With students, families and businesses relying more than ever before on maintaining virtual contact, the team at Comcast is renewing its commitment made in mid-March to assure customers remain connected.
Comcast says today that as the order to shelter in place continues to be the norm and schools remain closed across the country, they will extend their commitments for Xfinity customers through June 30th to help ensure students can finish out the school year from home and remain connected to the internet during the COVID-19 crisis.
Originally announced on March 13th, Comcast made the following commitments that will now be extended into the summer:
- No Disconnects and Waiving Late Fees: Comcast says, “We will not disconnect a customer’s Xfinity Internet, Xfinity Mobile, or Xfinity Voice service, and we will waive late fees if they contact us and let us know that they can’t pay their bills during this period. Our care teams are available to offer flexible payment options or help find other solutions.”
- Xfinity WiFi Free for Everyone: Xfinity WiFi hotspots in business and outdoor locations across the country will be available to anyone who needs them for free – including non-Xfinity Internet subscribers. For a map of Xfinity WiFi hotspots, visit www.xfinity.com/wifi.
- Pausing Our Data Plan: The communications team says, “With so many people working and educating from home, we want our customers to access the internet without thinking about data plans. While the vast majority of our customers do not come close to using 1TB of data in a month, we are pausing our data plans to give all customers unlimited data for no additional charge.”
- Internet Essentials: Internet Essentials is the nation’s largest and most comprehensive broadband adoption program. Comcast is extending their offer of 60 days of complimentary service for new customers through June 30th. Internet Essentials is normally available to all qualified low-income households for $9.95/month. For more information, visit online at www.internetessentials.com.
Dave Watson, Comcast Cable Chief Executive Officer, says, “These extended measures will continue to keep Americans safe and ensure that households are equipped for students to learn and stay informed at home as the nation copes with this unprecedented disruption to our daily lives,” and adds, “Our services have never been more important, and we’re doing everything we can to keep people connected to the internet.”
