Since 2020, Comcast RISE has invested in the success of small businesses owned by people of color and women by providing valuable and practical support in the form of grants and in-kind business services. Comcast is continuing this opportunity to a new round of RISE applicants and offering $10,000 RISE Investment Fund grants to another […]
Free and discounted Internet from Comcast available through Affordable Connectivity Program, PHLConnectED
Comcast in Philadelphia is offering free and discounted Internet options through the Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP). The 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). Customers who qualify can apply ACP credits to any tier of […]
Comcast Works With SEAMAAC and The Welcoming Center to Provide Laptops, Internet Access to Immigrants
New immigrants to Philadelphia face a myriad of challenges, from finding housing and work to enrolling their children in school. Without broadband Internet at home, these challenges become even harder. That’s why Comcast works with organizations supporting immigrant communities to provide Internet access and laptops for many of Philadelphia’s newest residents. The city’s immigrant population […]
Efforts to close the digital divide in Philly are gradually bearing fruit | Opinion
Bret Perkins, senior vice president of external and government affairs for Comcast Corporation, penned an op-ed that ran in the Philadelphia Inquirer on December 29, 2021, that highlights progress made in closing the digital divide in Philadelphia as well as new and ongoing efforts. Read the full piece, here.
Comcast Marks the 10th Anniversary of Internet Essentials, Highlights Digital Equity Program’s Recent Eligibility Expansions with Local Partners
This week in Philadelphia, Comcast marked the 10th anniversary of its signature digital equity program, Internet Essentials – the nation’s largest, most successful, and most comprehensive broadband adoption program for low-income households – by presenting 1,000 free laptops to Beyond Literacy, The Welcoming Center and SEAMAAC. The surprise giveaway also included a donation of $30,000 […]
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