This section contains news and information about community outreach activities in the Greater Chicago Region in 2016.
Number of Xfinity WiFi hotspots in Winnebago County passes 22,000… Comcast announced today that the company has installed nearly 175 outdoor WiFi hotspots in key outdoor locations throughout Winnebago County, including several in Rockford’s downtown […]
Chicago’s Daley Plaza will be transformed into a global access point for locals to connect with people across the world — in Mexico City, Kigali, Herat, Gaza City and more — during Chicago Ideas Week, October 17-23, with tickets on sale now. […]
Number of Xfinity WiFi hotspots in Chicago’s Lincoln Park neighborhood passes 10,000… Comcast today announced that it has installed new Xfinity WiFi hotspots in outdoor locations bordering DePaul University’s Lincoln Park Campus, located at 2320 […]
Visitors to get hands-on demos of XFINITY’s innovative TV, High-Speed Internet and Voice services, as well as XFINITY Home, Comcast’s home security and automation platform… Exciting new retail environment to replace company’s current Joliet Customer Service […]
Comcast and the Rockford Housing Authority (RHA) announced today that Comcast’s Internet Essentials program, which provides low-cost Internet service to eligible low-income families, will be available to more than 5,300 U.S. Department of Housing and […]
James Sledge was named Comcast’s vice president of State Government Affairs, the company announced today. In his new role, Sledge will be responsible for managing state, legislative and public policy matters for Comcast in […]
Company Expands Internet Essentials to as many as 91,000 CHA Households… Company to Donate $125,000 to Fund Local Computer Labs and Digital Literacy Training… According to a five-year progress report the company released today, Comcast’s […]
Expansion increases access to Ethernet, Internet, Voice and Cloud Services, will help accelerate growth of existing businesses and attract additional tech companies to Gurnee Class A Corporate Park… Comcast announced today that it has proactively […]
Comcast will be recognized for enormous community impact and efforts that have taken place throughout Chicagoland; Comcast is one of the original partners of 1871… The Chicagoland Entrepreneurial Center and 1871 today announced that Comcast […]
Internet Essentials to Reach More Than 40 Percent of All HUD-Assisted Households Nationwide… Comcast and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) ConnectHome initiative took an historic step to close the digital divide […]
