October 27, 2017 – Mayor Rahm Emanuel, Chicago Public Library (CPL) Commissioner Brian Bannon and Chicago Housing Authority (CHA) CEO Eugene Jones Jr., joined Comcast Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Diversity Officer David L. Cohen to announce that the company is investing $250,000 to support “Experience Labs” powered by Internet Essentials at three CPL […]
Comcast Announces 172,000 Low-Income Chicagoans Have Crossed the Digital Divide through its Internet Essentials Program
Company Expands Internet Essentials to as many as 91,000 CHA Households… Company to Donate $125,000 to Fund Local Computer Labs and Digital Literacy Training… According to a five-year progress report the company released today, Comcast’s acclaimed Internet Essentials program has helped connect nearly 43,000 families – or 172,000 low-income Chicagoans – and nationwide, 750,000 families […]
Comcast and Chicago Housing Authority Collaborate to Close the Digital Divide for up to 91,000 HUD-Assisted Chicago Households in Major Internet Essentials Program Expansion
Internet Essentials to Reach More Than 40 Percent of All HUD-Assisted Households Nationwide… Comcast and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) ConnectHome initiative took an historic step to close the digital divide in America. Now, public housing and HUD-assisted residents living in Comcast’s service area can participate in Internet Essentials, the company’s […]
Internet Essentials, Comcast’s High-Speed Internet Program for Low-Income Families, to Be Extended to Community College Students in Illinois
Pilot Program Will Help more than 90,000 Illinois Community College Students Cross the Digital Divide… Chicago Still #1 in the Country in Internet Essentials Enrollment, Connecting Nearly 120,000 Low-Income Residents to High-Speed Internet Service at Home… Comcast Corporation announced a pilot program today that will extend Internet Essentials, the nation’s largest and most comprehensive high-speed […]
Chance the Rapper, Ludacris Launch Get Schooled, Get Connected Spring Challenge in Chicago to help Students Finish the School Year Strong
Chicago Public Schools high school students completed more than 50,000 quests during inaugural three-month challenge… Chance the Rapper and Ludacris joined Internet Essentials, city and school leaders at Alcott College Prep on Tuesday afternoon to kick off the popular Get Schooled, Get Connected Spring Challenge, which is designed to help thousands of Chicago Public Schools […]