Nearly a year into the COVID-19 pandemic that sent work and learning home for many, Comcast said Tuesday that it will double the download speed of its Internet Essentials service for low-income ...

Comcast will automatically increase speeds offered by its Internet Essentials program on March 1. The announcement arrived shortly after the company received complaints from some students who said it ...

Internet Essentials, the low-cost broadband Internet program from Comcast, was launched in Philadelphia Tuesday, after first launching in Chicago in May. Making good on another of the many commitments ...

Comcast has expanded Internet Essentials' coverage to include Federal Pell Grant recipients within areas where it's available. By doing so, it's giving undergraduates from low-income households access ...

PHILADELPHIA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--With distance learning plans rolling out across the country due to the coronavirus, Comcast today announced a new program for cities, schools, and nonprofits to connect ...

WASHINGTON (WWJ) --Comcast Corp. executive vice president David L. Cohen announced Wednesday that Comcast's Internet Essentials program has connected more than 1 million low-income Americans to ...

Marguerite Reardon started as a CNET News reporter in 2004, covering cellphone services, broadband, citywide Wi-Fi, the Net neutrality debate and the consolidation of the phone companies. Comcast is ...

ALBUQUERQUE – With a customer base of 5,600 homes in Deming and Luna County, Internet Essentials announces its largest expansion ever in New Mexico. Albuquerque Mayor Tim Keller and Albuquerque City ...

Comcast extends its subsidized broadband program beyond its June 2014 commitment. The cable giant started the program back in 2011 as part of its conditions for its merger with NBC Universal.