Cox Extends Connect2Compete Program to Virginia

Cox Communication launched the Connext2Compete initiative in Virginia at a ribbon cutting ceremony in Fairfax County attended by Fairfax County Board of supervisors chairman Sharon Bulova, Federal Communications Commission acting chairwoman Mignon Clyburn, Connect2Compete CEO Zach Leverenz, and representatives from LULAC and Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Washington.

Connect2Compete is a national not-for-profit initiative aimed at extending broadband access to families with children (K-12) participating in the National Free Lunch program, by offering discounted high-speed Internet service. Families that qualify will be eligible for high-speed Internet service for $9.95 per month, a free modem and free professional installation. The expansion to Virginia follows a successful pilot of the program; the C2C program is modeled after a broadband adoption program Cox started in Santa Barbara (CA) in 2002. Cox announced its national rollout of the program in April.