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Comcast Announces Expansion of Internet Essentials Program to all low-income Central Illinois Households, including more Families, Seniors and People with Disabilities

November 25, 2019

Four presenters at the Internet Essentials Champions event.

Comcast hosts seminar to train trainers to help seniors and people with disabilities access the Internet safely and securely November 25, 2019 – Comcast announced today that since the 2011 launch of Internet Essentials, the nation’s largest, most comprehensive and most successful low-income broadband adoption program, around 880,000 Illinois residents – and nationwide, more than […]

Filed Under: Community Investment
Tagged With: Anna M. Weselak, Central Illinois, Champaign, Danielle Matthews, david l. cohen, Debra Piscola, DSC of Champaign County, Family Service of Champaign County, internet essentials

First Central Illinois Xfinity Store to Open in the Levee District in East Peoria

June 15, 2015

Visitors will be able to get hands-on demos of Xfinity’s innovative TV, High-Speed Internet and Voice services, as well as Xfinity Home, Comcast’s home security and automation platform… Comcast will open its first Xfinity retail store in Central Illinois in East Peoria this fall.  To be located at 426 W. Washington St. in the Levee District, […]

Filed Under: 2015 XFINITY PRODUCTS AND SERVICES
Tagged With: Central Illinois, Dave Mingus, East Peoria, Levee District, Xfinity Store

Comcast Launches X1 DVR with Cloud Technology in Central and Northwest Illinois and the Michiana area

December 18, 2014

Stream live TV and DVR recordings at home – making mobile devices into virtual TVs – or stream DVR recordings or download them to watch on the go offline… Comcast announced plans today to launch X1 DVR with Cloud Technology in Central and Northwest Illinois and the Michiana area spanning Indiana and Michigan.  With this […]

Filed Under: 2014 Press Releases, 2014 Xfinity Products And Services
Tagged With: Central Illinois, Jack Segal, Michiana, Northwest Illinois, Stream TV, X1 DVR with Cloud Technology, Xfinity TV app

Comcast Names 2014 Central Illinois Leaders and Achievers Scholarship Recipients

May 13, 2014

Comcast and the Comcast Foundation announced the names of the 2014 “Leaders and Achievers Scholarship” recipients from Central Illinois today (see list of recipients below).  The scholarships are awarded to high school seniors who are viewed as catalysts for positive change in their communities, have solid academic records and serve as role models for their fellow […]

Filed Under: 2014 Community Investment, 2014 Press Releases, Community Investment
Tagged With: Central Illinois, Comcast Foundation, john crowley, Leaders and Achievers, Marianne Manko, WAND-TV

Comcast Announces 30,000 Families Enrolled in Internet Essentials in state, over 1,000 in Central Illinois

October 17, 2013

The Comcast logo

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 […]

Filed Under: 2013 Community Investment, 2013 Press Releases, Community Investment
Tagged With: Central Illinois, Head Start, Howard Peters, internet essentials, Matthew Summy, National School Lunch Program, Springfield, Springfield Urban League

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