Since 2011, Internet Essentials from Comcast – the nation’s largest and most comprehensive private-sector Internet adoption program – has connected a cumulative total of more than 10 million people from low-income families to the Internet at home.
In 2020, during the COVID-19 crisis, many at-risk students found themselves at home without an Internet connection or a laptop to use for distance learning. Since then, the need for more resources to address digital equity and fund Internet adoption programs has accelerated. Over the next 10 years through Project UP – our $1B commitment to address digital equity and help build a world of unlimited possibilities – we'll reach tens of millions of people with access to the resources, skills, and tools they need to succeed in an increasingly digital world.