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Comcast Upgrades Broadband Program For Low-Income Households
- USA Today, Tuesday, August 4, 2015 4:17 PM
Comcast is upgrading its Internet Essentials program, which offers more than 500,000 low-income households discounted broadband service. The company is increasing the speed of downloads from 5 Mbps to 10 Mbps, and is offering participating families free Wi-Fi routers. Internet Essentials allows families with at least one child eligible for the National School Lunch program to purchase Web service for $9.95 a month.
