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Comcast has expanded its Internet Essentials broadband adoption program to the more than 1 million low-income veterans who live in its service area, the company announced Monday.
The Internet Essentials program is in its seventh year of providing broadband access to low-income families. According to a progress report released Monday, the company has connected more than 6 million Americans — 2 million in the last year alone — through Internet Essentials, which provides low-cost internet and digital literacy training.
The company cites figures from the U.S. Census Bureau’s 2016 American Community survey, which say that less than 70% of low-income veterans have internet access and 40% don’t own a computer.[/cs_text][x_button size=”global” block=”true” circle=”false” icon_only=”false” href=”https://www.smartcitiesdive.com/news/comcast-offers-low-cost-internet-program-to-veterans/529994/” title=”” target=”blank” info=”none” info_place=”top” info_trigger=”hover” info_content=””]Read More[/x_button][/cs_column][/cs_row][/cs_section][/cs_content]
Comcast has expanded its Internet Essentials broadband adoption program to the more than 1 million low-income veterans who live in its service area, the company announced Monday.
The Internet Essentials program is in its seventh year of providing broadband access to low-income families. According to a progress report released Monday, the company has connected more than 6 million Americans — 2 million in the last year alone — through Internet Essentials, which provides low-cost internet and digital literacy training.
The company cites figures from the U.S. Census Bureau’s 2016 American Community survey, which say that less than 70% of low-income veterans have internet access and 40% don’t own a computer.[/cs_text][x_button size=”global” block=”true” circle=”false” icon_only=”false” href=”https://www.smartcitiesdive.com/news/comcast-offers-low-cost-internet-program-to-veterans/529994/” title=”” target=”blank” info=”none” info_place=”top” info_trigger=”hover” info_content=””]Read More[/x_button][/cs_column][/cs_row][/cs_section][/cs_content]