Ah, OK. I didn't realize verisign did that too. Comcast followed not long after...
https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2009/08/comcasts-dns-red...
https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2009/08/comcasts-dns-red...
That's aside from all the political shenanigans they pull, trying to kill municipal broadband and net neutrality. There's scarcely a more evil ISP.
I switched away from Comcast as quickly as I could, and never had trouble with either smaller cable companies or fiber providers.