“You agree that all Xfinity Equipment belongs to us or other third parties and will not be deemed fixtures or in any way part of the Premises.”
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Because the equipment is never deemed part of the premises, it remains Comcast's or a third party's property regardless of how it is installed, preventing the customer from claiming ownership or including it in any property transaction.
Interpretive note: The excerpt states equipment belongs to 'us or other third parties'; the canonical claim leads with Comcast's retention of ownership as the primary proposition, with third-party ownership recorded in omitted_material.
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View change record →You do not acquire ownership of Xfinity Equipment; it remains Comcast's or a third party's property and is not considered part of your premises.
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"You agree that all Xfinity Equipment belongs to us or other third parties and will not be deemed fixtures or in any way part of the Premises.Excerpt from Comcast's Terms of Service
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Because the equipment is never deemed part of the premises, it remains Comcast's or a third party's property regardless of how it is installed, preventing the customer from claiming ownership or including it in any property transaction.
You do not acquire ownership of Xfinity Equipment; it remains Comcast's or a third party's property and is not considered part of your premises.
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