Entertainment segment primarily included the DreamWorks Animation acquisition (see Note 4 for additional information).(b)Adjustments in 2016 included the updated allocation of the purchase price for Universal Studios Japan in our Theme Parks segment.(c)Adjustments in 2017 primarily included the updated allocation of the purchase price for DreamWorks Animation (see Note 4 for additional information).Goodwill is calculated as the excess of the consideration transferred over the identifiable net assets acquired in a business combination and represents thefuture economic benefits expected to arise from anticipated synergies and intangible assets acquired that do not qualify for separate recognition, includingassembled workforce, noncontractual relationships and other agreements. We assess the recoverability of our goodwill annually, or more frequently wheneverevents or substantive changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of a reporting unit may exceed its fair value. We test goodwill forimpairment at the reporting unit level. To determine our reporting units, we evaluate the components one level below the segment level and we aggregate thecomponents if they have similar economic characteristics. As a result of this assessment, our reporting units are the same as our four reportable segments. Weevaluate the determination of our reporting units used to test for impairment periodically or whenever events or substantive changes in circumstances occur.The assessment of recoverability may first consider qualitative factors to determine whether the existence of events or circumstances leads to a determinationthat it is more likely than not that the fair value of a reporting unit is less than its carrying amount. A quantitative assessment is performed if the qualitativeassessment results in a more-likely-than-not determination or if a qualitative assessment is not performed. The quantitative assessment considers whether thecarrying amount of a reporting unit exceeds its fair value, in which case an impairment charge is recorded to the extent the carrying amount of the reportingunit’s goodwill exceeds its implied fair value. Unless presented separately, the impairment charge is included as a component of amortization expense. Wedid not recognize any impairment charges in any of the periods presented. 132Comcast 2017 Annual Report on Form 10-KTable of ContentsNBCUniversal Media, LLCIntangible Assets 20172016December 31 (in millions)Weighted-AverageOriginal Useful Lifeas of December 31, 2017GrossCarryingAmountAccumulatedAmortizationGrossCarryingAmountAccumulatedAmortizationFinite-Lived Intangible Assets: Customer relationships19 years$13,301$(5,643)$13,173$(4,952)Software5 years1,516(737)1,195(563)Other16 years2,580(1,205)2,345(1,053)Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets: Trade namesN/A2,981 2,981 FCC licensesN/A513 651 Total $20,891$(7,585)$20,345$(6,568)Indefinite-Lived Intangible AssetsIndefinite-lived intangible assets consist of trade names and FCC licenses. We assess the recoverability of our indefinite-lived intangible assets annually, ormore frequently whenever events or substantive changes in circumstances indicate that the assets might be impaired. We evaluate the unit of account used totest for impairment of our indefinite-lived intangible assets periodically or whenever events or substantive changes in circumstances occur to ensureimpairment testing is performed at an appropriate level. The assessment of recoverability may first consider qualitative factors to determine whether it is morelikely than not that the fair value of an indefinite-lived intangible asset is less than its carrying amount. A quantitative assessment is performed if thequalitative assessment results in a more-likely-than-not determination or if a qualitative assessment is not performed. When performing a quantitativeassessment, we estimate the fair value of our indefinite-lived intangible assets primarily based on a discounted cash flow analysis that involves significantjudgment. When analyzing the fair values indicated under the discounted cash flow models, we also consider multiples of Adjusted EBITDA generated bythe underlying assets, current market transactions, and profitability information. If the fair value of our indefinite-lived intangible assets were less than thecarrying amount, we would recognize an impairment charge for the difference between the estimated fair value and the carrying value of the assets. Unlesspresented separately, the impairment charge is included as a component of amortization expense. We did not recognize any material impairment charges inany of the periods presented.Finite-Lived Intangible AssetsEstimated Amortization Expense of Finite-Lived Intangible Assets (in millions) 2018$1,0182019$1,0102020$9682021$8662022$786Finite-lived intangible assets are subject to amortization and consist primarily of customer relationships acquired in business combinations, intellectualproperty rights and software. Our finite-lived intangible assets are amortized primarily on a straight-line basis over their estimated useful life or the term of theassociated agreement.We capitalize direct development costs associated with internal-use software, including external direct costs of material and services and payroll costs foremployees devoting time to these software projects. We also capitalize costs associated with the purchase of software licenses. We generally amortize themon a straight-line basis over a period not to exceed five years. We expense maintenance and training costs, as well as costs incurred during the preliminarystage of a project, as they are incurred. We capitalize initial operating system software costs and amortize them over the life of the associated hardware.We evaluate the recoverability of our finite-lived intangible assets whenever events or substantive changes in circumstances indicate that the carryingamount may not be recoverable. The evaluation is based on the cash flows generated by the underlying asset groups, including estimated future operatingresults, trends or other determinants of fair value. If the total of the expected future undiscounted cash flows were less than the carrying amount of the assetgroup, we would recognize an impairment charge to the extent the carrying amount of the asset group exceeded its estimated fair value. Unless presentedseparately, the impairment charge is included as a component of amortization expense.Comcast 2017 Annual Report on Form 10-K133 Table of ContentsNBCUniversal Media, LLCNote 10: Long-Term DebtLong-Term Debt Outstanding December 31 (in millions)Weighted-AverageInterest Rate as of December 31, 2017 20172016Term loans (a)0.79% $3,860$3,262Senior notes with maturities of 5 years or less, at face value4.76% 4,0004,000Senior notes with maturities between 5 and 10 years, at face value2.88% 1,0001,000Senior notes with maturities greater than 10 years, at face value5.50% 2,7593,200Notes due 2049 to Comcast4.00% 610—Other, including capital lease obligations— 276138Debt issuance costs, premiums, discounts and fair value adjustments for hedgedpositions, net— (32)(12)Total debt3.49% 12,47311,588Less: Current portion 198127Long-term debt $12,275$11,461(a)The December 31, 2017 and 2016 amounts consist of ¥435 billion and ¥382 billion, respectively, of Universal Studios Japan term loans translated using the exchange rates as ofthese dates. In May 2017, Universal Studios Japan entered into ¥450 billion of new term loans with a final maturity of March 2022. We used the proceeds from these borrowings torepay in full Universal Studios Japan’s existing yen-denominated term loans and a portion of amounts outstanding under our revolving credit agreement with Comcast.As of December 31, 2017 and 2016, our debt, excluding our revolving credit agreement with Comcast, had an estimated fair value of $13.5 billion and $12.6billion, respectively. The estimated fair value of our publicly traded debt was primarily based on Level 1 inputs that use quoted market values for the debt.The estimated fair value of debt for which there are no quoted market prices was based on Level 2 inputs that use interest rates available to us for debt withsimilar terms and remaining maturities.Principal Maturities of Debt (in millions) 2018$2002019$1472020$2,2682021$2,3492022$2,981Thereafter$4,560Cross-Guarantee StructureWe, Comcast and a 100% owned cable holding company subsidiary of Comcast (“CCCL Parent”) fully and unconditionally guarantee each other’s debtsecurities, including the $7 billion Comcast revolving credit facility due 2021. As of December 31, 2017, outstanding debt securities of $49.1 billion ofComcast and CCCL Parent were subject to the cross-guarantee structure.We do not, however, guarantee the obligations of NBCUniversal Enterprise with respect to its $4.8 billion aggregate principal amount of senior notes, $1.5billion revolving credit facility, commercial paper program, or $725 million liquidation preference of Series A cumulative preferred stock.The Universal Studios Japan term loans are not subject to the cross-guarantee structure, however they have a separate guarantee from Comcast.Senior Notes ExchangeIn October 2017, we and Comcast completed a debt exchange transaction. Comcast issued $2.0 billion aggregate principal amount of new 3.97% senior notesdue 2047, $2.0 billion aggregate principal amount of new 4.00% senior notes due 2049, and $1.5 billion aggregate principal amount of new 4.05% seniornotes due 2052 in exchange for $3.9 billion aggregate principal amount of certain series of outstanding senior notes issued by Comcast and us, including$442 million of our 6.40% senior notes due 2040. The new notes are fully and unconditionally guaranteed by us and CCCL Parent. In connection with theexchange transaction, we issued $610 million of 4.00% notes due 2049 to Comcast. The debt exchange transaction was accounted for as a debtextinguishment, and therefore we recorded a charge of $157 million to interest expense upon retirement of the old notes. 134Comcast 2017 Annual Report on Form 10-KTable of ContentsNBCUniversal Media, LLCNote 11: Employee Benefit PlansDeferred Compensation PlansYear ended December 31 (in millions)201720162015Benefit obligation$621$494$417Interest expense$64$48$28Certain members of management participate in Comcast’s unfunded, nonqualified deferred compensation plan. The amount of compensation deferred byeach participant is based on participant elections. Participant accounts are credited with income primarily based on a fixed annual rate.Additionally, we maintain unfunded, nonqualified deferred compensation plans for certain members of management. The amount of compensation deferredby each participant is based on participant elections. Participants designate one or more valuation funds, independently established funds or indices that areused to determine the amount of investment gain or loss in the participant’s account.Deferred compensation plan participants are eligible to receive distributions from their account based on elected deferral periods that are consistent with theplans and applicable tax law.Postretirement Benefit PlanYear ended December 31 (in millions)20172016Benefit obligation$51$192Amounts in accumulated other comprehensive income not yet recognized in benefits expense$(177)$(42)We provide postretirement benefits to eligible employees through a retiree health and welfare benefits plan. The plan provides credit to employees for lengthof service provided before Comcast’s acquisition of NBCUniversal.The plan provides eligible employees who retire from NBCUniversal with an annual stipend for reimbursement of certain eligible healthcare costs. Theamount of the stipend for an eligible retiree is fixed at a predetermined amount based on the retiree’s years of service and whether the retiree is eligible forMedicare. In 2017, the plan was amended primarily to reduce the benefits of active employees who retire after December 31, 2017. The plan amendmentreduced the benefit obligation by $146 million in 2017.The plan is unfunded and substantially all of our postretirement benefit obligations are recorded to noncurrent liabilities. The expense we recognize for theplan is determined using certain assumptions, including the discount rate. The benefits expense we recognized for the plan was not material in any of theperiods presented.Pension PlansWe sponsor various nonqualified defined benefit pension plans for domestic employees. Since the future benefits have been frozen since the beginning of2013, we did not recognize service costs related to our pension plans in any of the periods presented. The benefits expense we recognized for our definedbenefit plans was not material for any period presented. In addition to the defined benefit plans we sponsor, we are also obligated to reimburse The GeneralElectric Company (“GE”) for future benefit payments to those participants who were vested in the supplemental pension plan sponsored by GE at the time ofComcast’s acquisition of NBCUniversal. These pension plans are currently unfunded and we recorded a benefit obligation of $338 million and $314 millionas of December 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively, which consists primarily of our obligations to reimburse GE.Retirement Investment PlansWe sponsor several defined contribution retirement plans, including 401(k) plans, that allow eligible employees to contribute a portion of theircompensation through payroll deductions in accordance with specified plan guidelines. We make contributions to the plans that include matching apercentage of the employees’ contributions up to certain limits. In 2017, 2016 and 2015, expenses related to these plans totaled $201 million, $185 millionand $174 million, respectively.Multiemployer Benefit PlansWe participate in various multiemployer benefit plans, including pension and postretirement benefit plans, that cover some of our employees and temporaryemployees who are represented by labor unions. We also participate in other multiemployer benefit plans that provide health and welfare and retirementsavings benefits to active and retired participants. We make periodic contributions to these plans in accordance with the terms of applicable collectivebargaining agreements and laws but do not sponsor or administer these plans. We do not participate in any multiemployer benefit plans for which weconsider our contributions to be individually significant.Comcast 2017 Annual Report on Form 10-K135 Table of ContentsNBCUniversal Media, LLCIn 2017, 2016 and 2015, the total contributions we made to multiemployer pension plans were $97 million, $84 million and $77 million, respectively. In2017, 2016 and 2015, the total contributions we made to multiemployer postretirement and other benefit plans were $152 million, $136 million and $119million, respectively.If we cease to be obligated to make contributions or were to otherwise withdraw from participation in any of these plans, applicable law would require us tofund our allocable share of the unfunded vested benefits, which is known as a withdrawal liability. In addition, actions taken by other participatingemployers may lead to adverse changes in the financial condition of one of these plans, which could result in an increase in our withdrawal liability.Severance BenefitsWe provide severance benefits to certain former employees. A liability is recorded when payment is probable, the amount is reasonably estimable, and theobligation relates to rights that have vested or accumulated. In 2017, 2016 and 2015, we recorded severance costs of $108 million, $165 million and $113million, respectively. Severance costs in 2016 included $61 million of severance costs associated with the acquisition of DreamWorks Animation.Note 12: Income TaxesComponents of Income Tax Expense Year ended December 31 (in millions)201720162015Foreign Current income tax expense$201$38$81Deferred income tax expense(7)962Withholding tax expense187158139U.S. domestic tax expense11135Income tax expense$392$305$227We are a limited liability company, and our company is disregarded for U.S. federal income tax purposes as an entity separate from NBCUniversal Holdings, atax partnership. For U.S federal and state income tax purposes, our income is included in tax returns filed by Comcast and its subsidiaries, and therefore weare not expected to incur any significant current or deferred U.S. domestic income taxes and do not expect any significant impacts from the 2017 federal taxreform legislation. Our tax liability is comprised primarily of withholding tax on foreign licensing activity and income taxes on foreign earnings. As a resultof our tax status, the deferred tax assets and liabilities included in our consolidated balance sheet at December 31, 2017 and 2016 were not material.In jurisdictions in which we are subject to income taxes, we base our provision for income taxes on our current period income, changes in our deferred incometax assets and liabilities, income tax rates, changes in estimates of our uncertain tax positions, and tax planning opportunities available in the jurisdictions inwhich we operate. We recognize deferred tax assets and liabilities when there are temporary differences between the financial reporting basis and tax basis ofour assets and liabilities and for the expected benefits of using net operating loss carryforwards. When a change in the tax rate or tax law has an impact ondeferred taxes, we apply the change based on the years in which the temporary differences are expected to reverse. We record the change in our consolidatedfinancial statements in the period of enactment.We classify interest and penalties, if any, associated with our uncertain tax positions as a component of income tax expense.Uncertain Tax PositionsWe retain liabilities for uncertain tax positions where we are the tax filer of record. GE and Comcast have indemnified NBCUniversal Holdings and us withrespect to our income tax obligations attributable to periods prior to Comcast’s acquisition of NBCUniversal, including indemnification of uncertain taxpositions for these periods. The liabilities for uncertain tax positions included in our consolidated balance sheet were not material as of December 31, 2017and 2016.Various domestic and foreign tax authorities are examining our tax returns through tax year 2016. The majority of the periods under examination relate to taxyears 2009 and forward. 136Comcast 2017 Annual Report on Form 10-KTable of ContentsNBCUniversal Media, LLCNote 13: Supplemental Financial InformationReceivables December 31 (in millions)20172016Receivables, gross$7,184$6,799Less: Allowance for returns and customer incentives414413Less: Allowance for doubtful accounts8884Receivables, net$6,682$6,302In addition to the amounts in the table above, as of December 31, 2017 and 2016, noncurrent receivables of $1.2 billion and $939 million, respectively, areincluded in other noncurrent assets, net that primarily relate to the licensing of our television and film productions to third parties.Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) December 31 (in millions)20172016Unrealized gains (losses) on marketable securities$(233)$—Deferred gains (losses) on cash flow hedges1023Unrecognized gains (losses) on employee benefit obligations12614Cumulative translation adjustments77(172)Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)$(20)$(135)Cash Payments for Interest and Income Taxes Year ended December 31 (in millions)201720162015Interest$517$548$456Income taxes$282$208$182Noncash Investing and Financing ActivitiesDuring 2017:•we acquired $325 million of property and equipment and intangible assets that were accrued but unpaid•Comcast contributed its investment in Snap to us at its fair value, which was a noncash transaction (see Note 7 for additional information)•we and Comcast completed a senior notes exchange in the fourth quarter of 2017 (see Note 10 for additional information)During 2016:•we acquired $189 million of property and equipment and intangible assets that were accrued but unpaid•Comcast contributed the net assets of DreamWorks Animation to us, which was primarily a noncash transaction (see Note 4 for additionalinformation)During 2015:•we acquired $287 million of property and equipment and intangible assets that were accrued but unpaid•Comcast contributed the net assets of $252 million related to an acquired business, which was a noncash transaction•we assumed liabilities related to the Universal Studios Japan transactionNote 14: Commitments and ContingenciesCommitmentsWe enter into long-term commitments with third parties in the ordinary course of our business, including commitments to acquire film and televisionprogramming, obligations under various creative talent agreements, and various other television-related commitments. Some of our employees, includingwriters, directors, actors, technical and production personnel, and others, as well as some of our on-air and creative talent, are covered by collectivebargaining agreements or works councils. As of December 31, 2017, the total number of employees covered by collective bargaining agreements was 9,500full-time equivalent employees.Comcast 2017 Annual Report on Form 10-K137 Table of ContentsNBCUniversal Media, LLCApproximately 63% of these full-time equivalent employees were covered by collective bargaining agreements that have expired or are scheduled to expireduring 2018.The table below summarizes our minimum annual programming and talent commitments and our minimum annual rental commitments under operatingleases for office space and equipment. Programming and talent commitments include acquired film and television programming, including U.S. broadcastrights to the Olympic Games through 2032, Sunday Night Football through the 2022-23 season, certain NASCAR events through 2024 and otherprogramming commitments, as well as various contracts with creative talent.As of December 31, 2017 (in millions)Programming andTalent CommitmentsOperatingLeases2018$6,343$2092019$3,893$1952020$4,812$1822021$3,301$1632022$3,732$139Thereafter$17,416$1,223The table below presents our rental expense charged to operations.Year ended December 31 (in millions)201720162015Rental expense$274$259$213Contractual ObligationWe are party to a contractual obligation that involves an interest held by a third party in the revenue of certain theme parks. The arrangement provides thecounterparty with the right to periodic payments associated with current period revenue which are recorded as an operating expense, and beginning in June2017, the option to require NBCUniversal to purchase the interest for cash in an amount based on a contractual formula. The contractual formula is based onan average of specified historical theme park revenue at the time of exercise, which amount could be significantly higher than our carrying value. As ofDecember 31, 2017, our carrying value was $1.1 billion, and the estimated value of the contractual obligation was $1.5 billion based on inputs to thecontractual formula as of that date.Note 15: Financial Data by Business SegmentWe present our operations in four reportable business segments: Cable Networks, Broadcast Television, Filmed Entertainment and Theme Parks. We useAdjusted EBITDA to evaluate the profitability of our operating segments, and the components of net income attributable to NBCUniversal excluded fromAdjusted EBITDA are not separately evaluated. Our financial data by business segment is presented in the tables below. We do not present a measure of totalassets for our reportable business segments as this information is not used by management to allocate resources and capital.(in millions)Revenue(d)Adjusted EBITDA(e) Depreciation and AmortizationCapitalExpendituresCash Paid for Intangible Assets2017 Cable Networks$10,631$4,076$755$33$19Broadcast Television9,5461,25313318022Filmed Entertainment7,6581,2771095823Theme Parks5,4432,38464896078Headquarters and Other(a)45(801)396271153Eliminations(b)(326)(4)———Total$32,997$8,185$2,041$1,502$295 138Comcast 2017 Annual Report on Form 10-KTable of ContentsNBCUniversal Media, LLC(in millions)Revenue(d)Adjusted EBITDA(e)Depreciation and AmortizationCapitalExpendituresCash Paid for Intangible Assets2016 Cable Networks(c)$10,464$3,709$745$32$20Broadcast Television(c)10,1471,32012515319Filmed Entertainment6,360697473316Theme Parks4,9462,19051292272Headquarters and Other(a)20(699)376312156Eliminations(b)(344)10———Total$31,593$7,227$1,805$1,452$283(in millions)Revenue(d)Adjusted EBITDA(e)Depreciation and AmortizationCapitalExpendituresCash Paid for Intangible Assets2015 Cable Networks$9,628$3,499$784$44$22Broadcast Television(c)8,53078011111717Filmed Entertainment7,2871,234261420Theme Parks3,3391,46429283354Headquarters and Other(a)14(625)32637898Eliminations(b)(336)6———Total$28,462$6,358$1,539$1,386$211(a)Headquarters and Other activities include costs associated with overhead, allocations, personnel costs and headquarter initiatives.(b)Eliminations are transactions that our segments enter into with one another, which consisted primarily of the licensing of film and television content from our Filmed Entertainmentand Broadcast Television segments to our Cable Networks segment; for segment reporting, revenue is recognized as the programming rights asset for the licensed content isamortized based on third party revenue.(c)The revenue and operating costs and expenses associated with our broadcast of the 2016 Rio Olympics were reported in our Cable Networks and Broadcast Television segments.The revenue and operating costs and expenses associated with our broadcast of the 2015 Super Bowl were reported in our Broadcast Television segment.(d)We operate primarily in the United States, but also in select international markets primarily in Europe and Asia. The table below summarizes revenue by geographic location. Nosingle customer accounted for a significant amount of revenue in any of the periods presented.Year ended December 31 (in millions)201720162015Revenue: United States$25,345$25,076$22,663Foreign$7,652$6,517$5,799(e)We use Adjusted EBITDA as the measure of profit or loss for our operating segments. Adjusted EBITDA is defined as net income attributable to NBCUniversal before net (income)loss attributable to noncontrolling interests, income tax expense, total other income (expense), depreciation and amortization expense, and other operating gains, and excludingimpairment charges related to fixed and intangible assets and gains or losses on the sale of long-lived assets, if any. From time to time we may exclude from Adjusted EBITDA theimpact of events, gains, losses or other charges (such as significant legal settlements) that affect the period-to-period comparability of our operating performance. This measureeliminates the significant level of noncash amortization expense that results from intangible assets recognized in business combinations. Additionally, it is unaffected by our capitaland tax structures and by our investment activities. We use this measure to evaluate the operating performance of our operating segments and to allocate resources and capital toour operating segments. It is also a significant performance measure in our annual incentive compensation programs. We believe that this measure is useful to investors because it isone of the bases for comparing our operating performance with that of other companies in our industries, although our measure may not be directly comparable to similarmeasures used by other companies. This measure should not be considered a substitute for operating income (loss), net income (loss), net income (loss) attributable toNBCUniversal, net cash provided by operating activities, or other measures we have reported in accordance with GAAP. Our reconciliation of the aggregate amount of AdjustedEBITDA for our reportable segments to consolidated income before income taxes is presented in the table below.Year ended December 31 (in millions)201720162015Adjusted EBITDA$8,185$7,227$6,358Depreciation(994)(861)(669)Amortization(1,047)(944)(870)Other operating gains337——Total other income (expense)(871)(571)(968)Income before income taxes$5,610$4,851$3,851Comcast 2017 Annual Report on Form 10-K139 Table of ContentsReport of Independent Registered Public Accounting FirmTo the Board of Directors and Stockholders ofComcast CorporationPhiladelphia, PennsylvaniaOpinion on the Consolidated Financial Statement ScheduleWe have audited the consolidated financial statements of Comcast Corporation and subsidiaries (the “Company”) as of December 31, 2017 and 2016, and foreach of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2017, and the Company’s internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2017, andhave issued our report thereon dated January 31, 2018; such consolidated financial statements and reports are included elsewhere in this Form 10-K. Ouraudits also included the consolidated financial statement schedule of the Company listed in the Index at Item 15. This consolidated financial statementschedule is the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Company’s consolidated financial statementschedule based on our audits. In our opinion, such consolidated financial statement schedule, when considered in relation to the consolidated financialstatements taken as a whole, presents fairly, in all material respects, the information set forth therein./s/ Deloitte & Touche LLPPhiladelphia, PennsylvaniaJanuary 31, 2018 140Comcast 2017 Annual Report on Form 10-KTable of ContentsReport of Independent Registered Public Accounting FirmTo the Member of NBCUniversal Media, LLCNew York, New YorkOpinion on the Consolidated Financial Statement ScheduleWe have audited the consolidated financial statements of NBCUniversal Media, LLC and subsidiaries (the “Company”) as of December 31, 2017 and 2016,and for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2017, and have issued our report thereon dated January 31, 2018; such consolidatedfinancial statements and report are included elsewhere in this Form 10-K. Our audits also included the consolidated financial statement schedule of theCompany listed in the Index at Item 15. This consolidated financial statement schedule is the responsibility of the Company’s management. Ourresponsibility is to express an opinion on the Company’s consolidated financial statement schedule based on our audits. In our opinion, such consolidatedfinancial statement schedule, when considered in relation to the consolidated financial statements taken as a whole, presents fairly, in all material respects,the information set forth therein./s/ Deloitte & Touche LLPNew York, New YorkJanuary 31, 2018 Comcast 2017 Annual Report on Form 10-K141 Table of ContentsComcast Corporation and SubsidiariesSchedule II – Valuation and Qualifying AccountsYear ended December 31, 2017, 2016 and 2015Year Ended December 31 (in millions)Balance at Beginningof YearAdditions Charged toCosts andExpenses(a)Deductions fromReserves(a)Balance at Endof Year2017 Allowance for doubtful accounts$250$72$34$288Allowance for returns and customer incentives417974972419Valuation allowance on deferred tax assets266111—3772016 Allowance for doubtful accounts$226$86$62$250Allowance for returns and customer incentives4731,0411,097417Valuation allowance on deferred tax assets34223992662015 Allowance for doubtful accounts$205$166$145$226Allowance for returns and customer incentives3591,2361,122473Valuation allowance on deferred tax assets375437342NBCUniversal Media, LLCSchedule II – Valuation and Qualifying AccountsYear ended December 31, 2017, 2016 and 2015Year Ended December 31 (in millions)Balance at Beginningof YearAdditions Charged toCosts andExpenses(a)Deductions fromReserves(a)Balance at Endof Year2017 Allowance for doubtful accounts$84$23$19$88Allowance for returns and customer incentives413955954414Valuation allowance on deferred tax assets7215—872016 Allowance for doubtful accounts$69$26$11$84Allowance for returns and customer incentives4691,0401,096413Valuation allowance on deferred tax assets712322722015 Allowance for doubtful accounts$60$27$18$69Allowance for returns and customer incentives3561,2331,120469Valuation allowance on deferred tax assets8742071(a)Additions and deductions related to allowance for returns and customer incentives include amounts for distribution on behalf of third parties. 142Comcast 2017 Annual Report on Form 10-KExhibit 10.5COMCAST CORPORATION2003 STOCK OPTION PLAN(As Amended and Restated Effective December 5, 2017)1.Background and Purpose(a)Background. COMCAST CORPORATION, a Pennsylvania corporation hereby amends and restates theComcast Corporation 2003 Stock Option Plan, (the “Plan”), effective December 5, 2017.(b)Purpose. The purpose of the Plan is to assist the Sponsor and its Affiliates in retaining valued employees,officers and directors by offering them a greater stake in the Sponsor’s success and a closer identity with it, and to aid inattracting individuals whose services would be helpful to the Sponsor and would contribute to its success.2.DEFINITIONS(a)“Affiliate” means, with respect to any Person, any other Person that, directly or indirectly, is in control of, iscontrolled by, or is under common control with, such Person. For purposes of this definition, the term “control,” including itscorrelative terms “controlled by” and “under common control with,” mean, with respect to any Person, the possession, directlyor indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of such Person, whether through theownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise.(b)“AT&T Broadband Transaction” means the acquisition of AT&T Broadband Corp. (now known as ComcastCable Communications Holdings, Inc.) by the Sponsor.(c)“Board” means the Board of Directors of the Sponsor.(d)“Cash Right” means any right to receive cash in lieu of Shares granted under the Plan and described inParagraph 3(a)(iii).(e)“Cause” means (i) fraud; (ii) misappropriation; (iii) embezzlement; (iv) gross negligence in the performance ofduties; (v) self-dealing; (vi) dishonesty; (vii) misrepresentation; (viii) conviction of a crime of a felony; (ix) material violation ofany Company policy; (x) material violation of the Sponsor’s Code of Conduct or, (xi) in the case of an employee of aCompany who is a party to an employment agreement with a Company, material breach of such agreement; provided that as toitems (ix), (x) and (xi), if capable of being cured, such event or condition remains uncured following 30 days written noticethereof.(f)“Change in Control” means the occurrence of any one or more of the following events:(i)following February 22, 2016, any person or “group” (as defined in Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act)(each, a “Person”), other than an employee benefit plan or trust maintained by the Sponsor, becomes the“beneficial owner” (as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act), directly or indirectly, ofsecurities of the Sponsor representing 30% or more of the combined voting power of the Sponsor’soutstanding securities entitled to vote generally in the election of directors, unless a majority of thedirectors of the Sponsor in office immediately preceding the date on which such Person acquires suchbeneficial ownership, by resolution negates the effectiveness of this provision in a particularcircumstance);(ii)at any time during a period of 12 consecutive months, individuals who at the beginning of such periodconstituted the Board and any new member of the Board whose election or nomination for election wasapproved by a vote of at least a majority of the directors then still in office who either were directors atthe beginning of such period or whose election or nomination for election was so approved, cease forany reason to constitute a majority of members of the Board;(iii)the consummation of (x) a merger, consolidation, reorganization or similar corporate transactioninvolving the Sponsor or any of its subsidiaries with any other corporation or entity, which would resultin combined voting power of the Sponsor’s securities entitled to vote generally in the election ofdirectors outstanding immediately prior to such merger, consolidation, reorganization or other similartransaction representing (either by remaining outstanding or being converted into voting securities of thesurviving entity or, if applicable, the ultimate parent thereof) less than a majority of the combined votingpower of the Sponsor or such surviving entity or parent outstanding immediately after such merger,consolidation, reorganization or other similar transaction, or (y) any sale, lease, exchange or othertransfer to any Person of all or substantially all of the assets of the Sponsor, in one transaction or a seriesof related transactions; or(iv)the approval by the shareholders of the Sponsor of a liquidation or dissolution of the Sponsor.(g)“Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.(h)“Comcast Plan” means any restricted stock, stock bonus, stock option or other compensation plan, program orarrangement established or maintained by the Sponsor or an Affiliate of the Sponsor, including, but not limited to this Plan, theComcast Corporation 2002 Stock Option Plan, the Comcast Corporation 2002 Restricted Stock Plan, the Comcast Corporation1987 Stock Option Plan and the AT&T Broadband Corp. Adjustment Plan.(i)“Committee” means the committee described in Paragraph 5, provided that for purposes of Paragraph 7:(i)all references to the Committee shall be treated as references to the Board with respect to any Optiongranted to or held by a Non-Employee Director; and(ii)all references to the Committee shall be treated as references to the Committee’s delegate with respect toany Option granted within the scope of the delegate’s authority pursuant to Paragraph 5(b).(j)“Common Stock” means the Sponsor’s Class A Common Stock, par value, $0.01.(k)“Company” means the Sponsor and the Subsidiary Companies.(l)“Date of Grant” means the date as of which an Option is granted.(m)“Director Emeritus” means an individual designated by the Board, in its sole discretion, as Director Emeritus,pursuant to the Board’s Director Emeritus Policy.(n)“Disability” means:(i)For any Incentive Stock Option, a disability within the meaning of section 22(e)(3) of the Code.(ii)For any Non-Qualified Option:(A)An Optionee’s substantially inability to perform the Optionee’s employment duties due to partialor total disability or incapacity resulting from a mental or physical illness, injury or other health-related cause for a period of twelve (12) consecutive months or for acumulative period of fifty-two (52) weeks in any two calendar year period; or(B)If different from the definition in Paragraph 2(n)(ii)(A) above, “Disability” as it may be definedin such Optionee’s employment agreement between the Optionee and the Sponsor or anAffiliate, if any.(o)“Fair Market Value.”(i)In General. If Shares are listed on a stock exchange, Fair Market Value shall be determined based on thelast reported sale price of a Share on the principal exchange on which Shares are listed on the date ofdetermination, or if such date is not a trading day, the next trading date. If Shares are not so listed, buttrades of Shares are reported on the Nasdaq National Market, Fair Market Value shall be determinedbased on the last quoted sale price of a Share on the Nasdaq National Market on the date ofdetermination, or if such date is not a trading day, the next trading date. If Shares are not so listed nortrades of Shares so reported, Fair Market Value shall be determined by the Board or the Committee ingood faith.(ii)Option Exercise and Tax Withholding. For purposes of Paragraph 7(d) and Paragraph 15 (except to theextent that the Optionee pays the full option price and all applicable withholding taxes in cash, bycertified check or surrender or attestation to ownership of Shares, as described in Paragraph 7(d)(i), (ii)and (iii), respectively) the fair market value of Shares applied to pay the option price and the fair marketvalue of Shares withheld to pay applicable tax liabilities shall be determined based on the available priceof Shares at the time the option exercise transaction is executed.(p)“Family Member” has the meaning given to such term in General Instructions A.1(a)(5) to Form S-8 underthe Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and any successor thereto.(q)“Incentive Stock Option” means an Option granted under the Plan, designated by the Committee at the timeof such grant as an Incentive Stock Option within the meaning of section 422 of the Code and containing the terms specifiedherein for Incentive Stock Options; provided, however, that to the extent an Option granted under the Plan and designated bythe Committee at the time of grant as an Incentive Stock Option fails to satisfy the requirements for an incentive stock optionunder section 422 of the Code for any reason, such Option shall be treated as a Non-Qualified Option.(r)“Non-Employee Director” means an individual who is a member of the Board, and who is not an employee ofa Company, including an individual who is a member of the Board and who previously was, but at the time of reference is not,an employee of a Company.(s)“Non-Qualified Option” means:(i)an Option granted under the Plan, designated by the Committee at the time of such grant as a Non-Qualified Option and containing the terms specified herein for Non-Qualified Options; and(ii)an Option granted under the Plan and designated by the Committee at the time of grant as an IncentiveStock Option, to the extent such Option fails to satisfy the requirements for an incentive stock optionunder section 422 of the Code for any reason.(t)“Officer” means an officer of the Sponsor (as defined in section 16 of the 1934 Act).(u)“Option” means any stock option granted under the Plan and described in Paragraph 3(a)(i) or Paragraph 3(a)(ii).(v)“Optionee” means a person to whom an Option has been granted under the Plan, which Option has not beenexercised in full and has not expired or terminated.(w)“Other Available Shares” means, as of any date, the sum of:(i)the total number of Shares owned by an Optionee or such Optionee’s Family Member that were notacquired by such Optionee or such Optionee’s Family Member pursuant to a Comcast Plan or otherwisein connection with the performance of services to the Sponsor or an Affiliate; plus(ii)the excess, if any of:(A)the total number of Shares owned by an Optionee or such Optionee’s Family Member other thanthe Shares described in Paragraph 2(w)(i); over(B)the sum of:(1)the number of such Shares owned by such Optionee or such Optionee’s FamilyMember for less than six months; plus(2)the number of such Shares owned by such Optionee or such Optionee’s FamilyMember that has, within the preceding six months, been the subject of a withholding certificationpursuant to Paragraph 15(b) or any similar withholding certification under any other Comcast Plan; plus(3)the number of such Shares owned by such Optionee or such Optionee’s FamilyMember that has, within the preceding six months, been received in exchange for Shares surrendered aspayment, in full or in part, or as to which ownership was attested to as payment, in full or in part, of theexercise price for an option to purchase any securities of the Sponsor or an Affiliate of the Sponsor,under any Comcast Plan, but only to the extent of the number of Shares surrendered or attested to; plus(4)the number of such Shares owned by such Optionee or such Optionee’s FamilyMember as to which evidence of ownership has, within the preceding six months, been provided to theSponsor in connection with the crediting of “Deferred Stock Units” to such Optionee’s Account underthe Comcast Corporation 2002 Deferred Stock Option Plan (as in effect from time to time).For purposes of this Paragraph 2(w), a Share that is subject to a deferral election pursuant to another Comcast Plan shall not betreated as owned by an Optionee until all conditions to the delivery of such Share have lapsed. For purposes of determining thenumber of Other Available Shares, the term “Shares” shall also include the securities held by an Optionee or such Optionee’sFamily Member immediately before the consummation of the AT&T Broadband Transaction that have converted intoCommon Stock.(x)[RESERVED](y)“Person” means an individual, a corporation, a partnership, an association, a trust or any other entity ororganization.(z)“Plan” means the Comcast Corporation 2003 Stock Option Plan.(aa)“Share” or “Shares.”(i)Except as provided in this Paragraph 2(aa), a share or shares of Common Stock.(ii)The term “Share” or “Shares” also means such other securities issued by the Sponsor as may be thesubject of an adjustment under Paragraph 10, or for purposes of Paragraph 2(w) and Paragraph 15, asmay have been the subject of a similar adjustment under similar provisions of a Comcast Plan as nowin effect or as may have been in effect before the AT&T Broadband Transaction.(ab)[RESERVED](ac)“Sponsor” means Comcast Corporation, a Pennsylvania corporation, including any successor thereto bymerger, consolidation, acquisition of all or substantially all the assets thereof, or otherwise.(ad)“Subsidiary Companies” means all business entities that, at the time in question, are subsidiaries of theSponsor within the meaning of section 424(f) of the Code.(ae)“Ten Percent Shareholder” means a person who on the Date of Grant owns, either directly or within themeaning of the attribution rules contained in section 424(d) of the Code, stock possessing more than 10% of the total combinedvoting power of all classes of stock of his employer corporation or of its parent or subsidiary corporations, as definedrespectively in sections 424(e) and (f) of the Code, provided that the employer corporation is a Company.(af)“Terminating Event” means a Change in Control.(ag)“Third Party” means any Person other than a Company, together with such Person’s Affiliates, provided thatthe term “Third Party” shall not include the Sponsor or an Affiliate of the Sponsor.(ah)“1933 Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.(ai)“1934 Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.3.RIGHTS TO BE GRANTED(a)Types of Options and Other Rights Available for Grant. Rights that may be granted under the Plan are:(i)Incentive Stock Options, which give an Optionee who is an employee of a Company the right for aspecified time period to purchase a specified number of Shares for a price not less than the Fair MarketValue on the Date of Grant.(ii)Non‑Qualified Options, which give the Optionee the right for a specified time period to purchase aspecified number of Shares for a price not less than the Fair Market Value on the Date of Grant; and(iii)Cash Rights, which give an Optionee the right for a specified time period, and subject to suchconditions, if any, as shall be determined by the Committee and stated in the option document, to receivea cash payment of such amount per Share as shall be determined by the Committee and stated in theoption document, not to exceed the excess, if any, of the Fair Market Value of a Share on the date ofexercise of a Cash Right over the Fair Market Value of Share on the date of grant of a Cash Right, inlieu of exercising a Non-Qualified Option.(b)Limit on Grant of Options. The maximum number of Shares for which Options may be granted to any singleindividual in any calendar year, adjusted as provided in Paragraph 10, shall be 30,000,000 Shares.(c)Limit on Term of Options. In no event shall (i) an Incentive Stock Option be exercisable after five years fromthe Date of Grant in the case of a grant to a Ten Percent Shareholder and (ii) any other Option be exercisable after ten yearsfrom the Date of Grant.4.Shares Subject to Plan(a)Shares Available For Grant. Subject to adjustment as provided in Paragraph 10, not more than 688 millionShares in the aggregate may be issued pursuant to the Plan upon exercise of Options. Shares delivered pursuant to the exerciseof an Option may, at the Sponsor’s option, be either treasury Shares or Shares originally issued for such purpose.(b)Shares Returned to the Reserve. For avoidance of doubt, if an Option covering Shares is forfeited, terminatesor expires without having been exercised in full, the Shares underlying such forfeited, terminated or expired Option shall returnto the pool of Shares available for issuance under the Plan.(c)Share Recycling Prohibitions. If (i) the Sponsor withholds Shares to satisfy an Optionee’s tax liabilities asprovided in Paragraph 15(b) and Paragraph 15(c) or (ii) an Option covering Shares is exercised pursuant to the cashlessexercise provisions of Paragraph 7(d)(iv), other Options may not be granted covering the Shares so withheld to satisfy theOptionee’s tax liabilities or covering the Shares that were subject to such Option but not delivered because of the application ofsuch cashless exercise provisions, as applicable. In addition, for the avoidance of doubt, Options may not be granted coveringShares repurchased by the Sponsor on the open market with proceeds, if any, received by the Sponsor on account of thepayment of the option price for an Option by Optionees.5.Administration of Plan(a)Committee. The Plan shall be administered by the Compensation Committee of the Board or any othercommittee or subcommittee designated by the Board, provided that the committee administering the Plan is composed of two ormore non-employee members of the Board.(b) Delegation of Authority. The Committee may delegate its authority with respect to the grant, amendment,interpretation and administration of Options to a person, persons or committee, in its sole and absolute discretion. Actions takenby the Committee’s duly-authorized delegate shall have the same force and effect as actions taken by the Committee. Anydelegation of authority pursuant to this Paragraph 5(b) shall continue in effect until the earliest of:(i)such time as the Committee shall, in its sole and absolute discretion, revoke such delegation of authority;(ii)in the case of delegation to a person that is conditioned on such person’s continued service as anemployee of the Company or as a member of the Board, the date such delegate shall cease to serve insuch capacity for any reason; or(iii)the delegate shall notify the Committee that he or she declines to continue to exercise such authority.(c)Meetings. The Committee shall hold meetings at such times and places as it may determine. Acts approved ata meeting by a majority of the members of the Committee or acts approved by the unanimous consent of the members of theCommittee shall be the valid acts of the Committee.(d)Exculpation. No member of the Committee shall be personally liable for monetary damages for any actiontaken or any failure to take any action in connection with the administration of the Plan or the granting of Options thereunderunless (i) the member of the Committee has breached or failed to perform the duties of his office, and (ii) the breach or failure toperform constitutes self-dealing, willful misconduct or recklessness; provided, however, that the provisions of thisParagraph 5(d) shall not apply to the responsibility or liability of a member of the Committee pursuant to any criminal statute.(e)Indemnification. Service on the Committee shall constitute service as a member of the Board. Each memberof the Committee shall be entitled without further act on his part to indemnity from the Sponsor to the fullest extent provided byapplicable law and the Sponsor’s By-laws in connection with or arising out of any actions, suit or proceeding with respect tothe administration of the Plan or the granting of Options thereunder in which he may be involved by reasons of his being orhaving been a member of the Committee, whether or not he continues to be such member of the Committee at the time of theaction, suit or proceeding.6.ELIGIBILITY(a)Eligible individuals to whom Options may be granted shall be employees, officers or directors of a Companywho are selected by the Committee for the grant of Options. Eligible individuals to whom Cash Rights may be granted shall beindividuals who are employees of a Company on the Date of Grant other than Officers. The terms and conditions of Optionsgranted to individuals other than Non-Employee Directors shall be determined by the Committee, subject to Paragraph 7. Theterms and conditions of Cash Rights shall be determined by the Committee, subject to Paragraph 7. The terms and conditions ofOptions granted to Non-Employee Directors shall be determined by the Board, subject to Paragraph 7.(b)An Incentive Stock Option shall not be granted to a Ten Percent Shareholder except on such termsconcerning the option price and term as are provided in Paragraph 7(b) and 7(g) with respect to such a person. An Optiondesignated as Incentive Stock Option granted to a Ten Percent Shareholder but which does not comply with the requirementsof the preceding sentence shall be treated as a Non-Qualified Option. An Option designated as an Incentive Stock Option shallbe treated as a Non-Qualified Option if the Optionee is not an employee of a Company on the Date of Grant.7.OPTION DOCUMENTS AND TERMS - IN GENERALAll Options granted to Optionees shall be evidenced by option documents. The terms of each such option document forany Optionee who is an employee of a Company shall be determined from time to time by the Committee, and the terms ofeach such option document for any Optionee who is a Non-Employee Director shall be determined from time to time by theBoard, consistent, however, with the following:(a)Time of Grant. All Options shall be granted on or before(b)May 19, 2026.(c)Option Price. Except as otherwise provided in Section 13(b), the option price per Share with respect to anyOption shall be determined by the Committee, provided, however, that with respect to any Options, the option price per shareshall not be less than 100% of the Fair Market Value of such Share on the Date of Grant, and provided further that with respectto any Incentive Stock Options granted to a Ten Percent Shareholder, the option price per Share shall not be less than 110% ofthe Fair Market Value of such Share on the Date of Grant.(d)Restrictions on Transferability. No Option granted under this Paragraph 7 shall be transferable otherwise thanby will or the laws of descent and distribution and, during the lifetime of the Optionee, shall be exercisable only by him or forhis benefit by his attorney-in-fact or guardian; provided that the Committee may, in its discretion, at the time of grant of a Non-Qualified Option or by amendment of an option document for an Incentive Stock Option or a Non-Qualified Option, providethat Options granted to or held by an Optionee may be transferred, in whole or in part, to one or more transferees and exercisedby any such transferee; provided further that (i) any such transfer is without consideration and (ii) each transferee is a FamilyMember with respect to the Optionee; and provided further that any Incentive Stock Option granted pursuant to an optiondocument which is amended to permit transfers during the lifetime of the Optionee shall, upon the effectiveness of suchamendment, be treated thereafter as a Non-Qualified Option. No transfer of an Option shall be effective unless the Committeeis notified of the terms and conditions of the transfer and the Committee determines that the transfer complies with therequirements for transfers of Options under the Plan and the option document. Any person to whom an Option has beentransferred may exercise any Options only in accordance with the provisions of Paragraph 7(g) and this Paragraph 7(c).(e)Payment Upon Exercise of Options. Full payment for Shares purchased upon the exercise of an Option shallbe made pursuant to one or more of the following methods as determined by the Committee and set forth in the Optiondocument:(i)In cash;(ii)By certified check payable to the order of the Sponsor;(iii)By surrendering or attesting to ownership of Shares with an aggregate Fair Market Value equal to theaggregate option price, provided that the option price may not be paid in Shares if the Committeedetermines that such method of payment would result in liability under section 16(b) of the 1934 Act toan Optionee. Except as otherwise provided by the Committee, if payment is made in whole or in part bysurrendering Shares, the Optionee shall deliver to the Sponsor certificates registered in the name of suchOptionee (or record the equivalent thereof on a book entry recordkeeping system maintained by theSponsor) representing Shares legally and beneficially owned by such Optionee, free of all liens, claimsand encumbrances of every kind and having a Fair Market Value on the date of delivery that is equal toor greater than the aggregate option price for the Option Shares subject to payment by the surrender ofShares, accompanied by any necessary stock powers duly endorsed in blank by the record holder ofsuch Shares; and if payment is made in whole or in part by attestation of ownership, the Optionee shallattest to ownership of Shares representing Shares legally and beneficially owned by such Optionee, freeof all liens, claims and encumbrances of every kind and having a Fair Market Value on the date ofattestation that is equal to or greater than the aggregate option price for the Option Shares subject topayment by attestation of Share ownership. The Committee may impose such limitations andprohibitions on attestation or ownership of Shares and the use of Shares to exercise an Option as itdeems appropriate; or(iv)Via cashless exercise, such that subject to the other terms and conditions of the Plan, following the dateof exercise, the Company shall deliver to the Optionee Shares having a Fair Market Value at the time ofexercise, equal to the excess, if any, of (A) the Fair Market Value of such Shares at the time of exerciseof the Option over (B) the sum of (1) the aggregate option price for such Shares, plus (2) the applicabletax withholding amounts (as determined pursuant to Paragraph 15) for such exercise; provided that inconnection with such cashless exercise that would not result in the issuance of a whole number ofShares, the Company shall withhold cash that would otherwise be payable to the Optionee from itsregular payroll or the Optionee shall deliver cash or a certified check payable to the order of theCompany for the balance of the option price for a whole Share to the extent necessary to avoid theissuance of a fractional Share or the payment of cash by the Company (as provided in Paragraph 7(e)). (f)Recording of Shares Upon Exercise of Options; Payment of Cash. For purposes of the Plan, the Sponsor maysatisfy its obligation to deliver Shares following the exercise of Options by arranging for the recording of Optionee’s ownershipof Shares issuable on the exercise of Options on a book entry recordkeeping system maintained by the Sponsor. Only wholeShares shall be issuable upon exercise of Options. No fractional Shares shall be issued. Any right to afractional Share shall be satisfied in cash. Following the exercise of an Option and the satisfaction of the conditions ofParagraph 9, the Sponsor shall deliver to the Optionee the number of whole Shares issuable on the exercise of an Option and acheck for the Fair Market Value on the date of exercise of any fractional Share to which the Optionee is entitled.(g)Termination of Employment. For purposes of the Plan, a transfer of an employee between two employers,each of which is a Company, shall not be deemed a termination of employment. For purposes of Paragraph 7(g), an Optionee’stermination of employment shall be deemed to occur on the date an Optionee ceases to have a regular obligation to performservices for a Company, without regard to whether (i) the Optionee continues on the Company’s payroll for regular, severanceor other pay or (ii) the Optionee continues to participate in one or more health and welfare plans maintained by the Companyon the same basis as active employees. Whether an Optionee ceases to have a regular obligation to perform services for aCompany shall be determined by the Committee in its sole discretion. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if an Optionee is a partyto an employment agreement or severance agreement with a Company which establishes the effective date of such Optionee’stermination of employment for purposes of this Paragraph 7(f), that date shall apply. An Optionee who is a Non-EmployeeDirector shall be treated as having terminated employment on the Optionee’s termination of service as a Non-EmployeeDirector, provided that if such an Optionee is designated as a Director Emeritus upon termination of service as a Non-Employee Director, such Optionee shall not be treated as having terminated employment until the Optionee’s termination ofservice as a Director Emeritus.(h)Periods of Exercise of Options. An Option shall be exercisable in whole or in part at such time or times asmay be determined by the Committee and stated in the option document, or as described in Paragraph 7(h)(ii), provided,however, that if the grant of an Option would be subject to section 16(b) of the 1934 Act, unless the requirements forexemption therefrom in Rule 16b-3(c)(1), under such Act, or any successor provision, are met, the option document for suchOption shall provide that such Option is not exercisable until not less than six months have elapsed from the Date of Grant.Except as otherwise provided by the Committee in its discretion, no Option shall first become exercisable following anOptionee’s termination of employment for any reason; provided further, that:(i)In the event that an Optionee’s employment with the Company terminates for any reason other thandeath or Cause, any Option held by such Optionee and which is then exercisable shall be exercisable fora period of 90 days following the date the Optionee’s employment with the Company terminates (unlessa longer period is established by the Committee); provided, however, that if such termination ofemployment with the Company is due to the Disability of the Optionee, he shall have the right toexercise those of his Options which are then exercisable for a period of one year following suchtermination of employment (unless a longer period is established by the Committee); provided, however,that in no event shall an Incentive Stock Option be exercisable after five years from the Date of Grant inthe case of a grant to a Ten Percent Shareholder, nor shall any other Option be exercisable after tenyears from the Date of Grant.(ii)In the event that an Optionee’s employment with the Company terminates by reason of his death, anyOption held at death by such Optionee which is then exercisable shall be exercisable for a period of oneyear from the date of death (unless a longer period is established by the Committee) by the person towhom the rights of the Optionee shall have passed by will or by the laws of descent and distribution;provided, however, that in no event shall an Incentive Stock Option be exercisable after five years fromthe Dateof Grant in the case of a grant to a Ten Percent Shareholder, nor shall any other Option be exercisableafter ten years from the Date of Grant.(iii)In the event that an Optionee’s employment with the Company is terminated for Cause, eachunexercised Option held by such Optionee shall terminate and cease to be exercisable; provided further,that in such event, in addition to immediate termination of the Option, the Optionee, upon adetermination by the Committee shall automatically forfeit all Shares otherwise subject to delivery uponexercise of an Option but for which the Sponsor has not yet delivered such Shares, upon refund by theSponsor of the option price.(i)Date of Exercise.(i)In General. The date of exercise of an Option shall be the date on which written notice of exercise,addressed to the Sponsor at its main office to the attention of its Secretary, is hand delivered, telecopiedor mailed first class postage prepaid; provided, however, that the Sponsor shall not be obligated todeliver any Shares pursuant to the exercise of an Option until the Optionee shall have made payment infull of the option price for such Shares. Each such exercise shall be irrevocable when given. Each noticeof exercise must (i) specify the Incentive Stock Option, Non-Qualified Option or combination thereofbeing exercised; and (ii) if applicable, include a statement of preference (which shall be binding on andirrevocable by the Optionee but shall not be binding on the Committee) as to the manner in whichpayment to the Sponsor shall be made. Each notice of exercise shall also comply with the requirementsof Paragraph 15.(ii)Automatic Exercise. The provisions of this Paragraph 7(h)(ii) shall apply to any Option that isunexercised, in whole or in part, on or after October 28, 2013. Immediately before the time at which anysuch Option is scheduled to expire in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Plan and theapplicable option document, such Option shall be deemed automatically exercised, if such Optionsatisfies the following conditions:(A)Such Option is covered by a then current registration statement or a Notification underRegulation A under the 1933 Act.(B)The last reported sale price of a Share on the principal exchange on which Shares are listed onthe date of determination, or if such date is not a trading day, the last preceding trading day,exceeds the option price per Share by such amount as may be determined by the Committee orits delegate from time to time. Absent a contrary determination, such excess per Share shall be$0.01.An Option subject to this Paragraph 7(h)(ii) shall be exercised via cashless exercise, such that subject tothe other terms and conditions of the Plan, following the date of exercise, the Company shall deliver tothe Optionee Shares having a value, at the time of exercise, equal to the excess, if any, of (A) the valueof such Shares based on the last reported sale price of such Shares on the principal exchange on whichShares are listed on the date of determination, or if such date is not a trading day, the last precedingtrading date, over (B) the sum of (1) the aggregate option price for such Shares, plus (2) the applicabletax withholding amounts (as determined pursuant to Paragraph 15) for such exercise; provided that inconnection with such cashless exercise that would not result in the issuance of a whole number ofShares, the Company shall pay cash in lieu of any fractional Share.(j)Cash Rights. The Committee may, in its sole discretion, provide in an option document for an eligibleOptionee that Cash Rights shall be attached to Non-Qualified Options granted under the Plan. All Cash Rights that are attachedto Non-Qualified Options shall be subject to the following terms:(i)Such Cash Right shall expire no later than the Non-Qualified Option to which it is attached.(ii)Such Cash Right shall provide for the cash payment of such amount per Share as shall be determined bythe Committee and stated in the option document.(iii)Such Cash Right shall be subject to the same restrictions on transferability as the Non-Qualified Optionto which it is attached.(iv)Such Cash Right shall be exercisable only when such conditions to exercise as shall be determined bythe Committee and stated in the option document, if any, have been satisfied.(v)Such Cash Right shall expire upon the exercise of the Non-Qualified Option to which it is attached.(vi)Upon exercise of a Cash Right that is attached to a Non-Qualified Option, the Option to which the CashRight is attached shall expire.8.Limitation on Exercise of Incentive Stock OptionsThe aggregate Fair Market Value (determined as of the time Options are granted) of the Shares with respect to whichIncentive Stock Options may first become exercisable by an Optionee in any one calendar year under the Plan and any otherplan of the Company shall not exceed $100,000. The limitations imposed by this Paragraph 8 shall apply only to IncentiveStock Options granted under the Plan, and not to any other options or stock appreciation rights. In the event an individualreceives an Option intended to be an Incentive Stock Option which is subsequently determined to have exceeded the limitationset forth above, or if an individual receives Options that first become exercisable in a calendar year (whether pursuant to theterms of an option document, acceleration of exercisability or other change in the terms and conditions of exercise or any otherreason) that have an aggregate Fair Market Value (determined as of the time the Options are granted) that exceeds thelimitations set forth above, the Options in excess of the limitation shall be treated as Non-Qualified Options.9.Rights as ShareholdersAn Optionee shall not have any right as a shareholder with respect to any Shares subject to his Options until the Optionshall have been exercised in accordance with the terms of the Plan and the option document and the Optionee shall have paidthe full purchase price for the number of Shares in respect of which the Option was exercised and the Optionee shall havemade arrangements acceptable to the Sponsor for the payment of applicable taxes consistent with Paragraph 15.10.Changes in CapitalizationIn the event that Shares are changed into or exchanged for a different number or kind of shares of stock or othersecurities of the Sponsor, whether through merger, consolidation, reorganization, recapitalization, stock dividend, stock split-upor other substitution of securities of the Sponsor, the Committee shall make appropriate equitable anti-dilution adjustments tothe number and class of shares of stock available for issuance under the Plan, and subject to outstanding Options, and to theoption prices and the amounts payable pursuant to any Cash Rights. Any reference to the option price in the Plan and in optiondocuments shall be a reference to the option price as so adjusted. Any reference to the term “Shares” in the Plan and in optiondocuments shall be a reference to the appropriate number and class of shares of stock available for issuance under the Plan, asadjusted pursuant to this Paragraph 10. The Committee’s adjustment shall be effective and binding for all purposes of this Plan.11.Terminating Events(a)The Sponsor shall give Optionees at least thirty (30) days’ notice (or, if not practicable, such shorter notice asmay be reasonably practicable) prior to the anticipated date of the consummation of a Terminating Event. Upon receipt of suchnotice, and for a period of ten (10) days thereafter (or such shorter period as the Board shall reasonably determine and so notifythe Optionees), each Optionee shall be permitted to exercise the Option to the extent the Option is then exercisable; providedthat, the Sponsor may, by similar notice, require the Optionee to exercise the Option, to the extent the Option is thenexercisable, or to forfeit the Option (or portion thereof, as applicable). The Committee may, in its discretion, provide that uponthe Optionee’s receipt of the notice of a Terminating Event under this Paragraph 11(a), the entire number of Shares covered byOptions shall become immediately exercisable.(b)Notwithstanding Paragraph 11(a), in the event the Terminating Event is not consummated, the Option shallbe deemed not to have been exercised and shall be exercisable thereafter to the extent it would have been exercisable if no suchnotice had been given.12.InterpretationThe Committee shall have the power to interpret the Plan’s provisions, prescribe, amend and rescind rules andregulations for the Plan, and make all other determinations necessary or advisable for the administration of the Plan. Alldeterminations by the Committee shall be final, conclusive and binding on all Persons, including Optionees and theirbeneficiaries. It is intended that the Incentive Stock Options granted under the Plan shall constitute incentive stock optionswithin the meaning of section 422 of the Code, and that Shares transferred pursuant to the exercise of Non-Qualified Optionsshall constitute property subject to federal income tax pursuant to the provisions of section 83 of the Code. The provisions ofthe Plan shall be interpreted and applied insofar as possible to carry out such intent.13.Amendments(a)In General. The Board or the Committee may amend the Plan from time to time in such manner as it maydeem advisable. Nevertheless, neither the Board nor the Committee may, without obtaining approval within twelve monthsbefore or after such action by such vote of the Sponsor’s shareholders as may be required by Pennsylvania law for any actionrequiring shareholder approval, or by a majority of votes cast at a duly held shareholders’ meeting at which a majority of allvoting stock is present and voting on such amendment, either in person or in proxy (but not, in any event, less than the voterequired pursuant to Rule 16b-3(b) under the 1934 Act) change the class of individuals eligible to receive an Incentive StockOption, extend the expiration date of the Plan, decrease the minimum option price of an Incentive Stock Option granted underthe Plan or increase the maximum number of shares as to which Options may be granted, except as provided in Paragraph 10hereof.(b)Repricing of Options and Cash Rights. Notwithstanding any provision in the Plan to the contrary, neither theBoard nor the Committee may, without obtaining prior approval by the Sponsor’s shareholders, reduce the option or exerciseprice of any issued and outstanding Option or Cash Right granted under the Plan, including through cancellation and regrant orany other method (including the repurchase of an Option or Cash Right that is “out of the money” in exchange for an Option,Cash Right, cash and/or other property), at any time during the term of such option or Cash Right (other than by adjustmentpursuant to Paragraph 10 relating to Changesin Capitalization). This Paragraph 13(b) may not be repealed, modified or amended without the prior approval of the Sponsor’sshareholders.14.Securities Law(a)In General. The Committee shall have the power to make each grant under the Plan subject to such conditionsas it deems necessary or appropriate to comply with the then-existing requirements of the 1933 Act or the 1934 Act, includingRule 16b-3 (or any similar rule) of the Securities and Exchange Commission.(b)Acknowledgment of Securities Law Restrictions on Exercise. To the extent required by the Committee,unless the Shares subject to the Option are covered by a then current registration statement or a Notification under RegulationA under the 1933 Act, each notice of exercise of an Option shall contain the Optionee’s acknowledgment in form andsubstance satisfactory to the Committee that:(i)the Shares subject to the Option are being purchased for investment and not for distribution or resale(other than a distribution or resale which, in the opinion of counsel satisfactory to the Sponsor, may bemade without violating the registration provisions of the Act);(ii)the Optionee has been advised and understands that (A) the Shares subject to the Option have not beenregistered under the 1933 Act and are “restricted securities” within the meaning of Rule 144 under the1933 Act and are subject to restrictions on transfer and (B) the Sponsor is under no obligation to registerthe Shares subject to the Option under the 1933 Act or to take any action which would make availableto the Optionee any exemption from such registration;(iii)the book entry recordkeeping system maintained by the Sponsor evidencing the Shares may bear arestrictive legend; and(iv)the Shares subject to the Option may not be transferred without compliance with all applicable federaland state securities laws.(c)Delay of Exercise Pending Registration of Securities. Notwithstanding any provision in the Plan or an optiondocument to the contrary, if the Committee determines, in its sole discretion, that issuance of Shares pursuant to the exercise ofan Option should be delayed pending registration or qualification under federal or state securities laws or the receipt of a legalopinion that an appropriate exemption from the application of federal or state securities laws is available, the Committee maydefer exercise of any Option until such Shares are appropriately registered or qualified or an appropriate legal opinion has beenreceived, as applicable.15.Withholding of Taxes on Exercise of Option(a)Whenever the Company proposes or is required to deliver or transfer Shares in connection with the exerciseof an Option, the Company shall have the right to (i) require the recipient to remit to the Sponsor an amount sufficient to satisfyany federal, state and local withholding tax requirements prior to the delivery or transfer of any such Shares or (ii) take anyaction whatever that it deems necessary to protect its interests with respect to tax liabilities. The Sponsor’s obligation to makeany delivery or transfer of Shares on the exercise of an Option shall be conditioned on the recipient’s compliance, to theSponsor’s satisfaction, with any withholding requirement. In addition, if the Committee grants Options or amends optiondocuments to permit Options to be transferred during the life of the Optionee, the Committee may include in such optiondocuments such provisions as it determines are necessary or appropriate to permit the Company to deduct compensationexpenses recognized upon exercise of such Options for federal or state income tax purposes.(b)Except as otherwise provided in this Paragraph 15(b), any tax liabilities incurred in connection with theexercise of an Option under the Plan other than an Incentive Stock Optionshall be satisfied by the Sponsor’s withholding a portion of the Shares underlying the Option exercised having a Fair MarketValue approximately equal to the minimum amount of taxes required to be withheld by the Sponsor under applicable law,unless otherwise determined by the Committee with respect to any Optionee. Notwithstanding the foregoing, except withrespect to Options subject to the automatic exercise provisions described in Paragraph 7(h)(ii), the Committee may permit anOptionee to elect one or more of the following:(i)To the extent permitted by law, to have taxes withheld in excess of the minimum amount required to bewithheld by the Sponsor under applicable law; provided that the Optionee certifies in writing to theSponsor that the Optionee owns a number of Other Available Shares having a Fair Market Value that isat least equal to the Fair Market Value of Option Shares to be withheld by the Sponsor for the then-current exercise on account of withheld taxes in excess of such minimum amount;(ii)With respect to Options (other than Incentive Stock Options) exercised on and after January 1, 2017, tohave Shares otherwise deliverable to the Optionee after the application of this Paragraph 15(b) redeemedby the Sponsor for the Fair Market Value of such Shares on the date of the exercise of the applicableOption, and have the cash proceeds of such redemption remitted by the Sponsor to the Optionee tofacilitate one or more estimated tax payments to the Internal Revenue Service or other taxing authorityfor the taxable year in which the Optionee exercises the Option, provided that the Optionee certifies inwriting to the Sponsor at the time of such election that the Optionee owns Other Available Shareshaving a Fair Market Value that is at least equal to the Fair Market Value of such Shares to be redeemedby the Sponsor; and(iii)To pay to the Sponsor in cash all or a portion of the taxes to be withheld upon the exercise of an Option.In all cases, the Shares so withheld or redeemed by the Sponsor, as applicable, shall have a Fair Market Valuethat does not exceed the amount of taxes to be withheld or remitted via estimated tax payments minus the cashpayment, if any, made by the Optionee. Any election pursuant to this Paragraph 15(b) must be in writing madeprior to the date specified by the Committee, and in any event prior to the date the amount of tax to be withheldor paid is determined. An election pursuant to this Paragraph 15(b) may be made only by an Optionee or, in theevent of the Optionee’s death, by the Optionee’s legal representative. Shares withheld or redeemed, asapplicable, pursuant to this Paragraph 15(b) shall not continue to be available for subsequent grants under thePlan. The Committee may add such other requirements and limitations regarding elections pursuant to thisParagraph 15(b) as it deems appropriate.(c)Except as otherwise provided in this Paragraph 15(c), any tax liabilities incurred in connection with theexercise of an Incentive Stock Option under the Plan (other than an Incentive Stock Option that is subject to the automaticexercise provisions described in Paragraph 7(h)(ii)), shall be satisfied by the Optionee’s payment to the Sponsor in cash all ofthe taxes to be withheld upon exercise of the Incentive Stock Option. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Committee maypermit an Optionee to elect to have the Sponsor withhold a portion of the Shares underlying the Incentive Stock Optionexercised having a Fair Market Value approximately equal to the minimum amount of taxes required to be withheld by theSponsor under applicable law. Any tax liabilities incurred in connection with the automatic exercise of an Incentive StockOption that is subject tothe automatic exercise provisions described in Paragraph 7(h)(ii) shall be satisfied by the Sponsor’s withholding of a portion ofthe Shares underlying the Incentive Stock Option exercised having a Fair Market Value approximately equal to the minimumamount of taxes required to be withheld by the Sponsor under applicable law. Any election pursuant to this Paragraph 15(c)must be in writing made prior to the date specified by the Committee, and in any event prior to the date the amount of tax to bewithheld or paid is determined. An election pursuant to this Paragraph 15(c) may be made only by an Optionee or, in the eventof the Optionee’s death, by the Optionee’s legal representative. Shares withheld pursuant to this Paragraph 15(c) shall notcontinue to be available for subsequent grants under the Plan. The Committee may add such other requirements and limitationsregarding elections pursuant to this Paragraph 15(c) as it deems appropriate.16.Effective Date and Term of PlanThis amendment and restatement of the Plan shall be effective December 5, 2017, except as otherwise specificallyprovided herein. The Plan shall expire on May 19, 2026, unless sooner terminated by the Board.17.GeneralEach Option shall be evidenced by a written instrument containing such terms and conditions not inconsistent with thePlan as the Committee may determine. The issuance of Shares on the exercise of an Option shall be subject to all of theapplicable requirements of the corporation law of the Sponsor’s state of incorporation and other applicable laws, includingfederal or state securities laws, and all Shares issued under the Plan shall be subject to the terms and restrictions contained in theArticles of Incorporation and By-Laws of the Sponsor, as amended from time to time.Executed on the 5th day of December, 2017.COMCAST CORPORATIONBY: /s/ David L. Cohen ATTEST: /s/ Arthur R. Block Exhibit 10.8COMCAST CORPORATION2002 RESTRICTED STOCK PLAN(As Amended and Restated, Effective December 5, 2017)1.BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE(a)Background. COMCAST CORPORATION, a Pennsylvania corporation, hereby amends and restates theComcast Corporation 2002 Restricted Stock Plan (the “Plan”) effective December 5, 2017.(b)Purpose. The purpose of the Plan is to promote the ability of Comcast Corporation to recruit and retainemployees and enhance the growth and profitability of Comcast Corporation by providing the incentive of long-term awardsfor continued employment and the attainment of performance objectives.(c)Purpose of the Amendment; Credits Affected. The Plan was previously amended and restated, effectiveJanuary 1, 2005 in order (i) to preserve the favorable tax treatment available to amounts deferred pursuant to the Plan beforeJanuary 1, 2005 and the earnings credited in respect of such amounts (each a “Grandfathered Amount”) in light of theenactment of section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”) as part of the American JobsCreation Act of 2004, and the issuance of various Notices, Announcements, Proposed Regulations and Final Regulationsthereunder (collectively, “Section 409A”), and (ii) with respect to all other amounts eligible to be deferred under the Plan, tocomply with the requirements of Section 409A. Grandfathered Amounts will continue to be subject to the terms and conditionsof the Plan as in effect prior to January 1, 2005. All amounts eligible to be deferred under the Plan other than GrandfatheredAmounts will be subject to the terms of this amendment and restatement of the Plan and Section 409A.(d)Reservation of Right to Amend to Comply with Section 409A. In addition to the powers reserved to theBoard and the Committee under Paragraph 14 of the Plan, the Board and the Committee reserve the right to amend the Plan,either retroactively or prospectively, in whatever respect is required to achieve and maintain compliance with the requirementsof the Section 409A.(e)Deferral Provisions of Plan Unfunded and Limited to Select Group of Management or Highly CompensatedEmployees. Deferral Eligible Grantees and Non-Employee Directors may elect to defer the receipt of Restricted Stock andRestricted Stock Units as provided in Paragraph 8. The deferral provisions of Paragraph 8 and the other provisions of the Planrelating to the deferral of Restricted Stock and Restricted Stock Units are unfunded and maintained primarily for the purpose ofproviding a select group of management or highly compensated employees the opportunity to defer the receipt of compensationotherwise payable to such eligible employees in accordance with the terms of the Plan.(f) References to Written Forms, Elections and Notices. Any action under the Plan that requires a written form,election, notice or other action shall be treated as completed if taken via electronic or other means, to the extent authorized bythe Committee.2.DEFINITIONS(a)[RESERVED](b)“Account” means unfunded bookkeeping accounts established pursuant to Paragraph 8(h) and maintained bythe Committee in the names of the respective Grantees (i) to which Deferred Stock Units, dividend equivalents and earnings ondividend equivalents shall be credited with respect to the portion of the Account allocated to the Company Stock Fund and(ii) towhich an amount equal to the Fair Market Value of Deferred Stock Units with respect to which a Diversification Election hasbeen made and interest thereon are deemed credited, reduced by distributions in accordance with the Plan.(c)“Active Grantee” means each Grantee who is actively employed by a Participating Company.(d)“Affiliate” means, with respect to any Person, any other person that, directly or indirectly, is in control of, iscontrolled by, or is under common control with, such Person. For purposes of this definition, the term “control,” including itscorrelative terms “controlled by” and “under common control with,” mean, with respect to any Person, the possession, directlyor indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of such Person, whether through theownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise.(e)“Annual Rate of Pay” means, as of any date, an employee’s annualized base pay rate. An employee’s AnnualRate of Pay shall not include sales commissions or other similar payments or awards.(f)“Applicable Interest Rate” means:(i)Except as otherwise provided in Paragraph 2(f)(ii):(A)The Applicable Interest Rate with respect to amounts credited to the Income Fund that areattributable to (1) dividends and other distributions credited with respect to Deferred Stock Unitsthat are deferred pursuant to Initial Elections made before January 1, 2010 and (2)Diversification Elections and Special Diversification Elections made before January 1, 2010shall be the interest rate that, when compounded annually pursuant to rules established by theCommittee from time to time, is mathematically equivalent to 8% (0.08) per annum, or suchother interest rate established by the Committee from time to time.(B)The Applicable Interest Rate with respect to amounts credited to the Income Fund that areattributable to (1) dividends and other distributions credited with respect to Deferred Stock Unitsthat are deferred pursuant to Initial Elections made on or after January 1, 2010 and beforeJanuary 1, 2014 and (2) Diversification Elections and Special Diversification Elections made onor after January 1, 2010 and before January 1, 2014, shall be the interest rate that, whencompounded annually pursuant to rules established by the Committee from time to time, ismathematically equivalent to 12% per annum, or such other interest rate established by theCommittee from time to time.(C)Effective with respect to amounts credited to the Income Fund that are attributable to (1)dividends and other distributions credited with respect to Deferred Stock Units that are deferredpursuant to Initial Elections made on or after January 1, 2014, (2) dividends and otherdistributions credited with respect to Deferred Stock Units that are deferred pursuant to RegularDeferral Elections, and (3) Diversification Elections and Special Diversification Elections madeon or after January 1, 2014, the “Applicable Interest Rate” shall be the Applicable Interest Ratethat applies to “Protected Benefits” under the Comcast Corporation 2005 DeferredCompensation Plan (the “2005 Deferred Compensation Plan”) if, as of the September 30thimmediately preceding the Plan Year to which the InitialElection, Regular Deferral Election or Diversification Election applies, the sum of (x) theGrantee’s Account under the 2005 Deferred Compensation Plan, plus (y) the Grantee’s Accountunder the Comcast Corporation 2002 Deferred Compensation Plan (the “2002 DeferredCompensation Plan”), plus (z) the portion of the Grantee’s Account under this Plan credited tothe Income Fund, is less than the High Water Mark. If the conditions described in the precedingsentence do not apply, the “Applicable Interest Rate” shall be the Applicable Interest Rate thatapplies under the 2005 Deferred Compensation Plan to amounts credited pursuant to InitialElections with respect to compensation earned after December 31, 2013, that are not ProtectedBenefits.(ii)Effective for the period beginning as soon as administratively practicable following a Grantee’semployment termination date to the date the Grantee’s Account is distributed in full, the Committee, inits sole and absolute discretion, may designate the term “Applicable Interest Rate” for such Grantee’sAccount to mean the lesser of: (A) the rate in effect under Paragraph 2(f)(i) or (B) the interest rate that,when compounded annually pursuant to rules established by the Committee from time to time, ismathematically equivalent to the Prime Rate plus one percent, compounded annually as of the last day ofthe calendar year. A Grantee’s re-employment by a Participating Company following an employmenttermination date shall not affect the Applicable Interest Rate that applies to the part of the Grantee’sAccount (including interest credited with respect to such part of the Grantee’s Account) that wascredited before such employment termination date. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Committee maydelegate its authority to determine the Applicable Interest Rate under this Paragraph 2(f)(ii) to an officerof the Company or committee of two or more officers of the Company.(g) “AT&T Broadband Transaction” means the acquisition of AT&T Broadband Corp. (now known asComcast Cable Communications, LLC) by the Company.(h)“Award” means an award of Restricted Stock or Restricted Stock Units granted under the Plan.(i)“Board” means the Board of Directors of the Company.(j)“Change in Control” means:(i)Except as provided in Paragraph 2(j)(ii), “Change in Control” means the occurrence of any one or moreof the following events:(A)following February 22, 2016, any person or “group” (as defined in Section 13(d) of theExchange Act) (each, a “Person”), other than an employee benefit plan or trust maintained bythe Company, becomes the “beneficial owner” (as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the ExchangeAct), directly or indirectly, of securities of the Company representing 30% or more of thecombined voting power of the Company’s outstanding securities entitled to vote generally in theelection of directors, unless a majority of the directors of the Company in office immediatelypreceding the date on which such Person acquires such beneficial ownership, by resolutionnegates the effectiveness of this provision in a particular circumstance);(B)at any time during a period of 12 consecutive months, individuals who at the beginning of suchperiod constituted the Board and any new member of the Board whose election or nominationfor election was approved by a vote of at least a majority of the directors then still in office whoeither were directors at the beginning of such period or whose election or nomination for electionwas so approved, cease for any reason to constitute a majority of members of the Board;(C)the consummation of (x) a merger, consolidation, reorganization or similar corporate transactioninvolving the Company or any of its subsidiaries with any other corporation or entity, whichwould result in the combined voting power of the Company’s securities entitled to vote generallyin the election of directors outstanding immediately prior to such merger, consolidation,reorganization or other similar transaction representing (either by remaining outstanding or beingconverted into voting securities of the surviving entity or, if applicable, the ultimate parentthereof) less than a majority of the combined voting power of the Company or such survivingentity or parent outstanding immediately after such merger, consolidation, reorganization or othersimilar transaction, or (y) any sale, lease, exchange or other transfer to any Person of all orsubstantially all of the assets of the Company, in one transaction or a series of relatedtransactions; or(D)the approval by the shareholders of the Company of a liquidation or dissolution of the Company.(ii)For purposes of Paragraph 8, and with respect to the distribution of amounts subject to an Award thatconstitute “deferred compensation” (within the meaning of Section 409A), the term “Change in Control”shall mean any transaction or series of transactions that constitutes a change in the ownership or effectivecontrol or a change in the ownership of a substantial portion of the assets of the Company, within themeaning of Section 409A.(k)“Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.(l)“Comcast Plan” means any restricted stock, restricted stock unit, stock bonus, stock option or othercompensation plan, program or arrangement established or maintained by the Company or an Affiliate, including but notlimited to this Plan, the Comcast Corporation 2003 Stock Option Plan, the Comcast Corporation 2002 Stock Option Plan, theComcast Corporation 1996 Stock Option Plan, Comcast Corporation 1987 Stock Option Plan and the Comcast Corporation2002 Deferred Stock Option Plan.(m)“Committee” means the Compensation Committee of the Board, provided that all references to theCommittee shall be treated as references to the Committee’s delegate with respect to any Award granted within the scope of thedelegate’s authority pursuant to Paragraph 5(f).(n)“Common Stock” means Class A Common Stock, par value $0.01, of the Company.(o)“Company” means Comcast Corporation, a Pennsylvania corporation, including any successor thereto bymerger, consolidation, acquisition of all or substantially all the assets thereof, or otherwise.(p)“Company Stock Fund” means a hypothetical investment fund pursuant to which Deferred Stock Units arecredited with respect to a portion of an Award subject to an Election, and thereafter until (i) the date of distribution or (ii) theeffective date of a Diversification Election, to the extent a Diversification Election applies to such Deferred Stock Units, asapplicable. Theportion of a Grantee’s Account deemed invested in the Company Stock Fund shall be treated as if such portion of the Accountwere invested in hypothetical shares of Common Stock otherwise deliverable as Shares upon the Vesting Date associated withRestricted Stock or Restricted Stock Units, and all dividends and other distributions paid with respect to Common Stock werecredited to the Income Fund, held uninvested in cash and credited with interest at the Applicable Interest Rate as of the nextsucceeding December 31 (to the extent the Account continues to be deemed credited in the form of Deferred Stock Unitsthrough such December 31), provided that dividends and other distributions paid with respect to Common Stock shall becredited with interest at the Applicable Interest Rate commencing as of the date on which dividends or other distributions arepaid.(q)“Date of Grant” means the date on which an Award is granted.(r)“Deceased Grantee” means:(i)A Grantee whose employment by a Participating Company is terminated by death; or(ii)A Grantee who dies following termination of employment by a Participating Company.(s)“Deferral Eligible Employee” means:(i)Effective before January 1, 2014:(A)An Eligible Employee whose Annual Rate of Pay is $200,000 or more as of both: (x) the dateon which an Initial Election is filed with the Committee; and (y) the first day of the calendar yearin which such Initial Election filed.(B)An Eligible Employee whose Annual Rate of Pay is $125,000 as of each of: (x) June 30, 2002;(y) the date on which an Initial Election is filed with the Committee; and (z) the first day of eachcalendar year beginning after December 31, 2002.(C)Each New Key Employee.(D)Each other employee of a Participating Company who is designated by the Committee, in its soleand absolute discretion, as a Deferral Eligible Employee.(ii)Effective on and after January 1, 2014:(A)An Eligible Employee whose Annual Rate of Pay is $250,000 or more as of both: (x) the dateon which an Initial Election or Regular Deferral Election is filed with the Committee; and (y) thefirst day of the calendar year in which such Initial Election or Regular Deferral Election is filed.(B)Each New Key Employee.(C)Each other employee of a Participating Company who is designated by the Committee, in its soleand absolute discretion, as a Deferral Eligible Employee.Notwithstanding anything in this Paragraph 2(s) to the contrary, except as otherwise provided by the Committee or its delegate, noGrantee who is an employee of NBCUniversal, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, and its subsidiaries (collectively,“NBCUniversal”) shall be a Deferral Eligible Employee with respect to any Award granted to such Grantee on or after January 29,2011.(t)“Deferred Stock Units” means the number of hypothetical Shares subject to an Election.(u)“Disability” means:(i)A Grantee’s substantial inability to perform Grantee’s employment duties due to partial or total disabilityor incapacity resulting from a mental or physical illness, injury or other health-related cause for a periodof 12 consecutive months or for a cumulative period of 52 weeks in any two calendar year period; or(ii)If different from the definition in Paragraph 2(u)(i) above, “Disability” as it may be defined in suchGrantee’s employment agreement between the Grantee and the Company or an Affiliate, if any.(v)“Disabled Grantee” means:(i)A Grantee whose employment by a Participating Company is terminated by reason of Disability;(ii)The duly-appointed legal guardian of an individual described in Paragraph 2(v)(i) acting on behalf ofsuch individual.(w)“Diversification Election” means a Grantee’s election to have a portion of the Grantee’s Account credited inthe form of Deferred Stock Units and attributable to any grant of Restricted Stock or Restricted Stock Units deemed liquidatedand credited thereafter under the Income Fund, as provided in Paragraph 8(k).(x)“Election” means, as applicable, an Initial Election, Regular Deferral Election, or a Subsequent Election.(y)“Eligible Employee” means an employee of a Participating Company, as determined by the Committee.(z)“Fair Market Value” means:(i)If Shares are listed on a stock exchange, Fair Market Value shall be determined based on the lastreported sale price of a Share on the principal exchange on which Shares are listed on the date ofdetermination, or if such date is not a trading day, the next trading date.(ii)If Shares are not so listed, but trades of Shares are reported on the Nasdaq National Market, Fair MarketValue shall be determined based on the last quoted sale price of a Share on the Nasdaq National Marketon the date of determination, or if such date is not a trading day, the next trading date.(iii)If Shares are not so listed nor trades of Shares so reported, Fair Market Value shall be determined by theCommittee in good faith.(aa)“Family Member” has the meaning given to such term in General Instructions A.1(a)(5) to Form S-8 underthe Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and any successor thereto.(ab)“Grandfathered Amount” means amounts described in Paragraph 1(c) that were deferred under the Plan andthat were earned and vested before January 1, 2005.(ac)“Grantee” means an Eligible Employee or Non-Employee Director who is granted an Award.(ad)“Hardship” means an “unforeseeable emergency,” as defined in Section 409A. The Committee shalldetermine whether the circumstances of the Grantee constitute an unforeseeable emergency and thus a Hardship within themeaning of this Paragraph 2(dd). Following a uniform procedure, the Committee’s determination shall consider any facts orconditions deemed necessary or advisable by the Committee, and the Grantee shall be required to submit any evidence of theGrantee’s circumstances that the Committee requires. The determination as to whether the Grantee’s circumstances are a caseof Hardship shall be based on the facts of each case; provided however, that all determinations as to Hardship shall beuniformly and consistently made according to the provisions of this Paragraph 2(dd) for all Grantees in similar circumstances.(ae)“High Water Mark” means:(i)With respect to amounts credited to the Income Fund on account of Diversification Elections made in2014, the highest of the sum of the amounts described in (A), (B) and (C) below as of the last day of anycalendar quarter beginning after December 31, 2008 and before October 1, 2013:(A)the Grantee’s Account under the 2005 Deferred Compensation Plan; plus(B)the Grantee’s Account under the 2002 Deferred Compensation Plan; plus(C)the portion of the Grantee’s Account under this Plan credited to the Income Fund. (ii)With respect to amounts credited to the Income Fund on account of Diversification Elections andSpecial Diversification Elections made after 2014, the sum of (x) plus (y) where (x) equals the highest ofthe sum of the amounts described in Paragraphs 2(ee)(i)(A), (B) and (C) as of the last day of anycalendar quarter beginning after December 31, 2008 and before January 1, 2014, and (y) equals the sumof:(A)The amount credited to a Grantee’s Account under Section 3.8 of the 2005 DeferredCompensation Plan after December 31, 2013 and on or before September 30, 2014 that iscontractually committed pursuant to an employment agreement entered into on or beforeDecember 31, 2013; plus(B)The deferred portion of a Grantee’s cash bonus award earned for 2013 and payable, but for theGrantee’s deferral election under the 2005 Deferred Compensation Plan after December 31,2013 and on or before September 30, 2014; plus(C)The amount credited to the Income Fund pursuant to a Diversification Election or SpecialDiversification Election made by a Grantee before January 1, 2014 with respect to RestrictedStock Units that vest after December 31, 2013 and on or before September 30, 2014.(af)“Income Fund” means a hypothetical investment fund pursuant to which an amount equal to the Fair MarketValue of Deferred Stock Units subject to a Diversification Election is credited as of the effective date of such DiversificationElection and as to which interest is credited thereafter until the date of distribution at the Applicable Interest Rate. In addition,the Income Fund shall also be deemed to hold dividend equivalents and earnings on dividend equivalents credited to aGrantee’s Account as described in Paragraph 2(b) and Paragraph 2(p). Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan to thecontrary, for purposes of determining the time and form of payment of amounts credited to the Income Fund, the rules of the2005 Deferred Compensation Plan shall apply on the same basis as if such amounts were credited to a participant’s accountunder such 2005 Deferred Compensation Plan.(ag)“Initial Election” means a written election on a form provided by the Committee, pursuant to which aGrantee: (i) elects, within the time or times specified in Paragraph 8(a)(i), to defer the distribution date of Shares issuable withrespect to Restricted Stock Units; and (ii) designates the distribution date of such Shares.(ah)“New Key Employee” means:(i)Effective before January 1, 2014, each employee of a Participating Company who:(A)becomes an employee of a Participating Company and has an Annual Rate of Pay of $200,000or more as of his employment commencement date; or(B)has an Annual Rate of Pay that is increased to $200,000 or more and who, immediatelypreceding such increase, was not a Deferral Eligible Employee.(ii)Effective on and after January 1, 2014, each employee of a Participating Company who:(A)becomes an employee of a Participating Company and has an Annual Rate of Pay of $250,000or more as of his employment commencement date; or(B)has an Annual Rate of Pay that is increased to $250,000 or more and who, immediatelypreceding such increase, was not a Deferral Eligible Employee.(ai)“Non-Employee Director” means an individual who is a member of the Board, and who is not an employeeof the Company, including an individual who is a member of the Board and who previously was an employee of the Company.(aj)“Normal Retirement” means a Grantee’s termination of employment that is treated by the ParticipatingCompany as a retirement under its employment policies and practices as in effect from time to time.(ak)“Other Available Shares” means, as of any date, the sum of:(i)The total number of Shares owned by a Grantee or such Grantee’s Family Member that were notacquired by such Grantee or such Grantee’s Family Member pursuant to a Comcast Plan or otherwise inconnection with the performance of services to the Company or an Affiliate; plus(ii)The excess, if any of:(A)The total number of Shares owned by a Grantee or such Grantee’s Family Member other thanthe Shares described in Paragraph 2(kk)(i); over(B)The sum of:(1)The number of such Shares owned by such Grantee or such Grantee’s Family Memberfor less than six months; plus(2)The number of such Shares owned by such Grantee or such Grantee’s Family Memberthat has, within the preceding six months, been the subject of a certification pursuant to Paragraph 9(c)(ii) or any similar certification under any other Comcast Plan; plus(3)The number of such Shares owned by such Grantee or such Grantee’s Family Memberthat has, within the preceding six months, been received in exchange for Shares surrendered as payment,in full or in part, or as to which ownership was attested to as payment, in full or in part, of the exerciseprice for an option to purchase any securities of the Company or an Affiliate of the Company, under anyComcast Plan, but only to the extent of the number of Shares surrendered or attested to; plus(4)The number of such Shares owned by such Grantee or such Grantee’s Family Memberas to which evidence of ownership has, within the preceding six months, been provided to the Companyin connection with the crediting of “Deferred Stock Units” to such Grantee’s Account under theComcast Corporation 2002 Deferred Stock Option Plan (as in effect from time to time).For purposes of this Paragraph 2(kk), a Share that is subject to an Election pursuant to Paragraph 8 or a deferral electionpursuant to another Comcast Plan shall not be treated as owned by a Grantee until all conditions to the delivery of such Sharehave lapsed. For purposes of determining the number of Other Available Shares, the term “Shares” shall also include thesecurities held by a Grantee or such Grantee’s Family Member immediately before the consummation of the AT&T BroadbandTransaction that have converted into Shares.(al)“Participating Company” means the Company and each of the Subsidiary Companies.(am)“Performance-Based Compensation” means “Performance-Based Compensation” within the meaning ofSection 409A.(an)“Performance Period” means a period of at least 12 months during which a Grantee may earn Performance-Based Compensation.(ao)“Person” means an individual, a corporation, a partnership, an association, a trust or any other entity ororganization.(ap)“Plan” means the Comcast Corporation 2002 Restricted Stock Plan, as set forth herein, and as amended fromtime to time.(aq)“Prime Rate” means, for any calendar year, the interest rate that, when compounded daily pursuant to rulesestablished by the Committee from time to time, is mathematically equivalent to the prime rate of interest (compoundedannually) as published in the Eastern Edition of The Wall Street Journal on the last business day preceding the first day of suchcalendar year, and as adjusted as of the last business day preceding the first day of each calendar year beginning thereafter.(ar)“Regular Deferral Election” means a written election on a form provided by the Committee, pursuant towhich a Grantee: (i) elects, within the time or times specified in Paragraph 8(a)(ii), to defer the distribution date of Sharesissuable with respect to Restricted Stock Units; and (ii) designates the distribution date of such Shares.(as)“Restricted Stock” means Shares subject to restrictions as set forth in an Award.(at)“Restricted Stock Unit” means a unit that entitles the Grantee, upon the Vesting Date set forth in an Award,to receive one Share.(au)“Retired Grantee” means a Grantee who has terminated employment pursuant to a Normal Retirement.(av)“Rule 16b-3” means Rule 16b-3 promulgated under the 1934 Act, as in effect from time to time.(aw)“Section 16(b) Officer” means an officer of the Company who is subject to the short-swing profit recapturerules of section 16(b) of the 1934 Act.(ax)“Share” or “Shares” means a share or shares of Common Stock.(ay)“Special Diversification Election” means, with respect to each separate Award, a Diversification Election bya Grantee other than a Non-Employee Director to have more than 40 percent of the Deferred Stock Units credited to suchGrantee’s Account in the Company Stock Fund liquidated and credited thereafter under the Income Fund, as provided inParagraph 8(k)(i), if (and to the extent that) it is approved by the Committee or its delegate in accordance with Paragraph 8(k)(ii).(az)“Subsequent Election” means a written election on a form provided by the Committee, filed with theCommittee in accordance with Paragraph 8(d), pursuant to which a Grantee: (i) elects, within the time or times specified inParagraph 8(d), to further defer the distribution date of Shares issuable with respect to Restricted Stock or Restricted StockUnits; and (ii) designates the distribution date of such Shares.(ba)“Subsidiary Companies” means all business entities that, at the time in question, are subsidiaries of theCompany, within the meaning of section 424(f) of the Code.(bb)“Successor-in-Interest” means the estate or beneficiary to whom the right to payment under the Plan shallhave passed by will or the laws of descent and distribution.(bc)“Terminating Event” means a Change in Control.(bd)“Third Party” means any Person, together with such Person’s Affiliates, provided that the term “Third Party”shall not include the Company or an Affiliate of the Company.(be)“Vesting Date” means, as applicable: (i) the date on which the restrictions imposed on a Share of RestrictedStock lapse or (ii) the date on which the Grantee vests in a Restricted Stock Unit.(bf)“1933 Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.(bg)“1934 Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.3.RIGHTS TO BE GRANTEDRights that may be granted under the Plan are:(a)Rights to Restricted Stock which gives the Grantee ownership rights in the Shares subject to the Award,subject to a substantial risk of forfeiture, as set forth in Paragraph 7, and to deferred payment, as set forth in Paragraph 8; and(b)Rights to Restricted Stock Units which give the Grantee the right to receive Shares upon a Vesting Date, asset forth in Paragraph 7, and to deferred payment, as set forth in Paragraph 8. The maximum number of Shares subject toAwards that may be granted to any single individual in any calendar year, adjusted as provided in Paragraph 10, shall be 4.0million Shares.4.SHARES SUBJECT TO THE PLAN(a)Shares Available for Grant. Subject to adjustment as provided in Paragraph 10, not more than 268 millionShares in the aggregate may be issued under the Plan pursuant to the grant of Awards. The Shares issued under the Plan may,at the Company’s option, be either Shares held in treasury or Shares originally issued for such purpose.(b)Shares Returned to the Reserve. If Restricted Stock or Restricted Stock Units are forfeited pursuant to theterms of an Award, the Shares underlying such forfeited Award shall return to the pool of Shares available for issuance underthe Plan.(c)Share Recycling Prohibitions. If the Company withholds Shares to satisfy its tax withholding obligations,such withheld Shares shall not again become available for Awards or increase the number of Shares available for grant underParagraph 4(a).5.ADMINISTRATION OF THE PLAN(a)Administration. The Plan shall be administered by the Committee, provided that with respect to Awards toNon-Employee Directors, the rules of this Paragraph 5 shall apply so that all references in this Paragraph 5 to the Committeeshall be treated as references to either the Board or the Committee acting alone.(b)Grants. Subject to the express terms and conditions set forth in the Plan, the Committee shall have the power,from time to time, to select those Employees and Non-Employee Directors to whom Awards shall be granted under the Plan, todetermine the number of Shares and/or Restricted Stock Units, as applicable, to be granted pursuant to each Award, and,pursuant to the provisions of the Plan, to determine the terms and conditions of each Award, including the restrictionsapplicable to such Shares and the conditions upon which a Vesting Date shall occur. The determination of the Committee in allsuch matters shall be conclusive.(c)Meetings. The Committee shall hold meetings at such times and places as it may determine. Acts approved ata meeting by a majority of the members of the Committee or acts approved in writing by the unanimous consent of themembers of the Committee shall be the valid acts of the Committee.(d)Exculpation. No member of the Committee shall be personally liable for monetary damages for any actiontaken or any failure to take any action in connection with the administration of the Plan or the granting of Awards thereunderunless (i) the member of the Committee has breached or failed to perform the duties of his office, and (ii) the breach or failure toperform constitutes self-dealing, willful misconduct or recklessness; provided, however, that the provisions of this Paragraph5(d) shall not apply to the responsibility or liability of a member of the Committee pursuant to any criminal statute.(e)Indemnification. Service on the Committee shall constitute service as a member of the Board. Each memberof the Committee shall be entitled without further act on his part to indemnity from the Company to the fullest extent providedby applicable law and the Company’ s Articles of Incorporation and By-laws in connection with or arising out of any action,suit or proceeding with respect to the administration of the Plan or the granting of Awards thereunder in which he may beinvolved by reason of his being or having been a member of the Committee, whether or not he continues to be such member ofthe Committee at the time of the action, suit or proceeding.(f) Delegation of Authority. The Committee may delegate its authority with respect to the grant, amendment,interpretation and administration of grants and awards of restricted stock and restricted stock units to a person, persons orcommittee, in its sole and absolute discretion. Actions taken by the Committee’s duly-authorized delegate shall have the sameforce and effect as actions taken by the Committee. Any delegation of authority pursuant to this Paragraph 5(f) shall continue ineffect until the earliest of:(i)such time as the Committee shall, in its sole and absolute discretion, revoke such delegation of authority;(ii)in the case of delegation to a person that is conditioned on such person’s continued service as anemployee of the Company or as a member of the Board, the date such delegate shall cease to serve insuch capacity for any reason; or(iii)the delegate shall notify the Committee that he or she declines to continue to exercise such authority.6.ELIGIBILITYAwards may be granted only to Eligible Employees and Non-Employee Directors.7.RESTRICTED STOCK AND RESTRICTED STOCK UNIT AWARDSThe Committee may grant Awards in accordance with the Plan, provided that the Board or the Committee may grantAwards to Non-Employee Directors authorized by the Comcast Corporation 2002 Non-Employee Director CompensationPlan, or otherwise. With respect to Awards to Non-Employee Directors, the rules of this Paragraph 7 shall apply so that eitherthe Board or the Committee acting alone shall have all of the authority otherwise reserved in this Paragraph 7 to the Committee.The terms and conditions of Awards shall be set forth in writing as determined from time to time by the Committee,consistent, however, with the following:(a)Time of Grant. All Awards shall be granted on or before May 19, 2026.(b)Terms of Awards. The provisions of Awards need not be the same with respect to each Grantee. No cash orother consideration shall be required to be paid by the Grantee in exchange for an Award.(c)Awards and Agreements. Each Grantee shall be provided with an agreement specifying the terms of anAward. In addition, a certificate shall be issued to each Grantee inrespect of Restricted Stock subject to an Award. Such certificate shall be registered in the name of the Grantee and shall bear anappropriate legend referring to the terms, conditions and restrictions applicable to such Award. The Company may require thatthe certificate evidencing such Restricted Stock be held by the Company until all restrictions on such Restricted Stock havelapsed. The Company may, in lieu of issuing such a certificate, arrange for the recording of Grantee’s ownership of theRestricted Stock on a book entry recordkeeping system maintained on behalf of the Company.(d)Restrictions. Subject to the provisions of the Plan and the Award, the Committee may establish a periodcommencing with the Date of Grant during which the Grantee shall not be permitted to sell, transfer, pledge or assignRestricted Stock or Restricted Stock Units awarded under the Plan.(e)Vesting/Lapse of Restrictions. Subject to the provisions of the Plan and the Award, a Vesting Date forRestricted Stock or Restricted Stock Units subject to an Award shall occur at such time or times and on such terms andconditions as the Committee may determine and as are set forth in the Award; provided, however, that except as otherwiseprovided by the Committee, a Vesting Date shall occur only if the Grantee is an employee of a Participating Company as ofsuch Vesting Date, and has been an employee of a Participating Company continuously from the Date of Grant. The Awardmay provide for Restricted Stock or Restricted Stock Units to vest in installments, as determined by the Committee. TheCommittee may, in its sole discretion, waive, in whole or in part, any remaining conditions to vesting with respect to suchGrantee’s Restricted Stock or Restricted Stock Units, provided that for avoidance of doubt, such unilateral discretion shall notapply to any grant of rights that is designated as intended to satisfy the rules for performance-based compensation under section162(m) of the Code.(f)Rights of the Grantee. Grantees may have such rights with respect to Shares subject to an Award as may bedetermined by the Committee and set forth in the Award, including the right to vote such Shares, and the right to receivedividends paid with respect to such Shares. A Grantee whose Award consists of Restricted Stock Units shall not have the rightto vote with respect to such Restricted Stock Units. With respect to Awards of Restricted Stock Units granted prior to March 1,2015, a Grantee shall not have the right to receive dividend equivalents with respect to such Restricted Stock Units.(g)Dividend Equivalents. With respect to Awards of Restricted Stock Units granted on and after March 1, 2015,the Committee may, in its discretion, provide for the payment of dividend equivalents with respect to Restricted Stock Units,which may be paid directly to the Grantee, accrued and paid by the Company at such time or times specified in the applicableagreement specifying the terms of an Award, or treated as reinvested in additional Restricted Stock Units, or a combinationthereof, as determined by the Committee in its sole discretion.(h)Termination of Grantee’s Employment. A transfer of an Eligible Employee between two employers, each ofwhich is a Participating Company, shall not be deemed a termination of employment. In the event that a Grantee’s employmentwith all Participating Companies terminates, all Restricted Shares and/or Restricted Stock Units as to which a Vesting Date hasnot occurred shall be forfeited by the Grantee and deemed canceled by the Company.(i)Delivery of Shares. For purposes of the Plan, the Company may satisfy its obligation to deliver Sharesissuable under the Plan by arranging for the recording of Grantee’s ownership of Shares issuable under the Plan on a bookentry recordkeeping system maintained on behalf of the Company. Except as otherwise provided by Paragraph 8, when aVesting Date occurs with respect to all or a portion of an Award of Restricted Stock or Restricted Stock Units, the Companyshall notify the Grantee that a Vesting Date has occurred, and shall deliver to the Grantee (or the Grantee’s Successor-in-Interest) Shares as to which a Vesting Date has occurred (or in the case of Restricted Stock Units, the number of Sharesrepresented by such RestrictedStock Units) without any legend or restrictions (except those that may be imposed by the Committee, in its sole judgment,under Paragraph 9(a)). The right to payment of any fractional Shares that may have accrued shall be satisfied in cash, measuredby the product of the fractional amount times the Fair Market Value of a Share at the Vesting Date, as determined by theCommittee.8.DEFERRAL ELECTIONSA Grantee may elect to defer the receipt of Shares that would otherwise be issuable with respect to Restricted StockUnits as to which a Vesting Date has not occurred, as provided by the Committee in the Award, consistent, however, with thefollowing:(a)Initial Election and Regular Deferral Election.(i)Initial Election.(A)Election. Each Grantee who is a Non-Employee Director or a Deferral Eligible Employee shallhave the right to defer the receipt of some or all of the Shares issuable with respect to RestrictedStock Units as to which a Vesting Date has not yet occurred, by filing an Initial Election to deferthe receipt of such Shares on a form provided by the Committee for this purpose.(B)Deadline for Initial Election. No Initial Election to defer the receipt of Shares issuable withrespect to Restricted Stock Units that are not Performance-Based Compensation shall beeffective unless it is filed with the Committee on or before the 30th day following the Date ofGrant and 12 or more months in advance of the applicable Vesting Date. No Initial Election todefer the receipt of Shares issuable with respect to Restricted Stock Units that are Performance-Based Compensation shall be effective unless it is filed with the Administrator at least six monthsbefore the end of the Performance Period during which such Performance-Based Compensationmay be earned.(ii)Regular Deferral Election.(A)Election. Effective January 1, 2017, each Grantee who is a Deferral Eligible Employee shallhave the right to defer the receipt of some or all of the Shares issuable with respect to RestrictedStock Units as to which a Vesting Date has not yet occurred, and that are not subject to an InitialElection, by filing a Regular Deferral Election to defer the receipt of such Shares on a formprovided by the Committee for this purpose.(B)Deadline for Regular Deferral Election. No Regular Deferral Election to defer the receipt ofShares issuable with respect to Restricted Stock Units shall be effective unless it is filed with theCommittee on or before the close of business at least one year before the scheduled Vesting Dateof such Restricted Stock Units.(b)Effect of Failure of Vesting Date to Occur. An Election shall be null and void if a Vesting Date with respectto the Restricted Stock Units does not occur before the distribution date for Shares issuable with respect to such RestrictedStock Units identified in such Election.(c)Deferral Period. Except as otherwise provided in Paragraph 8(d), all Shares issuable with respect to RestrictedStock Units that are subject to an Election shall be delivered to the Grantee (or the Grantee’s Successor-in-Interest) without anylegend or restrictions (except those that may be imposed by the Committee, in its sole judgment, under Paragraph 9(a)), on thedistribution date for such Shares designated by the Grantee on the most recently filed Election. The distribution date may varywith each separate Election.(i)Initial Election. Except as otherwise specifically provided by the Plan, no distribution pursuant to anInitial Election may be made earlier than January 2nd of the third calendar year beginning after theVesting Date, nor later than January 2nd of the eleventh calendar year beginning after the Vesting Date.(ii)Regular Deferral Election. No distribution pursuant to a Regular Deferral Election may be made beforethe fifth anniversary or later than the tenth anniversary of the scheduled Vesting Date of the RestrictedStock Units to which the Regular Deferral Election applies.(d) Additional Elections. Notwithstanding anything in this Paragraph 8(d) to the contrary, no SubsequentElection shall be effective until 12 months after the date on which such Subsequent Election is made.(i)Each Active Grantee (A) who has previously made an Initial Election or a Regular Deferral Election toreceive a distribution of part or all of his or her Account, or (B) who, pursuant to this Paragraph 8(d)(i)has made a Subsequent Election to defer the distribution date for Shares issuable with respect toRestricted Stock Units for an additional period from the originally-elected distribution date, may elect todefer the distribution date for a minimum of five and a maximum of ten additional years from thepreviously-elected distribution date, by filing a Subsequent Election with the Committee on or before theclose of business at least one year before the date on which the distribution would otherwise be made.Notwithstanding the foregoing, except as otherwise provided by the Committee, an Active Grantee whois re-employed by a Participating Company following an employment termination date may not make aSubsequent Election with respect to amounts subject to an Initial Election or a Subsequent Election thatwas filed with the Committee before such employment termination date.(ii)A Deceased Grantee’s Successor-in-Interest may elect to file a Subsequent Election to defer thedistribution date for the Deceased Grantee’s Shares issuable with respect to Restricted Stock Units forfive additional years from the date payment would otherwise be made. A Subsequent Election must befiled with the Committee at least one year before the date on which the distribution would otherwise bemade, as reflected on the Deceased Grantee’s last Election.(iii)A Retired Grantee may elect to defer the distribution date of the Retired Grantee’s Shares issuable withrespect to Restricted Stock Units for five additional years from the date payment would otherwise bemade. A Subsequent Election must be filed with the Committee at least one year before the date onwhich the distribution would otherwise be made, as reflected on the Retired Grantee’s last Election.(e)Discretion to Provide for Distribution in Full Upon or Following a Change in Control. To the extent permittedby Section 409A, in connection with a Change in Control, andfor the 12-month period following a Change in Control, the Committee may exercise its discretion to terminate the deferralprovisions of the Plan and, notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan or the terms of any Initial Election, RegularDeferral Election or Subsequent Election, distribute the Account of each Grantee in full and thereby effect the revocation ofany outstanding Initial Elections, Regular Deferral Election or Subsequent Elections.(f)Hardship. Notwithstanding the terms of an Initial Election, Regular Deferral Election or Subsequent Election,if, at the Grantee’s request, the Committee determines that the Grantee has incurred a Hardship, the Committee may, in itsdiscretion, authorize the immediate distribution of all or any portion of the Grantee’s Account.(g)Other Acceleration Events. To the extent permitted by Section 409A, notwithstanding the terms of an InitialElection, Regular Deferral Election or Subsequent Election, distribution of all or part of a Grantee’s Account may be made:(i)To fulfill a domestic relations order (as defined in section 414(p)(1)(B) of the Code) to the extentpermitted by Treasury Regulations section 1.409A-3(j)(4)(ii) or any successor provision of law).(ii)To the extent necessary to comply with laws relating to avoidance of conflicts of interest, as provided inTreasury Regulation section 1.409A-3(j)(4)(iii) (or any successor provision of law).(iii)To pay employment taxes to the extent permitted by Treasury Regulation section 1.409A-3(j)(4)(vi) (orany successor provision of law).(iv)In connection with the recognition of income as the result of a failure to comply with Section 409A, tothe extent permitted by Treasury Regulation section 1.409A-3(j)(4)(vii) (or any successor provision oflaw).(v)To pay state, local or foreign taxes to the extent permitted by Treasury Regulation section 1.409A-3(j)(4)(xi) (or any successor provision of law).(vi)In satisfaction of a debt of a Grantee to a Participating Company where such debt is incurred in theordinary course of the service relationship between the Grantee and the Participating Company, to theextent permitted by Treasury Regulation section 1.409A-3(j)(4)(xiii) (or any successor provision of law).(vii)In connection with a bona fide dispute as to a Grantee’s right to payment, to the extent permitted byTreasury Regulation section 1.409A-3(j)(4)(xiv) (or any successor provision of law).(h)Book Accounts. An Account shall be established for each Grantee who makes an Election. Deferred StockUnits shall be credited to the Account as of the date an Election becomes effective. Each Deferred Stock Unit will represent ahypothetical share of Common Stock credited to the Account in lieu of delivery of the Shares to which the Election applies. Tothe extent an Account is deemed invested in the Income Fund, the Committee shall credit earnings with respect to suchAccount at the Applicable Interest Rate, as further provided in Paragraph 8(k).(i)Plan-to-Plan Transfers. The Administrator may delegate its authority to arrange for plan-to-plan transfers asdescribed in this Paragraph 8(i) to an officer of the Company or committee of two or more officers of the Company.(i)The Administrator may, with a Grantee’s consent, make such arrangements as it may deem appropriateto transfer the Company’s obligation to pay benefits with respect to such Grantee which have notbecome payable under this Plan, to another employer, whether through a deferred compensation plan,program or arrangement sponsored by such other employer or otherwise, or to another deferredcompensation plan, program or arrangement sponsored by the Company or an Affiliate. Following thecompletion of such transfer, with respect to the benefit transferred, the Grantee shall have no furtherright to payment under this Plan.(ii)The Administrator may, with a Grantee’s consent, make such arrangements as it may deem appropriateto assume another employer’s obligation to pay benefits with respect to such Grantee which have notbecome payable under the deferred compensation plan, program or arrangement under which suchfuture right to payment arose, to the Plan, or to assume a future payment obligation of the Company oran Affiliate under another plan, program or arrangement sponsored by the Company or an Affiliate.Upon the completion of the Plan’s assumption of such payment obligation, the Administrator shallestablish an Account for such Grantee, and the Account shall be subject to the rules of this Plan, as ineffect from time to time.(j)Crediting of Income, Gains and Losses on Accounts. Except as otherwise provided in Paragraph 8(k), thevalue of a Grantee’s Account as of any date shall be determined as if it were invested in the Company Stock Fund.(k)Diversification Elections. (i)In General. Except as otherwise provided in Paragraph 8(k)(v):(A)A Diversification Election shall be available: (x) at any time that a Registration Statement filedunder the 1933 Act (a “Registration Statement”) is effective with respect to the Plan; and(y) with respect to a Special Diversification Election, if and to the extent that the opportunity tomake such a Special Diversification Election has been approved by the Committee or itsdelegate.(B)No approval is required for a Diversification Election other than a Special DiversificationElection.(ii)Committee Approval of Special Diversification Elections. The opportunity to make a SpecialDiversification Election and the extent to which a Special Diversification Election applies to DeferredStock Units credited to the Company Stock Fund may be approved or rejected by the Committee or itsdelegate in its sole discretion. A Special Diversification Election shall only be effective if (and to theextent) approved by the Committee or its delegate.(iii)Timing and Manner of Making Diversification Elections. Each Grantee and, in the case of a DeceasedGrantee, the Successor-in-Interest, may make a Diversification Election to convert up to 40 percent (orin the case of a Special Diversification Election, up to the approved percentage) of Deferred Stock Unitsattributable to such Award credited to the Company Stock Fund to the Income Fund. No deemedtransfers shall be permitted from the Income Fund to the Company Stock Fund. Diversification Electionsunder this Paragraph 8(k)(iii) shall be prospectively effective on the later of: (A) the date designated bythe Grantee on a Diversification Election filed with the Committee; or (B) the business day nextfollowing the lapse of six months from the date Deferred Stock Units subject to the DiversificationElection are credited to the Grantee’s Account. In no event may a Diversification Election be effectiveearlier than the business day next following the lapse of six (6) months from the date Deferred StockUnits are credited to the Account following the lapse of restrictions with respect to an Award.(iv)Timing of Credits. Account balances subject to a Diversification Election under this Paragraph 8(k) shallbe deemed transferred from the CompanyStock Fund to the Income Fund immediately following the effective date of such DiversificationElection. The value of amounts deemed invested in the Income Fund immediately following theeffective date of a Diversification Election shall be based on hypothetical sales of Common Stockunderlying the liquidated Deferred Stock Units at Fair Market Value as of the effective date of aDiversification Election.(v)Diversification Limit. No Diversification Election or Special Diversification Election during a calendaryear by an Eligible Employee shall be effective if the sum of (x) the value of the Eligible Employee’sAccount in the 2005 Deferred Compensation Plan, plus (y) the value of the Eligible Employee’sAccount in the 2002 Deferred Compensation Plan, plus (z) the value of the Eligible Employee’sAccount in this Plan to the extent such Account is credited to the “Income Fund,” exceeds the“Contribution Limit” (as defined in the 2005 Deferred Compensation Plan) with respect to such calendaryear, determined as of September 30th immediately preceding such calendar year.(l) Grantees’ Status as General Creditors. A Grantee’s right to delivery of Shares subject to an Election underthis Paragraph 8, or to amounts deemed invested in the Income Fund pursuant to a Diversification Election, shall at all timesrepresent the general obligation of the Company. The Grantee shall be a general creditor of the Company with respect to thisobligation, and shall not have a secured or preferred position with respect to such obligation. Nothing contained in the Plan oran Award shall be deemed to create an escrow, trust, custodial account or fiduciary relationship of any kind. Nothing containedin the Plan or an Award shall be construed to eliminate any priority or preferred position of a Grantee in a bankruptcy matterwith respect to claims for wages.(m)Non-Assignability, Etc. The right of a Grantee to receive Shares subject to an Election under this Paragraph8, or to amounts deemed invested in the Income Fund pursuant to a Diversification Election, shall not be subject in any mannerto attachment or other legal process for the debts of such Grantee; and no right to receive Shares or cash payments hereundershall be subject to anticipation, alienation, sale, transfer, assignment or encumbrance.(n)Required Suspension of Payment of Benefits. Notwithstanding any provision of the Plan or any Grantee’selection as to the date or time of payment of any benefit payable under the Plan, To the extent compliance with therequirements of Treas. Reg. § 1.409A-3(i)(2) (or any successor provision) is necessary to avoid the application of an additionaltax under Section 409A to payments due to the Grantee upon or following his separation from service, then notwithstandingany other provision of this Plan, any such payments that are otherwise due within six months following the Grantee’sseparation from service will be deferred and paid to the Grantee in a lump sum immediately following that six month period.9.SECURITIES LAWS; TAXES(a)Securities Laws. The Committee shall have the power to make each grant of Awards under the Plan subjectto such conditions as it deems necessary or appropriate to comply with the then-existing requirements of the 1933 Act and the1934 Act, including Rule 16b-3. Such conditions may include the delivery by the Grantee of an investment representation tothe Company in connection with a Vesting Date occurring with respect to Shares subject to an Award, or the execution of anagreement by the Grantee to refrain from selling or otherwise disposing of the Shares acquired for a specified period of time oron specified terms.(b)Taxes. Subject to the rules of Paragraph 9(c), the Company shall be entitled, if necessary or desirable, towithhold the amount of any tax, charge or assessment attributable to the grant of any Award or the occurrence of a VestingDate with respect to any Award, or distributionof all or any part of a Grantee’s Account. The Company shall not be required to deliver Shares pursuant to any Award ordistribute a Grantee’s Account until it has been indemnified to its satisfaction for any such tax, charge or assessment.(c)Payment of Tax Liabilities; Election to Withhold Shares or Pay Cash to Satisfy Tax Liability.(i)In connection with the grant of any Award, the occurrence of a Vesting Date under any Award or thedistribution of a Grantee’s Account, or if, under the terms of an Award, a Grantee’s rights with respectto Restricted Stock Units become free of a substantial risk of forfeiture as the result of the Grantee’ssatisfaction of the age and service conditions for retirement eligibility, and, as a result thereof,employment tax liabilities arise, the Company shall have the right to (A) require the Grantee to remit tothe Company an amount sufficient to satisfy any federal, state and/or local withholding tax requirements,or (B) take any action whatever that it deems necessary to protect its interests with respect to taxliabilities. The Company’s obligation to make any delivery or transfer of Shares shall be conditioned onthe Grantee’s compliance, to the Company’s satisfaction, with any withholding requirement.(ii)Except as otherwise provided in this Paragraph 9(c)(ii), any tax withholding obligations incurred inconnection with the grant of any Award, the occurrence of a Vesting Date under any Award under thePlan that is not subject to an Initial Election, Regular Deferral Election or Subsequent Election, or thedistribution of the portion of a Grantee’s Account that is credited to the Company Stock Fund, shall besatisfied by the Company’s withholding a portion of the Shares subject to such Award having a FairMarket Value approximately equal to the minimum amount of taxes required to be withheld by theCompany under applicable law, unless otherwise determined by the Committee with respect to anyGrantee. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Committee may permit a Grantee to elect one or more ofthe following:(A)To the extent permitted by applicable law, to have taxes withheld in excess of the minimumamount required to be withheld by the Company under applicable law, provided that the Granteecertifies in writing to the Company at the time of such election that the Grantee owns OtherAvailable Shares having a Fair Market Value that is at least equal to the Fair Market Value to bewithheld by the Company in payment of withholding taxes in excess of such minimum amount;(B)With respect to tax liabilities arising on or after January 1, 2017, to have Shares otherwisedeliverable to the Grantee after the application of the other provisions of this Paragraph 9(c)(ii)redeemed by the Company for the Fair Market Value of such Shares on the vesting date or othertime of delivery of Shares, and have the cash proceeds of such redemption remitted by theCompany to the Grantee to facilitate one or more estimated tax payments to the Internal RevenueService or other taxing authority for the taxable year in which such vesting occurs, provided thatthe Grantee certifies in writing to the Company at the time of such election that the Grantee ownsOther Available Shares having a Fair Market Valuethat is at least equal to the Fair Market Value of such Shares to be redeemed by the Company;and(C)To pay to the Company in cash all or a portion of the taxes to be withheld in connection withsuch grant, Vesting Date or Account distribution.In all cases, the Shares so withheld or redeemed by the Company, as applicable, shall have a FairMarket Value that does not exceed the amount of taxes to be withheld or remitted via estimated taxpayments minus the cash payment, if any, made by the Grantee or withheld from an Accountdistribution. Any election pursuant to this Paragraph 9(c)(ii) must be in writing made prior to the datespecified by the Committee, and in any event prior to the date the amount of tax to be withheld or paid isdetermined. An election pursuant to this Paragraph 9(c)(ii) may be made only by a Grantee or, in theevent of the Grantee’s death, by the Grantee’s legal representative. Shares withheld or redeemed, asapplicable, pursuant to this Paragraph 9(c)(ii) shall not be available for subsequent grants under the Plan.The Committee may add such other requirements and limitations regarding elections pursuant to thisParagraph 9(c)(ii) as it deems appropriate.(iii)If part of a Grantee’s Award is subject to an Initial Election or a Regular Deferral Election, or, under theterms of an Award, a Grantee’s rights with respect to Restricted Stock Units become free of a substantialrisk of forfeiture as the result of the satisfaction of a performance or service condition, or the Grantee’ssatisfaction of the age and service conditions for retirement eligibility, and, as a result thereof,employment tax liabilities arise, then, except to the extent the Grantee affirmatively elects otherwise aspart of the Initial Election or Regular Deferral Election, the Grantee shall be required to remit to theCompany an amount sufficient to satisfy any federal, state and/or local withholding tax requirements. Aspart of the Grantee’s Initial Election or Regular Deferral Election, the Grantee may elect that Sharessubject to such Award be withheld by the Company to the extent necessary to pay such employment taxliabilities (on a fully grossed-up basis to cover income and other withholding tax liabilities that may arisein connection with such an event), notwithstanding that such Shares may not yet have vested andbecome deliverable in accordance with the terms of the Award. Shares withheld pursuant to thisParagraph 9(c)(iii) shall be deemed allocated and offset against the number of Restricted Stock Units thatmay become subject to vesting under the terms of the Award on a basis pro rata to the Restricted StockUnits that give rise to the employment tax liabilities. With respect to any Grantee under the Plan who issubject to the short-swing profit recapture rules of section 16(b) of the 1934 Act, the requirement towithhold Shares pursuant to this Paragraph 9(c)(iii) is intended to permit such Grantees to obtain thebenefit of section 16(b)(3)(e) of the 1934 Act.10.CHANGES IN CAPITALIZATIONThe aggregate number of Shares and class of Shares as to which Awards may be granted and the number of Sharescovered by each outstanding Award shall be appropriately adjusted in the event of a stock dividend, stock split, recapitalizationor other change in the number or class of issued and outstanding equity securities of the Company resulting from a subdivisionor consolidation of the Shares and/or other outstanding equity security or a recapitalization or othercapital adjustment (not including the issuance of Shares and/or other outstanding equity securities on the conversion of othersecurities of the Company which are convertible into Shares and/or other outstanding equity securities) affecting the Shareswhich is effected without receipt of consideration by the Company. The Committee shall have authority to determine theadjustments to be made under this Paragraph 10 and any such determination by the Committee shall be final, binding andconclusive.11.TERMINATING EVENTS(a) The Committee shall give Grantees at least thirty (30) days’ notice (or, if not practicable, such shorternotice as may be reasonably practicable) prior to the anticipated date of the consummation of a Terminating Event. Except asotherwise provided in Paragraph 11(b), the Committee may, in its discretion, provide in such notice that upon theconsummation of such Terminating Event, any conditions to the occurrence of a Vesting Date with respect to an Award ofRestricted Stock or Restricted Stock Units (other than Restricted Stock or Restricted Stock Units that have previously beenforfeited) shall be eliminated, in full or in part. Further, the Committee may, in its discretion, provide in such notice thatnotwithstanding any other provision of the Plan or the terms of any Election made pursuant to Paragraph 8, upon theconsummation of a Terminating Event, Shares issuable with respect to Restricted Stock or Restricted Stock Units subject to anElection made pursuant to Paragraph 8 shall be transferred to the Grantee, and all amounts credited to the Income Fund shall bepaid to the Grantee.(b) No amounts subject to an Award under the Plan that constitute “deferred compensation” (as defined inSection 409A) shall be subject to distribution before the scheduled vesting date for such distribution in connection with aChange in Control unless such Change in Control constitutes a change in the ownership or effective control of the Company,or in the ownership of a substantial portion of the Company’s assets (in either case, as defined in Section 409A of the Code),except to the extent that earlier distribution would not result in any obligation to pay interest or additional tax under Section409A.12.CLAIMS PROCEDUREIf an individual (hereinafter referred to as the “Applicant,” which reference shall include the legal representative, if any,of the individual) does not receive timely payment of benefits to which the Applicant believes he is entitled under Paragraph 8of the Plan, the Applicant may make a claim for benefits in the manner hereinafter provided.An Applicant may file a claim for benefits with the Committee on a form supplied by the Committee. If the Committeewholly or partially denies a claim, the Committee shall provide the Applicant with a written notice stating:(a)The specific reason or reasons for the denial;(b)Specific reference to pertinent Plan provisions on which the denial is based;(c)A description of any additional material or information necessary for Applicant to perfect the claim and anexplanation of why such material or information is necessary; and(d)Appropriate information as to the steps to be taken in order to submit a claim for review.Written notice of a denial of a claim shall be provided within 90 days of the receipt of the claim, provided that if specialcircumstances require an extension of time for processing the claim, the Committee may notify the Applicant in writing that anadditional period of up to 90 days will be required to process the claim.If the Applicant’s claim is denied, the Applicant shall have 60 days from the date of receipt of written notice of thedenial of the claim to request a review of the denial of the claim by theCommittee. Request for review of the denial of a claim must be submitted in writing. The Applicant shall have the right toreview pertinent documents and submit issues and comments to the Committee in writing. The Committee shall provide awritten decision within 60 days of its receipt of the Applicant’s request for review, provided that if special circumstancesrequire an extension of time for processing the review of the Applicant’s claim, the Committee may notify the Applicant inwriting that an additional period of up to 60 days shall be required to process the Applicant’s request for review.It is intended that the claims procedures of this Plan be administered in accordance with the claims procedureregulations of the Department of Labor set forth in 29 CFR § 2560.503-1.Claims for benefits under the Plan must be filed with the Committee at the following address:Comcast CorporationOne Comcast Center, 52nd Floor1701 John F. Kennedy BoulevardPhiladelphia, PA 19103-2838Attention: General Counsel13.REPAYMENTIf it is determined by the Board that gross negligence, intentional misconduct or fraud by a Section 16(b) Officer or aformer Section 16(b) Officer caused or partially caused the Company to have to restate all or a portion of its financialstatements, the Board, in its sole discretion, may, to the extent permitted by law and to the extent it determines in its solejudgment that it is in the best interests of the Company to do so, require repayment of any Shares of Restricted Stock grantedafter February 28, 2007 or Shares delivered pursuant to the vesting of Restricted Stock Units granted after February 28, 2007 tosuch Section 16(b) Officer or former Section 16(b) Officer, or to effect the cancellation of unvested Restricted Stock orunvested Restricted Stock Units, if (i) the vesting of the Award was calculated based upon, or contingent on, the achievementof financial or operating results that were the subject of or affected by the restatement, and (ii) the extent of vesting of theAward would have been less had the financial statements been correct. In addition, to the extent that the receipt of an Awardsubject to repayment under this Paragraph 13 has been deferred pursuant to Paragraph 8 (or any other plan, program orarrangement that permits the deferral of receipt of an Award), such Award (and any earnings credited with respect thereto) shallbe forfeited in lieu of repayment.14.AMENDMENT AND TERMINATIONThe Plan may be terminated by the Board at any time. The Plan may be amended by the Board or the Committee at anytime. No Award shall be affected by any such termination or amendment without the written consent of the Grantee.15.InterpretationThe Committee shall have the power to interpret the Plan’s provisions, prescribe, amend and rescind rules andregulations for the Plan, and make all other determinations necessary or advisable for the administration of the Plan. Alldeterminations by the Committee shall be final, conclusive and binding on all Persons, including Grantees and theirbeneficiaries.16. TERM OF PLANThe Plan shall expire on May 19, 2026, unless sooner terminated by the Board.17. GOVERNING LAWThe Plan and all determinations made and actions taken pursuant to the Plan shall be governed in accordance withPennsylvania law.Executed on the 5th day of December, 2017. COMCAST CORPORATION BY: ATTEST:Exhibit 10.11COMCAST CORPORATION2002 NON-EMPLOYEE DIRECTOR COMPENSATION PLAN(As Amended And Restated, Effective December 5, 2017)1. BACKGROUND AND PURPOSECOMCAST CORPORATION, a Pennsylvania corporation, hereby amends and restates the ComcastCorporation 2002 Non-Employee Director Compensation Plan, effective December 5, 2017, except as otherwise specifically providedherein. The purpose of the Plan is to provide Non-Employee Directors of COMCAST CORPORATION (the “Company”) withcompensation for services to the Company.2.DEFINITIONS (a) “Annual Retainer” means the amount payable for service as a Non-Employee Director for a calendar year, as a member ofthe Board, and as a member of one or more Committees as determined under Paragraph 3(a) of the Plan. (b) “Board” means the Board of Directors of the Company. (c) “Board Meeting” means a meeting of the Board, whether in person or by telephone. (d) “Committee” means a duly-constituted committee of the Board. (e) “Committee Meeting” means a meeting of a Committee, whether in person or by telephone, other than a meeting of aCommittee that is convened and held during a Board Meeting. (f) “Company” means Comcast Corporation, a Pennsylvania corporation, including any successor thereto by merger,consolidation, acquisition of all or substantially all the assets thereof, or otherwise. (g) “Deferred Compensation Plan” means the Comcast Corporation 2005 Deferred Compensation Plan, as amended fromtime to time, or such other more recently-adopted plan pursuant to which a Non-Employee Director may elect to defer the receipt ofcompensation for service as a Non-Employee Director.(h) “Director Emeritus” means an individual designated by the Board, in its sole discretion, as DirectorEmeritus, pursuant to the Board’s Director Emeritus Policy.(i) “Fair Market Value” means: (i) If Shares are listed on a stock exchange, Fair Market Value shall be determined based on the last reported sale priceof a Share on the principal exchange on which Shares are listed on the date of determination, or if such date is not a trading day, thenext trading date. (ii) If Shares are not so listed, but trades of Shares are reported on the Nasdaq National Market, Fair Market Value shallbe determined based on the last quoted sale price of aShare on the Nasdaq National Market on the date of determination, or if such date is not a trading day, the next trading date. (iii) If Shares are not so listed nor trades of Shares so reported, Fair Market Value shall be determined by theCommittee in good faith. (j) “Non-Employee Director” means an individual who is a member of the Board, and who is not an employee of theCompany, including an individual who is a member of the Board and who previously was an employee of the Company. (k) “Plan” means the Comcast Corporation 2002 Non-Employee Director Compensation Plan, as set forth herein, and asamended from time to time. (l) “Plan Year” means the calendar year.(m) “Restricted Stock Plan” means the Comcast Corporation 2002 Restricted Stock Plan (or such other morerecently-adopted generally applicable plan pursuant to which the Company grants restricted stock or restricted stock units).(n) “Restricted Stock Unit” means a Restricted Stock Unit granted under the Restricted Stock Plan. (o) “Share” means a share of Comcast Corporation Class A Common Stock, par value $0.01.3. NON-EMPLOYEE DIRECTOR COMPENSATION(a) Non-Employee Director Compensation Package. Effective January 1, 2018, Non-Employee Directors shallbe entitled to payments, grants and awards determined as follows: (i) Annual Retainer. The Annual Retainer for service to the Company as a Non-Employee Director shall be $110,000.(ii) Board Meeting Fee ; Committee Meeting Fee; Other Assignments. No fee shall be payable forattendance in person or via telephone at a Board Meeting or Committee Meeting. A fee of $2,500 shall be paid when a member of theBoard attends a meeting (other than a Board Meeting or Committee Meeting) or conducts business on behalf of the Company in his orher capacity as a Director.(iii) Annual Retainer: Chair - Audit Committee. The Annual Retainer for service as Chair of the AuditCommittee shall be $40,000 (iv) Annual Retainer: Member - Audit Committee. The Annual Retainer for service as a member of theAudit Committee shall be $15,000.(v) Annual Retainer: Chair - Compensation Committee. The Annual Retainer for service as Chair ofthe Compensation Committee shall be $40,000. (vi) Annual Retainer: Member - Compensation Committee. The Annual Retainer for service as a member of theCompensation Committee shall be $15,000. (vii) Annual Retainer: Chair -- Governance and Directors Nominating Committee. The Annual Retainer for service asChair of the Governance and Directors Nominating Committee shall be $20,000.(viii) Annual Retainer: Member -Governance and Directors Nominating Committee. The AnnualRetainer for service as a member of the Governance and Directors Nominating Committee shall be $12,500.(ix) Annual Retainer: Chair - Any Committee of the Board other than the Audit Committee, theCompensation Committee or the Governance and Directors Nominating Committee. The Annual Retainer for service as the Chair ofany committee of the Board other than the Audit Committee, the Compensation Committee or the Governance and DirectorsNominating Committee shall be $10,000.(x) Annual Retainer: Member - Any Committee of the Board other than the Audit Committee, theCompensation Committee or the Governance and Directors Nominating Committee. The Annual Retainer for service as a member ofany committee of the Board other than the Audit Committee, the Compensation Committee or the Governance and DirectorsNominating Committee shall be $7,500. (xi) Stock Grants. Except as otherwise specifically provided below, this Paragraph 3(a)(xi) shall apply as of November20 each Plan Year beginning after 2017. (A) The Board shall grant Restricted Stock Units for Shares having a Fair Market Value on the dateof grant of $185,000, rounded, if necessary, to the next higher whole Share, provided that with respect to each individual who firstbecomes a Non-Employee Director on or after January 1, 2018, the Board shall grant Restricted Stock Units for Shares determined asfollows:Date of Commencement of Service as a Non-Employee DirectorNumber of Shares Subject to Grant of Restricted Stock UnitsAfter November 20 of a Plan Year and before the next followingFebruary 20Shares having a Fair Market Value on the date of grant of $185,000On or after February 20 of a Plan Year and before the next followingMay 20Shares having a Fair Market Value on the date of grant of $138,750On or after May 20 of a Plan Year and before the next following August20Shares having a Fair Market Value on the date of grant of $92,500On or after August 20 of a Plan Year and before the next followingNovember 20Shares having a Fair Market Value on the date of grant of $46,250Each Restricted Stock Unit shall (1) be fully and immediately vested on the date of grant, and (2) bear such other terms and conditionsas shall be determined by the Board in its discretion. (B) In the event that Shares are changed into or exchanged for a different number or kind of shares of stock orother securities of the Company, whether through merger, consolidation, reorganization, recapitalization, stock dividend, stock split-upor other substitution of securities of the Company, the number and class of shares of stock subject to the grant of Restricted Stock Unitsunder the Plan shall be adjusted consistent with the adjustment made pursuant to the Restricted Stock Plan, and such adjustment shallbe effective and binding for all purposes of this Plan. (b) Payment Practices. Payments, grants and awards described in Paragraph 3(a) of the Plan shall be subject to thefollowing payment practices:(i) Except to the extent deferred under the Deferred Compensation Plan, Annual Retainer paymentsdescribed in Paragraphs 3(a)(i), 3(a)(iii), 3(a)(iv), 3(a)(v), 3(a)(vi), 3(a)(vii), 3(a)(viii), 3(a)(ix) and 3(a)(x) are payable as soon asreasonably practicable following the close of each calendar quarter, in arrears. Payments shall be pro-rated for partial years of serviceas a Non-Employee Director or on a Committee of the Board, so that a Non-Employee Director shall be entitled to one-quarter of eachAnnual Retainer payment referenced in this Paragraph 3(b)(i) for each calendar quarter within which such Non-Employee Director hasone or more days of service as a Non-Employee Director or as a member of a Committee of the Board, as applicable. (ii) A Non-Employee Director may elect to receive up to 50% of the Annual Retainer amount described in Paragraph 3(a)(i)in the form of Shares issuable pursuant to a grant of fully-vested Restricted Stock Units under the Restricted Stock Plan. The numberof Shares payable to a Non-Employee Director shall be determined based on the closing price of Shares on the last business day ofeach calendar quarter and rounded, if necessary, to the next higher whole Share. (c) Special Rules and Payment Practices for Director Emeritus Compensation. (i) Except as otherwise provided in Paragraph 3(c)(ii) and Paragraph 3(c)(iii), for the duration of an individual’s service tothe Company as a Director Emeritus, the Director Emeritus such shall be entitled to compensation on the same basis as a Non-Employee Director as described in Paragraph 3(a) and subject to the same payment practices as apply to a Non-Employee Director asdescribed in Paragraph 3(b). (ii) Paragraph 3(b)(iii), relating to a Non-Employee Director’s elect to receive up to 50% of the Annual Retainer amountdescribed in Paragraph 3(a)(i) in the form of Shares, shall not apply to a Director Emeritus. All Annual Retainer payments to a DirectorEmeritus shall be in the form of cash. (iii) This Paragraph 3(c)(iii) shall apply to a Director Emeritus in lieu of the Stock Grant provisions of Paragraph 3(a)(xiii).On November 20, 2018 and each anniversary thereof (or the next following business day if November 20th is not a business day)during which the Director Emeritus is serving as such, the Company shall pay each Director Emeritus a single cash lump sum of$185,000.4. ADMINISTRATION OF THE PLANThe Plan shall be administered by the Board. Subject to the express terms and conditions set forth in the Plan, the Boardshall have the power, from time to time, to interpret the Plan’s provisions, prescribe, amend and rescind rules and regulations for thePlan, and make all other determinations necessary or advisable for the administration of the Plan. The determination of the Board in allmatters as stated above shall be conclusive.5. TAXESThe Company shall withhold the amount of any federal, state, local or other tax, charge or assessment attributable to thegrant of any Award or lapse of restrictions under any Award as it may deem necessary or appropriate, in its sole discretion.6. AMENDMENT AND TERMINATIONThe Plan may be amended or terminated by the Board at any time. No accrued right to payment as determined underParagraph 3 shall be affected by any such termination or amendment without the written consent of the affected Non-EmployeeDirector.7. EFFECTIVE DATEThe effective date of this amendment and restatement of the Plan is December 5, 2017. The original effective date ofthe Plan is November 18, 2002.8. GOVERNING LAWThe Plan and all determinations made and actions taken pursuant to the Plan shall be governed in accordance withPennsylvania law.COMCAST CORPORATION BY: /s/ David L. Cohen ATTEST: /s/ Arthur R. Block SCHEDULE ICOMCAST CORPORATIONNON-EMPLOYEE DIRECTOR COMPENSATIONEFFECTIVE AS OF DECEMBER 5, 2017Director Annual Retainer$110,000, subject to election to receive up to half in the formof Comcast Corporation Class A Common StockBoard Meeting FeeNone A fee of $2,500 shall be paid when a member of theBoard attends a meeting (other than a Board meeting) orconducts business on behalf of the Company in his or hercapacity as a Director.Audit Committee Annual Retainer - Chair$40,000Compensation Committee Annual Retainer - Chair$40,000Governance and Directors Nominating Committee AnnualRetainer - Chair$20,000Other Committee Annual Retainer - Chair$10,000Audit Committee Annual Retainer - Member$15,000Compensation Committee Annual Retainer - Member$15,000Governance and Directors Nominating Committee AnnualRetainer - Member$12,500Other Committee Annual Retainer - Member$7,500Annual Restricted Stock Unit GrantShares having a Fair Market Value on the date of grant of$185,000Exhibit 12.1Comcast CorporationStatement Regarding Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges and Ratio of Earnings to Combined Fixed Charges and Preferred DividendsYear Ended December 31 (in millions) 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013Computation of Earnings: (a) Pretax income from continuing operations beforeadjustment for noncontrolling interests inconsolidated subsidiaries or income or loss fromequity investees $15,215 $14,457 $13,697 $12,368 $11,201Fixed charges 3,405 3,349 3,047 2,910 2,882Distributed income of equity investees 95 85 168 104 120Less: Preference security dividend requirements ofconsolidated subsidiaries (95) (224) (223) (204) (211)Less: Capitalized Interest (51) (40) — — —Total earnings $18,569 $17,627$16,689$15,178$13,992Computation of Fixed Charges: (a) Interest expensed and capitalized $3,095 $2,956 $2,660 $2,609 $2,559Amortized premiums, discounts and capitalizedexpenses related to indebtedness 43 26 65 8 15Less: preferred dividends in interest expense (105) (103) (102) (102) (106)Portion of rents representative of an interest factor 277 246 201 191 203Preference security dividend requirements ofconsolidated subsidiaries 95 224 223 204 211Total fixed charges $3,405 $3,349$3,047$2,910$2,882Ratio of earnings to fixed charges(a) 5.45x 5.26x 5.48x 5.22x 4.85x(a)For purposes of calculating the ratio of earnings to fixed charges, earnings is the amount resulting from (1) adding (a) pretax income from continuingoperations before adjustment for noncontrolling interests in consolidated subsidiaries or income or loss from equity investees, (b) fixed charges, (c)amortization of capitalized interest, (d) distributed income of equity investees and (e) our share of pretax losses of equity investees for which chargesarising from guarantees are included in fixed charges and (2) subtracting (i) interest capitalized, (ii) preference security dividend requirements ofconsolidated subsidiaries and (iii) the noncontrolling interest in pretax income of subsidiaries that have not incurred fixed charges. Fixed charges isthe sum of (w) interest expensed and capitalized, (x) amortized premiums, discounts and capitalized expenses related to indebtedness, (y) an estimateof the interest within rental expense and (z) preference security dividend requirements of our consolidated subsidiaries. Preferred security dividend isthe amount of pretax earnings that is required to pay the dividends on outstanding preference securities. Interest associated with our uncertain taxpositions is a component of income tax expense.Exhibit 21.1Legal NameState/Country ofOrganizationBravo Holding LLCDEBravo Media LLCNYCBS Holdco, LLCDECentaur Funding CorporationCayman IslandsCentury-TCI California Communications, L.P.DECentury-TCI Holdings, LLCDECNBC LLCDECNBC/MSNBC, L.L.C.DECOM South, LLCCOComcast ABB Note Consolidation, Inc.DEComcast AG Holdings, LLCDEComcast Broadband Security, LLCDEComcast Business Communications, LLCPAComcast Cable Communications Management, LLCDEComcast Cable Communications, LLCDEComcast Cable Funding I, LLCDEComcast Cable of Maryland, LLCDEComcast CCW Holdings, LLCDEComcast CHC, LLCDEComcast Commercial Services Group Holdings, LLCDEComcast Contribution Holdings, LLCDEComcast DW Holding, Inc.DEComcast Garden State, LLCDEComcast Holdings CorporationPAComcast Interactive Media, LLCDEComcast IP Phone, LLCPAComcast MO Express Midwest, Inc.OHComcast MO Holdings I, LLCDEComcast MO Investments, LLCDEComcast MO SPC I, LLCDEComcast MO SPC II, LLCDEComcast Navy Acquisition, LLCDEComcast Navy Contribution, LLCDEComcast Navy Holdings, LLCDEComcast of Arkansas/Florida/Louisiana/Minnesota/Mississippi/Tennessee, LLCDEComcast of Boston, Inc.NYComcast of California II, LLCDEComcast of California III, Inc.PAComcast of California IX, Inc.PAComcast of California/Colorado, LLCDEComcast of California/Colorado/Florida/Oregon, Inc.PAComcast of California/Colorado/Illinois/Indiana/Michigan GP, LLCDEComcast of California/Colorado/Illinois/Indiana/Michigan, LPDEComcast of California/Maryland/Pennsylvania/Virginia/West Virginia, LLCDEComcast of California/Massachusetts/Michigan/Utah, LLCDEComcast of Colorado IX, LLCDEComcast of Colorado/Florida/Michigan/New Mexico/Pennsylvania/Washington, LLCCOComcast of Colorado/Pennsylvania/West Virginia, LLCDEComcast of Connecticut, Inc.OKComcast of Connecticut/Georgia/Massachusetts/New Hampshire/New York/NorthCarolina/Virginia/Vermont, LLCDEComcast of FloridaWYComcast of Florida/Georgia/Illinois/Michigan, LLCFLComcast of Florida/Georgia/Pennsylvania, LPDEComcast of Garden State, L.P.DEComcast of Houston, LLCDEComcast of Illinois VI, LLCDEComcast of Illinois/Indiana/Ohio, LLCDEComcast of Maine/New Hampshire, Inc.NHComcast of Maryland, LLCCOComcast of Massachusetts II, Inc.DEComcast of Massachusetts III, Inc.DEComcast of New Jersey II, LLCDEComcast of Oregon II, Inc.ORComcast of Pennsylvania II, L.P.DEComcast of Philadelphia II, LLCDEComcast of Potomac, LLCDEComcast of South Jersey, LLCDEComcast of Southeast Pennsylvania, LLCDEComcast of the SouthCOComcast of the South, L.P.DEComcast of Utah II, Inc.PAComcast OTR1, LLCDEComcast Phone, LLCDEComcast Programming Ventures III, LLCDEComcast Shared Services, LLCDEComcast Snap Holdings II, LLCDEComcast Snap Holdings, Inc.DEComcast Spectacor Holding CompanyDEComcast SportsNet Bay Area Holdings, LLCDEComcast SportsNet Chicago Holdings, LLCDEComcast SportsNet Chicago, LLCDEComcast SportsNet NE Holdings, Inc.DEComcast SportsNet New England Holdings, LLCDEComcast SportsNet Philadelphia Holdings, LLCDECSNNE Partner, LLCDEE! Entertainment Television, LLCDEE! Holdings, Inc.DEEstrella Communications LLCDEJones Cable Holdings, LLCCOKNTV License LLCDEKNTV Television LLCDELenfest Jersey, LLCDEMSNBC Cable L.L.C.DEMSNBC Super Desk LLCDENBC Facilities LLCNYNBC Sports Network, L.P.DENBC Stations Management II LLCDENBC Stations Management LLCCONBC Subsidiary (KNBC-TV) LLCDENBC Subsidiary (WCAU-TV), L.P.DENBC Subsidiary (WMAQ-TV) LLCDENBC Subsidiary (WRC-TV) LLCDENBC Subsidiary (WTVJ-TV) LLCDENBC Telemundo License Holding LLCDENBC Telemundo License LLCDENBC Telemundo LLCDENBC West, LLCDENBC-Rainbow Holding LLCCANBCU Acquisition Sub LLCDENBCU Cable Entertainment Holding LLCDENBCU Corporate Holdings, LLCDENBCU New Site Holdings LLCDENBCU Television Holding LLCDENBCUniversal Asia, LLCDENBCUniversal Digital Enterprises LLCDENBCUniversal Digital Enterprises Productions LLCDENBCUniversal Enterprise, Inc.DENBCUniversal Media, LLCDENBCUniversal, LLCDENBC-West Coast Holding II LLCDENBC-West Coast Holding LLCDENewCo Cable, Inc.DENew-U Studios LLCDEOpen 4 Business Productions LLCDEOutlet Broadcasting LLCRIOutlet Communications LLCDEPacific Regional Programming PartnersNYParks Holdings Acquisition LLCDEParks Holdings Acquisition Sub LLCDEParnassos Communications, LLCDESNL Entertainment Holdings, Inc.DESt. Louis Tele-Communications, Inc.MOTCI Adelphia Holdings, LLCDETCI Cablevision of South Dakota, Inc.SDTCI California Holdings, LLCCOTCI Evangola, Inc.WYTCI Lake II, LLCCOTCI of North Dakota, Inc.NDTCI of Southern Minnesota, Inc.DETCI Ohio Holdings, Inc.COTCI Pennsylvania Holdings, Inc.COTele-Communications of Colorado, Inc.COTelemundo Group LLCDETelemundo Media LLCDETelemundo Network Group LLCDETelemundo of Arizona LLCDETelemundo of Chicago LLCDETelemundo of Denver LLCDETelemundo of Florida LLCDETelemundo of Fresno LLCDETelemundo of New England LLCDETelemundo of Northern California LLCCATelemundo of Texas LLCDETGC, LLCDEUCTC of Los Angeles County, Inc.DEUnited Cable Television of Los Angeles, LLCCAUniversal City Development Partners, Ltd.FLUniversal City Florida Holding Co. IFLUniversal City Florida Holding Co. IIFLUniversal City Property Management II LLCDEUniversal City Studios LLCDEUniversal City Studios Productions LLLPDEUniversal Studios Company LLCDEUniversal Studios International B.V.The NetherlandsUniversal Studios LimitedEngland & WalesUniversal Studios LLCDEUniversal Television LLCNYUniversal Television NetworksNYUniversal TV NewCo LLCDEUSA Networks Partner LLCDEUSANi Holding Company LLCDEUSI Entertainment LLCDEUSJ Co., Ltd.JapanVersus Holdings, LLCDEVideo 44 Acquisition LLCILVUE Holding LLCDEVUE NewCo LLCDEWCAU Holdings, LLCDEWestMarc Cable Holding, Inc.DEWNJU-TV Broadcasting LLCNJExhibit 23.1Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting FirmWe consent to the incorporation by reference in Registration Statements on Form S-8 (Nos. 333-101645, 333-101295, 333-104385, 333-121082, 333-123059, 333-130844, 333-130845, 333-130847, 333-150976, 333-161468, 333-174416, 333-174417, 333-179638, 333-183008, 333-193903, 333-210085,and 333-212716) and Form S-3 (No. 333-212719) of our reports dated January 31, 2018, relating to the consolidated financial statements and consolidatedfinancial statement schedule of Comcast Corporation, and the effectiveness of Comcast Corporation's internal control over financial reporting, appearing inthis Annual Report on Form 10-K of Comcast Corporation for the year ended December 31, 2017. /S/ DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLPPhiladelphia, PennsylvaniaJanuary 31, 2018Comcast 2017 Annual Report Form 10-KExhibit 23.2Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting FirmWe consent to the incorporation by reference in Registration Statements on Form S-8 (Nos. 333-177681 and 333-215522) and Form S-3 (No. 333-212719-01)of our reports dated January 31, 2018, relating to the consolidated financial statements and consolidated financial statement schedule of NBCUniversalMedia, LLC appearing in this Annual Report on Form 10-K of NBCUniversal Media, LLC for the year ended December 31, 2017./S/ DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLPPhiladelphia, PennsylvaniaJanuary 31, 2018Comcast 2017 Annual Report on Form 10-KExhibit 31.1CertificationsI, Brian L. Roberts, certify that:1.I have reviewed this Annual Report on Form 10-K of Comcast Corporation;2.Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make thestatements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by thisreport;3.Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects thefinancial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;4.The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined inExchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:a)designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision,to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others withinthose entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;b)designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under oursupervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements forexternal purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;c)evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about theeffectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; andd)disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s mostrecent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an Annual Report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likelyto materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and5.The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to theregistrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):a)all significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which arereasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; andb)any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internalcontrol over financial reporting.Date: January 31, 2018/s/ BRIAN L. ROBERTSName: Brian L. RobertsTitle: Chief Executive OfficerComcast 2017 Annual Report on Form 10-KI, Michael J. Cavanagh, certify that:1.I have reviewed this Annual Report on Form 10-K of Comcast Corporation;2.Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make thestatements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by thisreport;3.Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects thefinancial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;4.The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined inExchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:a)designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision,to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others withinthose entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;b)designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under oursupervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements forexternal purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;c)evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about theeffectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; andd)disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s mostrecent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an Annual Report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likelyto materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and5.The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to theregistrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):a)all significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which arereasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; andb)any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internalcontrol over financial reporting.Date: January 31, 2018/s/ MICHAEL J. CAVANAGHName: Michael J. CavanaghTitle: Chief Financial OfficerComcast 2017 Annual Report on Form 10-KExhibit 31.2CertificationsI, Brian L. Roberts, certify that:1.I have reviewed this Annual Report on Form 10-K of NBCUniversal Media, LLC;2.Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make thestatements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by thisreport;3.Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects thefinancial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;4.The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined inExchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:a)designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision,to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others withinthose entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;b)designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under oursupervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements forexternal purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;c)evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about theeffectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; andd)disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s mostrecent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an Annual Report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likelyto materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and5.The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to theregistrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):a)all significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which arereasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; andb)any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internalcontrol over financial reporting.Date: January 31, 2018/s/ BRIAN L. ROBERTSName: Brian L. RobertsTitle: Principal Executive OfficerComcast 2017 Annual Report on Form 10-KI, Michael J. Cavanagh, certify that:1.I have reviewed this Annual Report on Form 10-K of NBCUniversal Media, LLC;2.Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make thestatements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by thisreport;3.Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects thefinancial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;4.The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined inExchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:a)designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision,to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others withinthose entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;b)designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under oursupervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements forexternal purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;c)evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about theeffectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; andd)disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s mostrecent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an Annual Report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likelyto materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and5.The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to theregistrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):a)all significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which arereasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; andb)any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internalcontrol over financial reporting.Date: January 31, 2018/s/ MICHAEL J. CAVANAGHName: Michael J. CavanaghTitle: Principal Financial OfficerComcast 2017 Annual Report on Form 10-KExhibit 32.1Certification Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley ActJanuary 31, 2018Securities and Exchange Commission100 F Street, N.E.Washington, D.C. 20549Ladies and Gentlemen:The certification set forth below is being submitted in connection with the Annual Report on Form 10-K of Comcast Corporation (the “Report”) for thepurpose of complying with Rule 13a-14(b) or Rule 15d-14(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”) and Section 1350 of Chapter 63of Title 18 of the United States Code.Brian L. Roberts, the Chief Executive Officer and Michael J. Cavanagh, the Chief Financial Officer of Comcast Corporation, each certifies that, to the best ofhis knowledge:1.The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act; and2.The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of ComcastCorporation./s/ BRIAN L. ROBERTSName: Brian L. RobertsTitle: Chief Executive Officer/s/ MICHAEL J. CAVANAGHName: Michael J. CavanaghTitle: Chief Financial OfficerComcast 2017 Annual Report on Form 10-KExhibit 32.2Certification Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley ActJanuary 31, 2018Securities and Exchange Commission100 F Street, N.E.Washington, D.C. 20549Ladies and Gentlemen:The certification set forth below is being submitted in connection with the Annual Report on Form 10-K of NBCUniversal Media, LLC (the “Report”) for thepurpose of complying with Rule 13a-14(b) or Rule 15d-14(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”) and Section 1350 of Chapter 63of Title 18 of the United States Code.Brian L. Roberts, the Principal Executive Officer and Michael J. Cavanagh, the Principal Financial Officer of NBCUniversal Media, LLC, each certifies that,to the best of his knowledge:1.The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act; and2.The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of NBCUniversalMedia, LLC./s/ BRIAN L. ROBERTSName: Brian L. RobertsTitle: Principal Executive Officer/s/ MICHAEL J. CAVANAGHName: Michael J. CavanaghTitle: Principal Financial OfficerComcast 2017 Annual Report on Form 10-K

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