Comcast Expands Low-Cost Broadband for Seniors

Comcast has expanded its pilot low-cost broadband service for senior citizens to the San Francisco (CA) area, the company said. The pilot -- building on an earlier one in Palm Beach County (FL) on Aug. 4 -- is part of its Internet Essentials package. Comcast is working with the San Francisco Department of Aging and Adult Services, the City’s SF Connected Senior’s Digital Literacy Training Collaborative, Self-Help for the Elderly, Community Technology Network, and the Community Living Campaign on the program.

In California, the Internet Essentials program has connected more than 280,000 low-income Californians to online access at home, of which more than 90,000 live in the Greater Bay Area. California now ranks first in the nation for Internet Essentials adoption, with the program reaching more than 23 percent of its estimated eligible population.