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By Rodrigo Lopez, Comcast
There’s a important problem in Washington for communities large and small. We name it the digital divide, and it exists in Kent and King County. For over a decade, we’ve labored laborious to deal with this problem and have linked greater than 50,000 households in King County to high-speed Web at dwelling, many for the primary time, by way of our Web Necessities program.
Web Necessities addresses the limitations to web adoption by way of free digital literacy coaching assets, the choice to buy a reduced laptop, and low-cost, high-speed Web for below ten {dollars} a month, plus tax. By this program, we’ve been in a position to join college students, households, and communities needing reasonably priced web assets. However extra must be completed.
Comcast performs a significant position in serving to join folks on-line, and that features providing options each in and outdoors of the house. Now, by way of our participation within the federal authorities’s Inexpensive Connectivity Program (ACP), now we have an unprecedented alternative to assist practically 100,000 folks in King County, together with greater than 8,000 in Kent, hook up with the Web each at dwelling and on the go.
Almost a half 1,000,000 Washington residents could profit from entry to the Web by way of applications like ACP, which provide a $30/month low cost on Web service ($75/month on Tribal lands). Any Xfinity Web or Web Necessities buyer who qualifies can use it to save cash on their Web invoice and benefit from these affords.
Comcast has launched two new methods for folks to attach by way of ACP, and the $30/month ACP profit could be utilized to any tier of Xfinity Web service. Eligible prospects in Comcast’s service areas can join Web Necessities Plus, which incorporates 100 Mbps obtain speeds, a cable modem/WiFi router system, and is free after the federal government’s ACP credit score is utilized. Moreover, Xfinity Web prospects taking part in ACP can add cellular service by way of Xfinity Cell, which incorporates 5G and mechanically connects to tens of millions of Xfinity WiFi hotspots throughout the nation to cut back prospects’ dependence on mobile and lower your expenses.
Signing up for ACP
New and present Xfinity Web or Web Necessities prospects can go to www.xfinity.com/acp or name 844-389-4681 for extra info to find out eligibility and enroll. Clients can even name to talk to a devoted ACP Enrollment and Help Middle from 8 AM to 12 AM day by day, with multi-lingual capabilities to help anybody fascinated about this system.
Different Connectivity Choices
We all know that hundreds of Washingtonians additionally rely upon group facilities for entry to the Web, and our Elevate Zone initiative goals to deal with that want. By our Elevate Zone initiative, now we have geared up 92 group facilities with free web service all through the state. Elevate Zones present hundreds of Washington residents with places to entry on-line training, healthcare, and employment assets.
This 12 months, a few of our Elevate Zones will even obtain a state-of-the-art expertise makeover from Comcast, together with new laptops and expertise that may assist our group companions provide job abilities coaching, training, laptop lessons, internships, and extra. Elevate Zones in Washington could also be discovered at: https://www.internetessentials.com/learningSearchPage.
Connecting extra folks to the Web and the expertise they should take part and excel in an more and more digital world has been a core focus for Comcast. Wanting towards the subsequent ten years, Comcast is constructing on that basis and increasing its affect by way of Challenge UP, a complete initiative to advance digital fairness and assist construct a way forward for limitless potentialities.
Backed by a $1 billion dedication to succeed in tens of tens of millions of individuals, Challenge UP encompasses the applications and group partnerships throughout Comcast, NBCUniversal, and Sky that join folks to the Web, advance financial mobility, and open doorways for the subsequent era of innovators, entrepreneurs, storytellers, and creators. For extra info on Challenge UP and the most recent information on efforts to deal with digital inequities, go to https://company.comcast.com/affect/project-up.
For extra details about Web Necessities and Comcast’s dedication to training and digital fairness, please go to https://company.comcast.com/training. Households and households can apply for this system at www.internetessentials.com or by telephone at 1-855-846-8376 for English or 1-855-765-6995 for Spanish.
EDITOR’S NOTE: Sponsored Posts like this are paid, “Native Commercials” that assist companies and organizations enhance their web presence and all-important web optimization. To study extra about how one can immediately attain our increasing, engaged viewers in South King County, please e-mail Theresa Schaefer at [email protected].