Comcast founder Ralph Roberts dies at 95

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    Comcast founder Ralph Roberts died Thursday night. He was 95.

    His death was announced Friday by the company.

    Roberts, who also served as the company's chairman emeritus, founded Comcast when he bought a small cable system in Tupelo, Mississippi, in 1963. From there, the company grew to the country's largest video, high-speed Internet and phone provider to residential customers.

    "I just think I'm an example of what you can do in America starting with very little, and if you have a good determination, and you're honest about what you do, you can be successful," Roberts said in an earlier interview.

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