Comcast Offers 60 Days of Free Internet to Low-Income Families Now
Low-income families could potentially get two months of free Internet access from Comcast in response to the coronavirus outbreak.
Internet is offered through Internet Essentials, Comcast’s existing program, which offers these families the same Internet for $ 9.95 a month.
As part of the new promotion, starting Monday, new Internet Essentials customers will be able to get basic Internet access (25 Mbps download and 3 Mbps download) free of charge. The service has no contract, no credit check, and no setup fee. This 25Mbps speed also represents a small leap over the traditional 15Mbps internet offering over the service.
To qualify, you usually need to be someone who is already eligible for a public assistance program such as the National School Lunch Program, Housing Assistance, Medicaid, SNAP, or SSI. You will also need to live in an area where Comcast is available, but you have not signed up for the service in the past 90 days and have no outstanding debt to Comcast that is less than a year old.
If that sounds like you, you can apply for the service on Comcast’s website . If approved, you will receive a welcome kit and internet equipment within 7-10 business days.
While it may not help much in the coming week, if you have kids who are out of school, or if you are trying to work from home yourself, then it will probably definitely come in handy in the future.
And since there is no contract, if you no longer want to use the service after 60 days, you can completely cancel it without even paying a dime.