More than 1,000 Central Illinois families now enrolled. Click here for local news coverage… With school now well underway, Comcast is once again working with local community partners, including the Boys and Girls Club of Greater Peoria, to connect local families to Internet Essentials, the nation’s largest and most comprehensive broadband adoption initiative for low-income families. Internet […]
Comcast Announces 30,000 Families Enrolled in Internet Essentials in state, over 1,000 in Central Illinois
With school now well underway, Comcast is once again working with local community partners, including the Springfield Urban League, to connect local families to Internet Essentials, the nation’s largest and most comprehensive broadband adoption initiative for low-income families. Internet Essentials helps close the digital divide by providing eligible families low-cost broadband service at home for […]
Comcast Visits Lincoln, IL, talks about Internet Essentials, Digital Divide
With the start of the new school year, Comcast is re-launching Internet Essentials, the nation’s largest and most comprehensive broadband adoption initiative for low-income families. Internet Essentials helps close the digital divide by providing eligible families low-cost broadband service for $9.95 a month. Participating families also can purchase an Internet-ready computer for less than $150 […]
Barrington 220 Launches Initiative to Close Technology Gap, Extend Learning Well Beyond School Walls
Through Project Horsepower, Barrington 220, the Barrington Area Development Council, Comcast and Netgear Partner to Provide Qualifying Students Free Broadband Internet Service at Home… Barrington Community Unit School District 220 today announced “Project Horsepower,” a groundbreaking 24-month-long pilot initiative designed to provide as many as 700 low-income households – or about 1,500 district students – […]
Rockford Public Schools and Alignment Rockford Announce Academy Expo Sponsorship and Internet Essentials Campaign to Connect Students to the Internet
The Rockford Public Schools and Alignment Rockford announced today that Comcast is the Presenting Scholar Sponsor of the upcoming 2013 Academy Expo. “We are proud to be the Expo’s Scholar Sponsor,” said Joan Sage, local Comcast Government and Community Affairs manager. “The Scholar Sponsorship allows us to be involved where we live and work and enables […]