Posted on 09/06/2011 12:41:46 PM PDT by ConservativeStatement
PHILADELPHIA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Comcast Corporation Chairman and CEO Brian L. Roberts and Philadelphia Mayor Michael A. Nutter today announced the launch of Internet Essentials, a program which provides families in Philadelphia with children who are eligible to receive free lunches under the National School Lunch Program (NSLP) with low-cost Internet service, affordable computers and digital literacy training. The goal of Internet Essentials is to help close the digital divide and ensure more Americans benefit from all the Internet has to offer. The program addresses what research has identified as the three primary barriers to broadband adoption– 1) a lack of understanding of how the Internet is relevant and useful; 2) the cost of a home computer; and 3) the cost of Internet service.
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ADMINS: headline was changed to fit.
Another example of what the Obama DOJ requires if you want a merger approved during this administration.
AT&T could learn from Comcast if it really wants to merge with T-Mobile.
I will not pay these pricks $ 1,800 a year for stuff I don't really want {but am forced into with their bundling} and then using part of my funding for the "poor kids" in philly and atlanta.
Ping to you. This is what I was telling you about.
that’s just great
Not only can I get to spend $3000 outfitting my kids with computers and internet at home this year, I get to do it for OTHER KIDS too~!!
Wonder how much of it will be used for productive Internet surfing versus downloading porn.
Maybe it should be treated like food stamps — you are only allowed to buy certain things with food stamps.
Well, I, for one, am glad to see little Broadband will finally have a family.
really? what state do you live in?
ping
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