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Federal Affordable Connectivity Program Provides Eligible Low-Income Households $30/month Toward the Cost of Internet Service

March 9, 2022

All Xfinity Internet and Xfinity Mobile Services Available March 9, 2022 – The federal Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP) provides eligible low-income households a credit up to $30 a month toward the cost of Internet service ($75 per month for households on qualifying Tribal lands). Participants in the program can apply the ACP credit toward the […]

Filed Under: Products and Services
Tagged With: Affordable Connectivity Program, Chris Smith, digital divide

Chicago Remains #1 City for Enrollment in Internet Essentials, Comcast’s Acclaimed High-speed Residential Internet Adoption Program for Low-Income Americans

October 2, 2018

National Urban League joins Comcast in Chicago to talk about the digital divide, share results of a joint digital literacy skills training partnership October 1, 2018 — Comcast announced today that it has connected nearly 300,000 low-income Chicagoans – more than any other city – to the Internet at home through Internet Essentials, the nation’s […]

Filed Under: Community Investment
Tagged With: david l. cohen, digital divide, digital skills training, internet essentials, Marc Morial, mHUB, National Urban League

Comcast Internet Essentials Program Helps Close the Digital Divide in Illinois, Across the Nation

August 9, 2018

Comcast testifies to IL House Economic Justice & Equity Committee about its Commitment to Providing Internet access in low-income communities August 8, 2018 – Comcast government affairs manager Kaleshia “Kay” Page testified this morning to members of the Illinois House of Representatives about the success of the company’s long-term efforts to close the digital divide […]

Filed Under: Community Investment
Tagged With: digital divide, Illinois House of Representatives Economic Just & Equality Committee, internet essentials, Kaleshia Page, Litesa E. Wallace

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

July 15, 2016

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 […]

Filed Under: 2016 Community Investment
Tagged With: Chicago Housing Authority, ConnectHome, david l. cohen, digital divide, Eugene Jones, internet essentials, john crowley, Julian Castro, Rahm Emanuel

Celebrities, Officials Rally Students to ‘Get Schooled, Get Connected’

January 22, 2015

Comcast’s Greater Chicago Region Digital Divide Team Reflects on Celebration… On Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, Comcast came together with leaders from Chicago Public Schools (CPS); Chicago City of Learning (CCOL); community-based organizations (CBOs); and elected officials, along with celebrities, ranging from actress and singer-songwriter Christina Milian; MTV’s Sway Calloway; and Chicago hip-hop artist Chance […]

Filed Under: 2015 COMMUNITY INVESTMENT, Community Investment
Tagged With: Chance The Rapper, Chicago Bears, Chicago Bulls, Chicago Fire, Chicago Public Schools, Chicago White Sox, Christina Milian, digital divide, Get Schooled Get Connected Challenge, Harry Shipp, Ken Williams, Percy L Julian High School, Ryan Mundy, Sidney Green, Sway Calloway, Zoraida Sambolin

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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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