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You may be eligible: Internet Essentials makes major expansion
Needy American families have been waiting for this news for a long time. Comcast Executive Vice President David Cohen says the Internet Essentials program is expanding rapidly. And, we might add, expanding in a lot of ways that will help a lot of people.
Cohen offered details in his second annual progress report on the company’s Internet Essentials program.
The biggest news is that Internet Essentials is being expanded to include families of parochial, private and homeschool students. (We thought that the National Free School Lunch program was only available to students in public schools, but United States Department of Agriculture says it’s available in all public and private non-profit schools. That’s good news!)
Comcast offers high speed internet access for just $9.95 a month. It also offers refurbished computers for less than $150. In fact, Comcast says it has already given out more than 15,000 of those inexpensive computers.
To be eligible for these tremendous benefits, families must have at least one child eligible to participate in the National School Lunch Program. Comcast estimates that 2.6 million families are eligible in the areas it serves.
The program has had huge success in its first 16 months. “We’ve connected more than 150,000 low-income families, or 600,000 Americans, to the power of the Internet at home,” Cohen said, “most for the very first time.”
But even better news lies ahead, because this is just the first step in Internet Essential’s expansion.
Rest assured, we’ll let you know more about every step of the expansion as it happens.
A brunch of liar, the program only available to family with kid on free lunch and section 8 and it only apply to a very small area but no where else, Comcast make it sound so generated but actually a false advertisement.
My wife and I recently adopted our grandson who is 9.,, and in 3rd grade. His teacher has recommended he have access to a computer for his schoolwork. He is struggling at school due to his problems with being a abuse survivor and having birth defects as well. He Dad is deceased and his biological mother is gone. We are retired and trying to meet his special needs as well as ours. He is receiving reduced lunches at his school, his is a Medicaid recipient and also receives small survivor benefits from Soc Sec fromhis biological father. Please help us get him connected to the internet and a computer he can use. Thank you for yoyr help. Stephen Randall, 404-403-****
There are a number of different low-income internet plans available, Stephen, and it sounds as if you and your grandson may qualify for a number of them. Please check them all out to find out which ones are availalbe in your area and which ones you qualify for. We provide all the info you need at this link:
Jesus Sosa says
May I get internet service for seniors in New Yok City and how soon
CheapInternet.com Administrator says
You can check out all the plans that are available in your state at this link:
https://www.cheapinternet.com/states
Truth input says
A brunch of liar, the program only available to family with kid on free lunch and section 8 and it only apply to a very small area but no where else, Comcast make it sound so generated but actually a false advertisement.
Stephen Randall says
My wife and I recently adopted our grandson who is 9.,, and in 3rd grade. His teacher has recommended he have access to a computer for his schoolwork. He is struggling at school due to his problems with being a abuse survivor and having birth defects as well. He Dad is deceased and his biological mother is gone. We are retired and trying to meet his special needs as well as ours. He is receiving reduced lunches at his school, his is a Medicaid recipient and also receives small survivor benefits from Soc Sec fromhis biological father. Please help us get him connected to the internet and a computer he can use. Thank you for yoyr help. Stephen Randall, 404-403-****
CheapInternet.com Administrator says
There are a number of different low-income internet plans available, Stephen, and it sounds as if you and your grandson may qualify for a number of them. Please check them all out to find out which ones are availalbe in your area and which ones you qualify for. We provide all the info you need at this link:
https://www.cheapinternet.com/low-income-internet
donna morris says
our seniors at this residence cannot get internet because the building is so old that the wiring is bad -donna morris -donnainsfca@********.com
CheapInternet.com Administrator says
That’s a pity, Donna, because there’s not much a service provider can do about that. Sounds like it’s an issue for the landlord to address.
Gilda William says
I am senior citizen with very limited income. Pls let me know of.program. may assist me,with internet. Thank
David says
Seniors, childless adults, and other parents have a great need for internet access. Please expand the program to them and to non profits
charles says
Am I elligible to join if I live in South Africa ?
Cheap Internet Administrator says
Not unless South Africa has become our 51st state.