ComcastInWashington's video: Comcast Hosts Digital Inclusion Days In Seattle 2018

Comcast hosted a series of events in Seattle this October designed to raise awareness of the urgent need for more Internet access and training for local families, students, and veterans. Since 2011, Comcast has connected more than six million low-income Americans to the Internet through its acclaimed Internet Essentials program, which is the largest and most comprehensive high-speed Internet adoption program for low-income families in the U.S. Washington State ranks eighth in the nation in terms of the number of residents who have embraced the Internet Essentials program. In fact, in the last seven years, more than 260,000 residents across the state, and more than 164,000 in the greater Seattle area, have signed up for the program. The company also announced it has significantly expanded eligibility – for the 11th time – to include low-income veterans. This includes one million participants nationally, and nearly 60,000 across the state of Washington. According to the United States Census Bureau’s 2016 American Community Survey, nearly a third of low-income veterans do not have Internet access, and less than 60 percent own a computer.