INTERNET ESSENTIALS

New Program to Provide Affordable Access to the Internet and Computers and

Digital Literacy Training to Eligible Students and their Families

COMCAST is partnering with DSBDA and other local organizations to promote this new program that will allow everyone to have access to the Internet for a very low price. We encourage those that qualify to take advantage of this limited offer. The program is geared towards families with elementary and high school students.

Internet Essentials, a groundbreaking Comcast broadband adoption program, provides low-cost access to the Internet and affordable computers as well as digital literacy training to families with children who receive free lunches under the National School Lunch Program (NSLP).

Starting in the “Back-to-School” season for the 2011–12 school year this summer, eligible households in Comcast’s footprint will be able to obtain high speed access to the Internet through Internet Essentials.  Internet Essentials will run for at least three school years, but any household that qualifies during the three-year period will remain eligible for the discounted prices so long as a child in the household continues to receive a free lunch under the NSLP.

eligible participants will receive:

• XFINITY Economy Internet Service for $9.95 per month (plus applicable taxes) with no activation or equipment rental charges;
• The opportunity to purchase a computer for $149.99 (plus applicable taxes); and
• Access to online, in print, and in person digital literacy training.

 For more information about Internet Essentials, please visit www.comcast.com/opportunity