Across the company and here in the Greater Philadelphia Area, every year we invest in our network, our products, and the communities where we live and work. With the immense change brought on by 2020, we became more focused than ever on delivering the products and services our customers love while ensuring access for those […]
Comcast, City of Philadelphia Help 11,000 Cross the Digital Divide Since March
Unprecedented Collaboration with Philadelphia to Assist Students through Pandemic “If there is a silver lining to this pandemic, it is the progress that has been made in closing the digital divide across the country and the historic collaboration we’ve witnessed in Philadelphia between the City, school district, non-profits, philanthropists and private business to help us […]
Comcast Partners with City of Philadelphia to Upgrade 26 Parks and Recreation Centers to “Lift Zones”
Comcast and the City of Philadelphia today announced that 26 of the City’s Parks & Recreation Centers will be upgraded to WiFi-connected “Lift Zones.” Lift Zones are equipped with high capacity WiFi so dozens of students can get online simultaneously to participate in distance learning during the day and do homework in the afternoon and […]
Update on PHLConnectED Collaboration to Help Philadelphia’s K-12 Students
Earlier this month, Comcast joined The City of Philadelphia and a broad coalition of philanthropic and civic leaders to launch PHLConnectED to help connect low-income Philadelphia K-12 student households to free internet at home. This week, outreach began to eligible families already identified by the School District of Philadelphia as being without an internet connection […]
Comcast Joins Philadelphia’s “PHLConnectED” Program to Connect K-12 Public School Students to the Internet
Comcast is proud to partner with the City and a broad coalition of philanthropic and civic leaders as part of the City of Philadelphia’s “PHLConnectED” program, which will help connect low-income K-12 public school student households. Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, Comcast has been working with the City and School District of Philadelphia […]