Must be nice to be able to deliver horrible service yet have no competition thanks to friends in Washington. CEOs like this would be lost if they ever had to face real competition. If only Washington would let that happen.
The CEO of cable operator Comcast received $25 million in compensation for 2009, up 1.3 percent from the prior year, according to as Associated Press analysis of a regulatory filing.
Brian Roberts received a base salary of $2.9 million, up 5 percent from 2008, and a performance-based bonus of $8.2 million, up 11 percent. He has agreed to a freeze on his base salary for the next two years.
Roberts also received stock and options valued at $11 million when they were granted, up 7 percent from similar awards received in the previous year.
