Comcast has announced the donation of 3,000 new laptops and free Internet service from its Internet Essentials program across Baltimore City to be distributed among several organizations focused on education, digital equity, and workforce development. The announcement was made from M&T Bank Stadium following a TODAY Show segment featuring principal Taiisha Swinton-Buck, whose Digital Harbor […]
Telemundo 44 and Comcast Present Latin American Youth Center with 200 Laptops & Complimentary Internet Essentials Service for Families
Giveaway encourages multigenerational connection as part of national NBCUniversal Telemundo Enterprises campaign Telemundo 44, in partnership with Comcast’s Internet Essentials program and the Hispanic Heritage Foundation, celebrated Dia de los Reyes (Three Kings Day) on January 6 and presented 200 free laptops to families who are served by the nonprofit Latin American Youth Center (LAYC), […]
Bridging the Digital Divide: Raj Adusumilli of Arlington, VA, Public Schools Shares How ‘Internet Essentials’ Keeps Students and Families Connected
At Comcast, one of our values is inclusion, and digital inclusion is part of that. The digital divide is complex and something our company has been focused on for nearly a decade. Since 2011, our Internet Essentials program has connected more than 8 million people from households in low-income neighborhoods, many for the very first […]
Comcast, NASCAR and Tech For Troops Rev Up Support for Veterans at Richmond Raceway
Comcast, along with 12 NASCAR Xfinity Series drivers — Justin Allgaier, Michael Annett, Christopher Bell, Chase Briscoe, Austin Cindric, Cole Custer, Noah Gragson, Justin Haley, Brandon Jones, John Hunter Nemechek, Tyler Reddick and Ryan Sieg — joined Tech For Troops members at last Thursday’s Richmond Raceway media day to break down computer hardware and provision […]
Comcast Gets Washington, D.C., Students and Fort Dupont Ice Arena ‘Ready for Anything’ with Internet Essentials Program Expansion
Company and Special Guests Celebrate Expansion with Students, Senior Citizens and People with Disabilities Throughout the District Comcast hosted a special event at Fort Dupont Ice Arena in Washington, D.C. on Tuesday, September 10, to celebrate the expansion of Internet Essentials, the nation’s largest and most comprehensive high-speed Internet adoption program, to all qualified low-income […]