Comcast Joins Federal Effort To Bring Discounted Internet To Public Housing

NPR reports on ObamaNet:

A year ago to the day, the Obama administration launched a new project called ConnectHome — a federal push to galvanize nonprofits and corporations into a program to get more families who live in public or assisted housing connected to the Internet.


According to HUD, nearly two-thirds of America's lowest-income households own a computer, but less than half have broadband access at home. Nonprofits like the Boys & Girls Clubs and Khan Academy, and Internet providers like Google Fiber and CenturyLink have been helping people get discounted Internet connections, computers and training.

As of Friday, Comcast, the nation's largest Internet service provider, adds its full footprint, which covers 40 percent of public and HUD-assisted housing. This marks the massive expansion of Comcast's discounted Internet and equipment program, called Internet Essentials, beyond families with schoolchildren.

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