Comcast California Hosts Inaugural Digital Equity Summit in San Francisco
28 Outubro 2022 - 2:00PM
Business Wire
Company Exceeds Expanded Goal to Launch More
Than 1,250 ‘Lift Zones’ Nationwide Offering Free High-Speed WiFi
Access Inside Community Centers
Today, Comcast hosted a Digital Equity Summit in San Francisco.
The gathering brought together more than 100 executives, program
directors, community leaders, public officials, and other key
stakeholders from around the Golden State working to close the
digital divide and create digital equity. The goals of the summit
were to highlight best practices; learn more about current and
future needs of vulnerable communities; and identify challenges,
solutions, and available funding resources. The summit also served
as a moment to celebrate the work of Comcast’s valued digital
equity partners across California, who worked throughout the
pandemic to help drive Internet adoption and provide digital
literacy training for those in need.
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In addition, the company announced it has exceeded its expanded
goal to launch 1,250 Lift Zones before the end of this year.
Comcast’s award-winning Lift Zones program provides free WiFi
access in neighborhood community centers nationwide. Since
September 2020, Lift Zones have enabled nearly six million free
WiFi user sessions for students, veterans, seniors, and adults.
According to a consumer survey of users who visited a Lift
Zone:
- 4 in 10 report they would not have had Internet access without
the Lift Zone.
- 50% of low-income households in major Comcast markets are
within walking distance of a Lift Zone.
- 58% of Lift Zone users strongly believe that the site helps
them achieve more.
- 58% report the Lift Zone reduces stress with studying, working
remotely, and/or managing tasks online.
- 56% say the Lift Zone is critical for success at school, work,
and/or managing tasks online.
- 92 percent of sites report that being a Lift Zone helps them
increase digital equity in their communities.
The Lift Zones program is part of Comcast’s Project UP – a
comprehensive initiative to advance digital equity and build a
future of unlimited possibilities. Backed by a $1 billion
commitment, Project UP will help reach tens of millions of people
with the skills, resources, and opportunities needed to succeed in
a digital world.
“We have a once-in-a-generation opportunity right now to help
connect the unconnected,” said Broderick Johnson, EVP Digital
Equity and EVP Public Policy, Comcast Corporation. “Working
together between Comcast, our nonprofit partners, and the state and
federal government, we will connect more households to the Internet
and help even more people take advantage of critical resources such
as the federal Affordable Connectivity Program and digital skills
training.”
“Comcast’s continued partnership and dedication to our
communities have resulted in allowing more students, children,
seniors, and families to get connected to the Internet,” said San
Francisco Mayor London Breed. “Public private partnerships like
these allow us to ensure that all of our communities have access to
services they need to thrive.”
Comcast’s Lift Zones were initially created in partnership with
city leaders and nonprofit partners to help keep students connected
to schools during the early stages of the pandemic. These digital
navigators helped countless communities at a time when they needed
it the most. Even as students return to their classrooms, Comcast
continues to see strong demand for Lift Zones that serve
underrepresented populations and offer an array of digital literacy
programs, access to online healthcare services, workforce
development training, and digital navigator support.
“Thanks to Comcast, we’ve been able to connect many of our
families to the Internet with high-speed WiFi to support a dynamic
learning environment for their children,” said Gloria Corral,
President and CEO of Parent Institute for Quality Education.
“Today’s Digital Equity Summit confirms Comcast’s commitment to the
communities we serve. I am eager to see how today’s conversation
will improve and help support the lives of the children and
families.”
In addition to the Lift Zone program, which earlier this year
won SXSW’s “People’s Choice Award,” Comcast is proud to participate
in the Federal Government’s Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP).
ACP provides eligible households with a $30/month subsidy that can
be applied toward their Internet service. When used to pay for
Comcast’s Internet Essentials service, home broadband Internet is
effectively free.
Powered by a Comcast Business solution, the company has
installed more than 150 Lift Zones across the state of California.
To find a Lift Zone near you, please visit:
https://internetessentials.com/learningsearchpage and for
additional information on Project UP, please visit
corporate.comcast.com/impact/project-up.
About Comcast
Corporation
Comcast Corporation (Nasdaq: CMCSA) is a global media and
technology company that connects people to moments that matter. We
are principally focused on connectivity, aggregation, and streaming
with 57 million customer relationships across the United States and
Europe. We deliver broadband, wireless, and video through our
Xfinity, Comcast Business, and Sky brands; create, distribute, and
stream leading entertainment, sports, and news through Universal
Filmed Entertainment Group, Universal Studio Group, Sky Studios,
the NBC and Telemundo broadcast networks, multiple cable networks,
Peacock, NBCUniversal News Group, NBC Sports, Sky News, and Sky
Sports; and provide memorable experiences at Universal Parks and
Resorts in the United States and Asia. Visit
www.comcastcorporation.com for more information.
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