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Comcast Sponsors Digital Equity Summit in Atlanta
Company also donates 500 laptops to students at KIPP Vision Primary & Academy ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Today, Comcast sponsored Digital Equity in Georgia:
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[{"type":"text","content":"\nCompany also donates 500 laptops to students at KIPP Vision Primary & Academy\n\n ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--\nToday, Comcast sponsored Digital Equity in Georgia: Leveraging Networks to Bridge the Digital Divide - with Inspiredu, a nonprofit focused on driving digital inclusion and literacy. The town hall took place at Atlanta’s Westside Works, a neighborhood-based workforce collaborative, and joined city officials, leading educators, and numerous community partners for a discussion on creating digital equity and closing the digital divide.\nThis press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20221216005498/en/ATLANTA, GEORGIA - DECEMBER 16: Christine Whitaker, President, Central Division, Comcast, Broderick Johnson, EVP, Public Policy & Digital Equity, Comcast and students attend as Comcast celebrates the holidays with 500 laptop donation to KIPP Vision Academy on December 16, 2022 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Terence Rushin/Getty Images for Comcast)\nThe sponsorship is part of Project UP, Comcast’s 10-year, $1 billion pledge to advance digital equity through programs and community partnerships that connect people to the Internet, advance economic mobility, and open doors for the next generation of innovators, entrepreneurs, storytellers and creators.\n\nThe goals of the summit were to understand more about the needs of vulnerable communities and identify solutions and available resources to address them. The summit also honored the work of Comcast’s valued digital equity partners across the region, who worked throughout the pandemic to help drive Internet adoption and provide digital literacy training for those in need.\n\nComcast EVP of Digital Equity and EVP of Public Policy Broderick Johnson spoke about Comcast’s efforts to create digital equity, including the opening of 10 Xfinity WiFi-connected Lift Zones across the region. He also pointed to Comcast’s participation in the Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP) and the company’s Internet Essentials initiative as successful efforts that are connecting low-income Americans to the Internet. Since 2011, Comcast’s Internet Essentials has connected more than 10 million underserved Americans to broadband service at home.\n\nMr. Johnson referred to a recent Boston Consulting Group study that revealed those who received hand...