Comcast Corp. will charge more for heavy users of home internet in Northeast states — including Pennsylvania and New Jersey — angering customers who work and study online due to the pandemic. | From: The Inquirer (Read more.)
Last month, city and school officials embarked on the two-year, $17 million PHLConnectED initiative effort to connect up to 35,000 households to the internet. The service is to cover the need for students, who are studying remotely due to the coronavirus pandemic. | From: Chalkbeat Philadelphia (Read more.)
With the start of the school year just weeks away, city officials on Thursday announced a plan to provide free internet access for 35,000 low-income families that currently lack it. | From: The Philadelphia Inquirer (Read more.)
With Philadelphia public school students slated to start the school year online, advocates renewed their calls for expanded internet access with a rally outside Comcast’s corporate headquarters Monday. | From: WHYY (Read more.)
Superintendent Hite says that this will not fix the access problem for all students. He described the company as a “partner” in working on further solutions. | From: The Notebook (Read more.)
How our anchor institutions spend money in the immediate aftermath of COVID-19 could be the linchpin of an equitable post-pandemic economy — and to building a more resilient region for the future. | From: Billy Penn (Read more.)
With more people working and studying from home due to the coronavirus outbreak, Comcast is giving customers unlimited data for no additional charge and making its vast network of Xfinity WiFi hot spots free for everyone. | From: The Philadelphia Inquirer (Read more.)
El programa Internet Essentials de Comcast se ha expandido a las personas que acceden abeneficios públicos, dándoles acceso a Internet por menos de $10 dólares por mes. | Presentado Por: Next City (Read more.)
Comcast’s Internet Essentials program has expanded to people who use a range of public benefits, giving them internet access for less than $10 per month. | From: Next City (Read more.)
From Philadelphia Media Network: New census data released last week confirms what many in the city have long suspected: Big swaths of Philadelphia are nearly off the grid, with minimal access to fast internet services in their homes. (Read more.)
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