Comcast is launching a pilot program with the Department of Housing and Urban Development that will provide high-speed Internet for public housing residents in South Florida.
The company announced Thursday that eligibility for Internet Essentials will be extended to any public housing resident in Miami-Dade County.
The announcement was made by Comcast Corporation Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Diversity Officer David L. Cohen and HUD Secretary Julián Castro alongside Miami-Dade County Mayor Carlos Giménez and City of Miami Mayor Tomás Regalado at Rainbow Village, a public housing development in Miami.
"The Internet has truly become essential for a successful life in 21st Century America," Cohen said. "Really designed to close the digital divide and to give access to everyone."
Comcast will provide a free laptop computer and six months’ worth of complimentary Internet Essentials Internet service to every Rainbow Village household. The company also donated 15 new computers to the Rainbow Village computer lab.
Since 2011, Internet Essentials has connected 2.4 million Americans, or 600,000 low-income families, to the Internet at home. In Florida, Internet Essentials has connected nearly 320,000 low-income individuals to online access at home, including nearly 140,000 living in Miami-Dade.
For more information, visit www.InternetEssentials.com.
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