There are so many more factors to a good internet connection than the speed limit. Credit: Mashable composite; Shutterstock / Mihai_Andritoiu Moving forward requires focus. Mashable's Social Good ...

Marguerite Reardon started as a CNET News reporter in 2004, covering cellphone services, broadband, citywide Wi-Fi, the Net neutrality debate and the consolidation of the phone companies. Comcast is ...

Comcast is expanding its services to help more low-income people get access to the internet without having to pay Comcast’s normal prices. The expansion, part of the company’s Internet Essentials ...

Comcast will automatically increase speeds offered by its Internet Essentials program on March 1. The announcement arrived shortly after the company received complaints from some students who said it ...

Comcast extends its subsidized broadband program beyond its June 2014 commitment. The cable giant started the program back in 2011 as part of its conditions for its merger with NBC Universal.

Comcast has expanded Internet Essentials' coverage to include Federal Pell Grant recipients within areas where it's available. By doing so, it's giving undergraduates from low-income households access ...

FALCON HEIGHTS, Minn. - Internet Essentials from Comcast is the nation’s largest and most comprehensive high-speed Internet adoption program for low-income Americans. Internet Essentials has been ...