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Comcast Offers Low-Cost Internet to Low-Income Families

Source: Milford Daily News | Nation | August 3, 2011



Comcast, the country’s largest cable operator, has started a program to provide low-cost Internet to families with children that qualify for the federal free lunch program. The program, called Internet Essentials, will bring 1.5 megabit per second speed Internet to families for $9.95 per month, with a guarantee of no activation fees, equipment rental fees or price increases. The program also offers families a discounted computer. 

 
 
 
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