Comcast (Nasdaq: CMCSA, CMCSK):
WHO: | Comcast Corporation Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Diversity Officer David L. Cohen and HUD Secretary Julián Castro will share exciting news about the future of Internet Essentials and ConnectHome. | ||
WHEN: | Thursday, July 14, 3:00 p.m. EDT | ||
| Dial-In Number: (888) 320-5934, Conference ID #46713188 | |||
BACKGROUND: | Internet Essentials is Comcast’s acclaimed, high-speed Internet adoption program for low-income families. From August 2011 through December 2015, the program has connected more than 600,000 low-income families, benefitting more than 2.4 million Americans, to the Internet at home. | ||
| ConnectHome is an initiative to extend affordable broadband access to families living in HUD-assisted housing. Through ConnectHome, Internet Service Providers, non-profits, and the private sector are offering broadband access, technical training, digital literacy programs, and devices for residents in assisted housing units in 28 communities across the nation. | |||
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Contacts:
Charlie Douglas, 215-286-3353
Cell: 215-264-8020
charlie_douglas@comcast.com
