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Internet Essentials
Internet Essentials is a low-cost broadband internet offering from Comcast to low-income residents. The effort was a response to FCC requirements made in the wake of Comcast’s purchase of a majority stake in NBC Universal.
Feb 15 5:35pm
Check out Philly’s new 5-year digital equity plan, with goals for high connectivity and human ‘touchpoints’
Paige Gross
Jan 12 5:01pm
Project Waves just got $175K to bring free internet to two more Baltimore apartment buildings
Donte Kirby
Oct 25 4:51pm
Adult learners need digital literacy, too. This partnership is connecting them to devices and broadband
Michael Butler
Oct 20 3:18pm
Philly broadband survey: 84% of homes have high-speed internet, up from 70% in 2019
Paige Gross
Mar 24 2:53pm
Comcast says it will invest $1B in its Internet Essentials program and digital equity in the next decade
Paige Gross
Mar 12 4:23pm
One year of COVID-19: How the pandemic impacted digital access issues
Michael Butler
Feb 4 12:12pm
Why this Comcast software engineer is refurbishing laptops in his spare time
Michael Butler
Feb 2 4:12pm
Comcast is doubling Internet Essentials speeds. The move comes amid ongoing digital equity initiatives — and calls to do more
Julie Zeglen
Aug 6 4:25pm
What you need to know about Philly’s plan to get 35K low-income households online for the 2020-21 school year
Paige Gross