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Boys and Girls Club of Decatur Receives $40,000 “Lift Zone Opportunity Fund” Grant from Comcast to Support Digital Skills Training

March 10, 2022

Lift Zones provide safe spaces where students can access the Internet for schoolwork and adults can build digital skills March 10, 2022 – Comcast announced today that it has awarded the Boys & Girls Club of Decatur (BGCD) a $40,000 “Lift Zone Opportunity Fund” grant. The grant will support digital skills training at the organization’s […]

Filed Under: Community Investment
Tagged With: Affordable Connectivity Program, Boys & Girls Club of Decatur, Decatur, Grant, internet essentials, john crowley, Lift Zone, Lift Zone Opportunity Fund Grant, Project UP, Shamika Madison

Illinois Digital Equity Tour Stops in Springfield and other Central Illinois Locations to Commemorate Internet Essentials’ 10th Anniversary

October 15, 2021

Comcast’s Internet Essentials program has helped 1.3 million+ low-income Illinoisans connect to the Internet at home since 2011 October 14, 2021 – Comcast today continued its Illinois Digital Equity Tour, a week-long tour across Illinois to promote digital equity, with a stop at the Boys & Girls Clubs of Central Illinois (BGCCI) in Springfield. The […]

Filed Under: Community Investment
Tagged With: Boys & Girls Clubs of Central Illinois, Champaign, Decatur, Digital Equity Tour, internet essentials, john crowley, Jourdan Sorrell, Mayor Jim Langfelder, Project UP, Springfield, Tiffany Mathis

Comcast Expands its Network in Decatur, Adds Fiber in Key Areas of City

December 7, 2016

Tech in truck with fiber

Network expansion’s goal is to increase access to Ethernet, Internet, Voice and Cloud Services in city, help city retain and attract businesses, drive economy forward… Comcast Business  announced a significant expansion of its advanced telecommunications network in the City of Decatur – including the addition of fiber-optic cable.  The expansion, which passes several locations, ranging […]

Filed Under: 2016 Comcast Business, 2016 Community Investment
Tagged With: Boys & Girls Clubs of Decatur, Decatur, Featured, fiber, Jay Dirkmaat, Midwest Inland Port, Patrick Hoban, Richland Community College

Comcast Launches Xfinity on Campus at Millikin University

August 26, 2016

Students Living on the Decatur, IL Campus Can Watch Live TV and On Demand and DVR’d Programming on their Laptops, Tablets and Smartphones around Campus… Millikin University in Decatur, IL, and Comcast announced that Xfinity On Campus has launched at the school.  Xfinity On Campus is a service that lets college students watch live TV […]

Filed Under: 2016 Xfinity Products and Services
Tagged With: Decatur, Millikin University, Patrick White, Xfinity on Campus

Products and Services

Comcast Extends its Fiber-Rich Network, brings its Advanced Services to Industrial Corridor in Oswego

September 12, 2023

Expansion follows network investment of more than $1.4 billion in Illinois over the last three years, drives economic growth in Oswego, Kendall County and the … Read More...

Community Investment

Lift Zone Lookback: Boys and Girls Club of Rockford 

September 22, 2023

Comcast’s Lift Zone program is an extension of the company’s Project UP initiative, a 10-year, $1 billion commitment to making digital equity a reality in the … Read More...

Customer Experience

Navigate Sudden Storms in Illinois with Four Smart Tech Tips

September 7, 2023

National Preparedness Month Tech Readiness for Your Home  September is the start of National Preparedness Month, and it's important to recognize the … Read More...

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