Comcast’s Internet Essentials Program Has Now Connected More Than 10 Million People Over the Past 10 Years, including 76,000 in Rockford Metro Area April 22, 2021 – On the 10th anniversary of its Internet Essentials program, Comcast announced it would invest $1 billion over the next 10 years to help further close the digital divide and […]
Comcast to Open Xfinity Store in Rockford
New Xfinity Store latest in a long string of investments the company has made in town March 4 , 2019 – Comcast today announced plans to open an Xfinity Store in Rockford at 6244 Mulford Village Dr. in the Millennium Market Center. Operations and employees working at the company’s existing service center at 4450 Kishwaukee St. […]
Comcast Joins Local Officials to Announce Initiative to Close Digital Divide Among Low-income Veterans
Eligibility for company’s Internet Essentials program expands to include a million low-income veterans across the country, 130,000 in Illinois. September 18, 2018 — Area Comcast leaders joined local veterans, government officials and leaders of local veterans organizations today at Rockford’s Veterans Memorial Hall and Museum to announce that the eligibility for the company’s Internet Essentials […]
Comcast adds Xfinity WiFi hotspots in key Rockford Area Locations
Number of Xfinity WiFi hotspots in Winnebago County passes 22,000… Comcast announced today that the company has installed nearly 175 outdoor WiFi hotspots in key outdoor locations throughout Winnebago County, including several in Rockford’s downtown area: The City Market at 317 Market St.; Outside the Prairie Street Brew House at 500 and 602 N. Madison […]
Comcast Business Lights its 250th Mile of Fiber in the Rockford Area
Through fiber and array of other local initiatives, Comcast is helping Rockford prepare for the future… Comcast Business joined Winnebago County representatives; Rockford Public Schools Superintendent, Dr. Ehren Jarrett; Rockford Career College (RCC) director of Education, Tom Leu, and director of Information Technology, George Thompson; Mike Nicholas, Rockford Area Economic Development Council president and CEO; and […]