The commissioning of a Navy ship is a big deal. Philadelphia held its first commissioning ceremony more than two years ago, in March of 2014. That ship, the USS SOMERSET (LPD-25), was named in honor of the passengers of United Airlines Flight 93 that crashed near Shanksville, Pa., in Somerset County, during the 9/11 terrorist […]
Closing the Digital Divide in Philadelphia with Internet Essentials and Local Partners
Comcast recently made some big announcements in its hometown of Philadelphia, the last stop on a multi-city tour for Comcast Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Diversity Officer David L. Cohen and Olympian and Internet Essentials Spokesperson Jackie Joyner-Kersee. Philadelphia’s Olney Elementary School served as the backdrop for an assembly with Philadelphia Mayor Jim […]
Wilmington City Council Partners with Comcast to Conquer the Digital Divide
Recently Comcast and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development announced a partnership to close the digital divide for up to two million HUD-assisted households through Internet Essentials, Comcast’s high-speed internet adoption program for low-income families. Since that announcement, community leaders have worked to encourage HUD and other affordable housing-assisted city residents to apply […]
Partnering with the United Way of Greater Union County to address Digital Literacy
By James Horne Jr., President and CEO, United Way of Greater Union County As the world’s largest privately funded nonprofit organization, the United Way has been an important change-agent in the lives of people across the globe. Locally, United Way of Greater Union County (UWGUC) has thrived for close to 100 years, in part by forming […]
Comcast Opens Xfinity WiFi Hotspots for DNC
We’re opening free access to more than 10,000 Xfinity WiFi hotspots throughout the Philadelphia area from Thursday, July 21 through the culmination of the Democratic National Convention on July 28. We hope the visiting delegates and residents of the region will use the hotspots and enjoy high speed access to stay connected on the go, […]
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