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Comcast rolls out Internet Essentials upgrades and selects San Francisco as a pilot for low-income seniors
Summary
Comcast announced speed upgrades, free Wi-Fi routers for Internet Essentials customers and a pilot expanding eligibility to low-income seniors, naming San Francisco among pilot sites; city officials and nonprofit partners joined the announcement.
At a community event recorded in the transcript, Comcast executive David L. Cohen said Comcast has doubled Internet Essentials speed to 10 Mbps, will provide free Wi‑Fi routers to Internet Essentials customers at no additional charge, and is launching pilot programs to extend Internet Essentials eligibility to low-income seniors — with San Francisco named as one pilot site.
Cohen said…
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