Comcast Including More Senior Citizens in Low-Cost Broadband Pilot
Comcast's Internet-adoption program for low-income users is increasingly targeting senior citizens, with Comcast announcing Wednesday that it would launch a pilot program for low-income senior citizens in San Francisco. Since 2011, Comcast's Internet Essentials program has provided online home access…
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to more than 2 million people, it said. In a statement Wednesday, Comcast Chief Diversity Officer David Cohen said the low-income senior citizen pilot program is "opening up a second front in our attack on the digital divide so these seniors can get connected to the Internet in their homes and use it to communicate with friends and family, access healthcare and financial information, and enjoy online news and entertainment." A separate pilot program was announced earlier this month for low-income seniors in Palm Beach County, Florida.