A Comcast program designed to open up lower-cost internet access is expanding to all low-income residents within its service area, which includes Baltimore.
The Philly-based communications giant’s Internet Essentials program provides broadband access for about $10 per month.
According to our sister site Technical.ly Philly, Comcast is now extending eligibility for the program to include people who are participating in more than a dozen federal assistance programs including Medicaid, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), and Supplemental Security Income.
“The Internet is arguably the most important technological innovation in history, and it is unacceptable that we live in a country where millions of families and individuals are missing out on this life-changing resource,” said David L. Cohen, senior executive VP and chief diversity officer of Comcast NBCUniversal.
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