NCTA member companies have announced new measures to expand internet access, especially for low-income households and families with students that are now learning from home. They have also signed the FCC’s Keep Americans Connected Pledge. Read more here: https://www.ncta.com/covid-19-response.
Visit NCTA’s COVID-19 Dashboard to learn how the cable’s internet networks are performing here: https://www.ncta.com/COVIDdashboard.
NCTA COVID Response Page: visit https://www.ncta.com/ and check out the NCTA COVID Response page for the latest and most up to date information on the industry’s response to the pandemic.
NCTA Blog on cable’s support of schools/homework gap: http://www.ncta.com/whats-new/supporting-americas-schools-during-covid-19#.Xrr6ylRMLzE.link
In September, NCTA – the Internet & Television Association and EducationSuperHighway launched the K-12 Bridge to Broadband initiative to help increase home connectivity solutions for students, as many schools adapt to remote and hybrid learning classrooms amid the coronavirus pandemic. Cable broadband providers that have committed to this unique initiative include Comcast (Xfinity), Charter (Spectrum), Cox, GCI, Mediacom, Midco, Sjoberg’s and Vyve. These providers offer broadband service to 80% of U.S. homes or 110 million housing units. Read more here: https://www.ncta.com/media/media-room/k12bridgetobroadband.
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