Civic and Community Engagement
internet access
Housing
Comcast and federal programs provide low-cost or free internet
Comcast has announced the expansion of its slate of affordable internet options that offer faster internet service and Xfinity mobile. | From: WHYY (Read more.)
Latest
Philly broadband survey: 84% of homes have high-speed internet, up from 70% in 2019
Over the summer, the City began seeking information about how many households were connected to broadband internet access to better understand the digital access and internet needs of Philly residents. | From: Technical.ly (Read more.)
Community and Family
Need internet connection or a computer? Philly’s digital navigators can help
Digital navigators can help residents sign up for PHLConnectED, the city’s free internet program for students, apply for and set up low-cost internet, and obtain low-cost or free computers. | From: Kensington Voice (Read more.)
Community and Family
Comcast to invest $1 billion over next 10 years to further support its Internet Essentials program
The announcement came on the 10-year anniversary of the launch of Internet Essentials, which is geared to bridging the digital divide across the country.
Civic and Community Engagement
Comcast is doubling Internet Essentials speeds. The move comes amid ongoing digital equity initiatives — and calls to do more
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 Americans to 50 Mbps and increasing its upstream speed to 5 Mbps, effective March 1. | From: Technical.ly (Read more.)
Education
Essay: Rural schools, COVID-19 and the connectivity gap
As an education professional with nearly 40 years of experience, I have never seen a set of circumstances impact public education the way COVID-19 has. We now find ourselves at a crossroads where both sides of the aisle will either rally together to save our children’s education or do nothing and utterly fail them. | From: WHYY (Read more.)
coronavirus
Concilio y Telemundo regalan portátiles y WiFi para apoyar el aprendizaje virtual en Filadelfia
La asociación regaló 300 portátiles a los niños de la comunidad circundante el 11 de diciembre. | From: AL DÍA (Read more.)
coronavirus
Concilio and Telemundo give out free laptops and WiFi to support virtual learning in Philly
The partnership gave away 300 laptops to children in the surrounding community on Dec. 11. | From: AL DÍA (Read more.)
coronavirus
Free internet access available for some now struggling to afford it, city says
Philadelphia is expanding free internet access, offering no-cost service to families who have children receiving special education services or are English language learners, and those who participate in public benefit programs with income qualifications. | From: The Inquirer
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