Comcast to launch over 1,000 WiFi-connected “Lift Zones” to help connect students to internet
With the help of its network of thousands of nonprofit partners and city leaders, Comcast will provide WiFi to help students get online, participate in distance learning, and do their schoolwork.
In order to help connect low-income families to the internet, Comcast launched a multiyear program to launch over 1,000 WiFi-connected “Lift Zones” in community centers nationwide.
With the help of its network of thousands of nonprofit partners and city leaders, Comcast will provide WiFi to help students get online, participate in distance learning, and do their schoolwork.
The initiative will provide not only free internet connectivity, but also access to educational and digital skills content to help families and site coordinators navigate online learning.
“These Lift Zones, which will be installed in community centers in local neighborhoods that our partners have identified and will run, will be places where students and families can get online and access the resources they need, especially while so many schools and workplaces have gone virtual,” said Dave Watson, President and Chief Executive Officer, Comcast Cable.
