Comcast Washington

Comcast Connects More Than 260,000 Washingtonians through Internet Essentials; Expands Program Eligibility for Low-Income Veterans

We have connected more than six million low-income Americans to the Internet through the Comcast Internet Essentials program, which is the largest and most comprehensive broadband adoption program for low-income families in the U.S.  Here in Washington state, we have connected more than 260,000 residents through our Internet Essentials program. In fact, the program has […]

Comcast Internet Essentials Eligibility Reaches an Estimated 75,000 HUD Public Housing Homes in Washington State

The following is a nationwide news release that sums up the biggest expansion ever of Comcast’s low-income broadband program, Internet Essentials. We wanted to share it, and with some local numbers. We can use everyone’s help in getting the word out about this program. There are our estimates of the number of households across Washington State […]

Seattle Joins Public Housing Pilot Program for Low-Cost Broadband Access

Today’s news about milestones in Internet Essentials, the program that brings low-cost broadband, is found on the Comcast corporate blog. But you may have noticed that there are local implications since Seattle is one of the pilot cities to embrace a public housing component. Here’s a local response from King County Housing Authority, whose units […]

Comcast and Spokane Salvation Army Cooperate on One of Washington’s Largest Back-to-School Backpack Giveaways

The numbers are astounding and speak to the high need in the Inland Northwest communities. The line to enter the back-to-school event stretched three blocks at its peak. Volunteers distributed nearly 1,000 backpacks in the first hour. At the end of the day, more than 5,000 backpacks (full of grade-appropriate school supplies) and 15,000 individuals […]

March 2015: New Milestones In Internet Essentials

Comcast has announced that since August 2011, its nationally acclaimed broadband adoption program, Internet Essentials, has connected more than 450,000 families, or 1.8 million low-income Americans, to the power of the Internet at home.  To put that in perspective, 1.8 million is larger than the populations of 96 of America’s 100 largest cities as well as 12 […]