Comcast has plans to restructure its largest business unit—known as Connectivity & Platforms—which encompasses its core Xfinity services including broadband internet, mobile, and pay television. The move aims to centralize operations and strengthen its broadband segment amid competitive pressures in the telecom industry.
According to a Reuters report citing a source familiar with the matter and an internal employee memo, the changes will eliminate a management layer between corporate headquarters and regional offices, effective January 2026. This shake-up is expected to streamline decision-making and reduce redundancies but will also result in job losses, though the exact number of affected roles remains undetermined as the company finalizes which positions will shift to headquarters.
The cuts primarily impact administrative and mid-level roles in the Xfinity ecosystem. Comcast is still identifying specific functions like marketing, legal, finance, or engineering that will centralize at its Philadelphia headquarters. This builds on prior centralizations in these areas.
This isn't Comcast's first cost-cutting measure in 2025. Earlier rounds included layoffs at NBCUniversal (its media arm) in April and ongoing reductions in international units like Sky (a Comcast subsidiary), which cut 600 technician jobs in September 2025 as part of a platform overhaul. A March 2025 layoff affected around 60 call center employees, highlighting broader efficiency drives across the company.
The telecom sector as a whole is undergoing similar consolidations, with rivals like Charter Communications (Spectrum) also trimming staff to prioritize high-margin broadband over declining pay-TV services.