Comcast is deeply committed to Washington, where our 4,500+ employees serve more than 1.3 million residential and business customers throughout our state footprint. Comcast is Washington’s leading provider of XFINITY video, high-speed Internet, “smart home” and phone services. Our Comcast Business team offers Ethernet, Internet, WiFi, Voice, TV and Managed Solutions to help businesses transform with technology.
INVESTMENT IN TECH AND INFRASTRUCTURE
Since 2011, Comcast has invested $2.5 billion in Washington to build, enhance and maintain our systems, networks and infrastructure. As a result, we have been able to continuously increase the features, capacity, reliability and performance we offer our customers.
Comcast has invested billions of dollars in its network, locally and nationally, to meet consumer demand, and it has now increased speeds 18 times in the last 18 years, delivering speeds in most of Washington State from 15 Mbps up to 2 Gbps for residential customers and up to 10 Gbps for business customers.
IMPACTING THE WASHINGTON STATE COMMUNITY
While we are one of the state’s largest employers supporting 4500+ employees and communities both big and small, this company has quietly become one of the top corporate philanthropists in the state.
In 2018, Comcast invested nearly $6 million in Washington state nonprofits, which includes program and event contributions, scholarships, foundation grants, employee giving campaigns, broadcast services, courtesy services, technology and equipment, and more. We also donated more than 23,000 volunteer hours across 60 different projects statewide. We supported a wide range of organizations in our state including: The Asian Counseling and Referral Service (ACRS), Bunker Labs Seattle, Boys and Girls Clubs of Snohomish County, Chief Seattle Club, Compass Housing Alliance, El Centro de la Raza, the Seattle Pride Parade, Greater Seattle Business Association, Mary’s Place, Seattle City Club,Urban League of Metropolitan Seattle, Seattle Goodwill, Technology Access Foundation (TAF), and more.
Washington state is also among the top 10 states in the nation to utilize our affordable internet and technology access program, Comcast’s Internet Essentials. Approximately 260,000 Washingtonians are actively enrolled in the program. Internet Essentials was designed for families with school-aged children in 2011 and we have expanded to meet more needs. It now serves residents of public housing and recipients of federal housing assistance. In 2018, we expanded eligibility to all low-income veterans who live in our service areas.
INNOVATION
Our Xfinity X1 entertainment platform — with AI-based voice remote capabilities and integrations with services like Netflix and Amazon Prime Video — is changing the way our customers experience home entertainment.
As the state’s leading provider of high-speed internet, customers also have access to the best home WiFi experience in the country, Xfinity xFi. This state-of-the-art WiFi technology offers advanced speed, coverage, and full customized control over your home WiFi network.
We also offer nearly 1 million Wi-Fi hotspots and more than 33,000 miles of fiber and coaxial cable lines built deep into the state’s urban and rural neighborhoods. Comcast currently serves 144 communities across the state and we continue to grow our footprint each year.
LEADERSHIP
Amy Lynch is Regional Vice President of Comcast’s Washington region. In addition to overseeing 2,000 employees, Lynch is responsible for technical operations, engineering, business operations, marketing, external affairs, sales and the overall financial health of the Washington region.
Lynch has more than 20 years of experience in the telecommunications, media and technology industry and has been with Comcast for 15 years. She has been named to Cablefax Magazine’s Top 100 Regional Power Players list for the last eight years and was named one of the San Francisco Business Times’ Most Influential Women.
Most recently, Lynch served as the Vice President of Engineering Operations for Comcast’s West Division, where her portfolio included the design and deployment of next-generation network infrastructure. Previously, Lynch served as the Regional Vice President of Technical Operations for the California region, leading her team of more than 2,500 in the successful rollout and support of new products including X1, XFINITY Home Security, cloud-based services and advanced business services.
Lynch is a New England native and holds a bachelor’s degree from the University of Connecticut in addition to leadership certificates from Dartmouth, Tuck School of Business and Harvard. Lynch sits on the Washington Roundtable Board of Directors and is an active member of Women in Technology International, Society of Cable Television Engineers and Women in Cable Telecommunications. As an involved member of her community, Lynch has sat on boards inclusive of K-12 and Junior Achievement. She resides in Kirkland, Wash., with her husband.
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