America’s Broadband Networks Continue To Grow: A Year In Review
In 2024, cable providers expanded high-speed internet access nationwide, connecting more communities than ever.
America’s Expanding Broadband Networks Continue to Grow: The Northeast Pt. 2
As America targets efforts towards connecting every community to robust broadband – including the distribution of more than $40 billion in federal funds for building new networks – cable providers continue to do what they have always done: build out their networks to reach as many Americans as possible. With network expansions continuing to happen nationwide, here are a few more examples of projects that work towards the national goal of connecting every American. To learn about other projects highlighted in previous blogs, be sure to check out NCTA.com. And to learn more about what it takes
Comcast Partners to Close the Digital Divide with Launch of ACP Enrollment Programs in Western Massachusetts
With Thanksgiving and the giving season just around the corner, it's all the more fitting to spotlight the cable industry's year-round efforts to invest in its communities and to achieve digital equity across America. To focus on Comcast, yesterday NCTA spotlighted the cable provider's recent digital equity initiative in the Boston area. This $500,0000 investment is just one of many across the United States that exemplify the deep commitment the industry shares toward closing the digital divide, and is part of Comcast's larger commitment to the Commonwealth of Massachusetts through Project UP
Comcast's Investment in Boston Area Leads to Digital Navigator Programs
As the Thanksgiving holiday approaches, there is no better time to highlight a generous contribution from Comcast to nonprofit organizations in the Boston area which focus on closing the digital divide. Earlier this month, Comcast awarded more than $500,000 in grants to 17 organizations which focus on digital access and broadband adoption. This investment is one of many that the media and technology company is making in multiple cities as part of its Project UP initiative. Project UP is Comcast's 10-year, $1 billion commitment to advance digital equity through programs and community
Six Ways Broadband Leaders are Transforming Rural America
Earlier this week, NCTA, in partnership with the Rural Broadband Caucus, hosted a panel discussion in Washington, DC, where member companies shared programs and initiatives they are implementing to expand high-speed broadband networks, including gigabit service, to underserved areas. "If we're going to make any progress in revitalizing rural America, then broadband is just bottomline essential. It is not a red state/blue state deal," said Rep. Peter Welch (D-VT), co-chair of the caucus, in his opening remarks. "It's about making that decision we made in the 1930s when we electrified America
