Comcast has discontinued its provided usenet service, once provided to all its high speed customers. First with the cap put on its customers several years ago on amount of traffic provided as part of the customer high-speed package, as of September 16, the service is no longer provided. Without fanfare, this bastion of the internet is being removed from the mainstream.

COMCAST NEWSGROUPS

The Comcast Newsgroups service has been discontinued.

We apologize for any inconvenience.

If you have already signed up for Comcast Newsgroups, please be aware that this service will be discontinued on 10/25/2008

What the hell?

Current Newsgroups customers can click here to see our Newsgroup FAQ section.

For immediate answers to your questions please click here to chat with a customer service agent.

Will I continue to be able to access newsgroups once Comcast discontinues Comcast Newsgroups?

Yes. While we are discontinuing the feature known as Comcast Newsgroups, powered by Giganews, you can continue to access third party newsgroups by subscribing directly with a newsgroups provider.