Comcast Extends 'Internet Essentials' Promotion

Comcast's David Cohen said Thursday that the company will be extending its Internet Essentials promotion through Sept. 30.  

The Internet Essentials program provides low-cost broadband ($9.95 per month) and computer equipment (less than $150) to low-income homes with school-aged kids.  

Comcast had been looking to recruit more homes with a six-months-free promotion for new sign-ups that was to have ended this weekend. 

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John Eggerton

Contributing editor John Eggerton has been an editor and/or writer on media regulation, legislation and policy for over four decades, including covering the FCC, FTC, Congress, the major media trade associations, and the federal courts. In addition to Multichannel News and Broadcasting + Cable, his work has appeared in Radio World, TV Technology, TV Fax, This Week in Consumer Electronics, Variety and the Encyclopedia Britannica.