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 ...

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 ...

The cable giant is boosting speeds to 50Mbps on its $9.95 a month broadband service designed to help low-income families stay connected. Marguerite Reardon started as a CNET News reporter in 2004, ...

To help low-income families stay connected to updates about the COVID-19 pandemic, Comcast is giving away two months of free internet services through its Internet Essentials program for eligible ...

Comcast is doubling the speed of its Internet Essentials package, its $10-a-month product to connect low-income families to the internet. From March 1st, new and existing users will automatically be ...

Update 3/16/2020: Over the next 60 days, Comcast has also opened up its Xfinity Wi-Fi free to for public use and paused its data plan, so everyone will have access to unlimited data. The company said ...