USA Today

Comcast doubles the speed to 50Mbps for Internet Essentials plan without added fees

Comcast is doubling the internet speed to to 50Mbps for its Internet Essentials plan without additional fees, according to a statement by the company. Customers of the Internet Essentials plan will ...
phillyvoice.com

Comcast boosts Internet Essentials speeds after criticism from students

Comcast will automatically increase speeds offered by its Internet Essentials program on March 1. The announcement arrived shortly after the company received complaints from some students who said it ...
Business Wire

Comcast Expands Internet Essentials to Federal Pell Grant Recipients and Pledges $15 Million – in Free Internet Service and 25,000 Laptops – to Help Get Even More Americans ...

PHILADELPHIA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Comcast today announced new steps to help advance digital equity for even more students and families. Internet Essentials – the nation’s largest, most successful, and ...
CNET

Comcast doubles speed for Internet Essentials

The cable giant is boosting speeds to 50Mbps on its $9.95 a month broadband service designed to help low-income families stay connected. Marguerite Reardon started as a CNET News reporter in 2004, ...
Android

Comcast Gives A Speed Boost To Its $10 Internet Essentials Package

Good news for the Comcast Internet Essentials package users. As per a new report, Comcast has doubled the internet speed of its $10 a month product. Notably, this is done in order to connect ...
Technical

Comcast is offering 2 months of free internet through its Internet Essentials program

To help low-income families stay connected to updates about the COVID-19 pandemic, Comcast is giving away two months of free internet services through its Internet Essentials program for eligible ...
The Verge

Comcast is doubling the speed of its low-income internet plan

Users of Comcast’s Internet Essentials plan will be getting a significant speed increase on March 1st. The service, which currently runs at 25Mbps, will be automatically upgraded to 50Mbps without ...
The Business Journals

Comcast commits $1B to low-income Internet Essentials program

The $1 billion will go toward expanding the number of Lift Zones, community centers where students and adults can use the internet for free, and other parts of the ...
Engadget

Comcast makes its affordable broadband available to low-income undergrads

Comcast has expanded Internet Essentials' coverage to include Federal Pell Grant recipients within areas where it's available. By doing so, it's giving undergraduates from low-income households access ...
Technical

Comcast says it will invest $1B in its Internet Essentials program and digital equity in the next decade

Ten years ago, Comcast launched its Internet Essentials program to connect low-income families to low-cost internet service. In honor of its anniversary, the corporation is pledging $1 billion to the ...
CNET

Comcast to invest $1 billion over next decade to help close digital divide

Marguerite Reardon started as a CNET News reporter in 2004, covering cellphone services, broadband, citywide Wi-Fi, the Net neutrality debate and the consolidation of the phone companies. Comcast will ...