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EQS-News: MARY’S PLACE AND COMCAST PARTNER TO ADVANCE DIGITAL EQUITY FOR FAMILIES TRANSITIONING FROM HOMELESSNESS TO HOUSING

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Sunday, January 22, 2023

Comcast and Mary’s Place today announced a next step in their ongoing commitment to advance digital equity for women and families experiencing homelessness.

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  • Comcast and Mary’s Place today announced a next step in their ongoing commitment to advance digital equity for women and families experiencing homelessness.
  • Earlier this year , Comcast partnered with Mary’s Place to provide free WiFi to local families experiencing homelessness.
  • “Comcast has been a digital equity leader and great partner with Mary's Place for years.
  • This will help Mary’s Place better understand the most impactful resources for families while directly improving digital access for at least 30 families.

EQS-News: COMCAST BRINGING HIGH SPEED INTERNET TO WAYZATA, MINNESOTA

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Sunday, December 18, 2022

COMCAST BRINGING HIGH SPEED INTERNET TO WAYZATA, MINNESOTA

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  • COMCAST BRINGING HIGH SPEED INTERNET TO WAYZATA, MINNESOTA
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  • Residential customers will also be able to take advantage of the company’s Internet Essentials program that provides low-cost, high-speed broadband for income-constrained households.
  • Comcast also participates in the Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP) , which provides qualifying households with a $30 monthly credit toward internet and mobile services.
  • Comcast Corporation (Nasdaq: CMCSA) is a global media and technology company that connects people to moments that matter.

EQS-News: Comcast Invests in Chico, Calif. Launching Three New Lift Zones to Help Increase Digital Equity in the Region

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Sunday, December 18, 2022

As part of its larger digital equity initiative, Comcast also announced donations totaling $75,000.

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  • As part of its larger digital equity initiative, Comcast also announced donations totaling $75,000.
  • Comcast’s Lift Zones program provides free WiFi, powered by Comcast Business, to enable students, seniors, families, and community members to get online and fully participate in the digital economy.
  • With these new locations, Comcast now offers three Lift Zones in the City of Chico — and a total of over 150 Lift Zones throughout its California service area.
  • “Helping to close the digital divide and address digital equity remain top priorities here in Chico,” said Mayor Andrew Coolidge, of Chico, CA.

EQS-News: Announcing the 2022-2023 Class of AAJA-SF Bay Area’s Rising With the Tides Fellowship

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Sunday, December 18, 2022

Comcast, NBC Bay Area and the San Francisco Bay Area Chapter of the Asian American Journalists Association (AAJA-SF Bay Area) are proud to announce the fellows and editorial coach who have been selected for the 2022-2023 Rising With the Tides (RWTT) program.

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  • Comcast, NBC Bay Area and the San Francisco Bay Area Chapter of the Asian American Journalists Association (AAJA-SF Bay Area) are proud to announce the fellows and editorial coach who have been selected for the 2022-2023 Rising With the Tides (RWTT) program.
  • Her RWTT-supported story will focus on the effort to preserve Cantonese language programs at higher education institutions in the Bay Area.
  • For RWTT, Suzuki will trace the history of Japanese American recreational basketball leagues in the Bay Area and will follow one East Bay program through its current season.
  • Past RWTT grant recipients have had their stories published in the New York Times, San Francisco Chronicle, NBC Bay Area and Wired.

EQS-News: Comcast Opens New Xfinity Store in Lacey

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Wednesday, November 30, 2022

Comcast has opened a new Xfinity store in Lacey to meet the needs of its local customers in Pierce County.

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  • Comcast has opened a new Xfinity store in Lacey to meet the needs of its local customers in Pierce County.
  • The new Xfinity Store is the latest example of the companys continued investment made in Washington state.
  • Comcast has invested $1B in technology and infrastructure in Washington during the last three years, including expansion and upgrades to its network.
  • The new Lacey Xfinity store is open Mon.-Sat.

EQS-News: COMCAST OPENS NEW XFINITY STORE IN MILL CREEK

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Tuesday, November 29, 2022

Comcast has opened a new Xfinity store in Mill Creek to meet the needs of its local customers in Snohomish County.

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  • Comcast has opened a new Xfinity store in Mill Creek to meet the needs of its local customers in Snohomish County.
  • The new Xfinity Store is the latest example of the companys continued investment made in Washington state.
  • Comcast has invested $1B in technology and infrastructure in Washington during the last three years, including expansion and upgrades to its network.
  • The new Mill Creek Xfinity store is open Mon.-Sat.

EQS-News: OPERATION MILITARY FAMILY RECEIVES DONATION FROM COMCAST DURING MILITARY APPRECIATION MONTH

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Sunday, November 27, 2022

In honor of Military Appreciation Month (Nov.), Comcast has partnered again with Operation Military Family , a veteran services and solutions organization committed to helping Veterans and their families forge new proven and effective paths that lead to success in family, work, and life.

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  • In honor of Military Appreciation Month (Nov.), Comcast has partnered again with Operation Military Family , a veteran services and solutions organization committed to helping Veterans and their families forge new proven and effective paths that lead to success in family, work, and life.
  • Comcast is donating $20,000, 200 laptops, and a digital skills guide to support military and veteran families in Washington.
  • Since 2011, the company has donated more than $197 million in cash and in-kind contributions to military community organizations.
  • Operation Military Family is veterans services 501 (3) committed to helping veterans and their families forge new proven and effective paths that lead to success in family, work, and life.

EQS-News: 100 Additional Small Businesses Owned by Women and People of Color in Oakland to Each Receive a $10,000 Grant from Comcast RISE, Bringing the Total Oakland Investment to $2 Million

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Sunday, November 27, 2022

100 Additional Small Businesses Owned by Women and People of Color in Oakland to Each Receive a $10,000 Grant from Comcast RISE, Bringing the Total Oakland Investment to $2 Million

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  • 100 Additional Small Businesses Owned by Women and People of Color in Oakland to Each Receive a $10,000 Grant from Comcast RISE, Bringing the Total Oakland Investment to $2 Million
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  • Comcast today announced it will award an additional $1 million in grants to 100 small businesses owned by women and people of color, including Black, Indigenous, Hispanic, and Asian American owners, among others, in Oakland, bringing the total to $2 million to date.
  • Comcast RISE was formed in late 2020 to give small businesses owned by people of color the grants needed to not just survive, but thrive.
  • With todays announcement, the following 100 selected businesses in Oakland will each receive a $10,000 grant:
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EQS-News: 100 SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS IN KING AND PIERCE COUNTIES AWARDED A TOTAL OF $1 MILLION THROUGH COMCAST RISE

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Sunday, November 27, 2022

Comcast today announced it will award $1 million in total grants to 100 small businesses in King and Pierce Counties as well as 128 small businesses in Washington state which were selected to receive technology and marketing services from Comcast RISE.

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  • Comcast today announced it will award $1 million in total grants to 100 small businesses in King and Pierce Counties as well as 128 small businesses in Washington state which were selected to receive technology and marketing services from Comcast RISE.
  • Small businesses, which make up 99.5% of all companies in Washington state, were particularly hard hit by the pandemic.
  • A study from the National Bureau of Economic Research cited that Black-owned small businesses were hardest hit, suffering the steepest decline (41 percent), followed by Hispanic and Asian-American-owned small businesses.
  • With todays announcement, the following 100 selected businesses in King and Pierce Counties will each receive a $10,000 grant:

EQS-News: READY FOR BUSINESS FUND IS DISTRIBUTING MORE THAN $200,000 IN CASH GRANTS TO 76 SMALL BUSINESSES IN WASHINGTON

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Monday, November 7, 2022

SEATTLE, November 7, 2022 The Ready for Business Fund a relief program launched by GSBA, Washington States LGBTQ and allied chamber of commerce, and Comcast is distributing $2,500 and $4,000 cash grants to 76 small businesses throughout Washington state.

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  • SEATTLE, November 7, 2022 The Ready for Business Fund a relief program launched by GSBA, Washington States LGBTQ and allied chamber of commerce, and Comcast is distributing $2,500 and $4,000 cash grants to 76 small businesses throughout Washington state.
  • The Ready for Business Fund was founded in the summer of 2020 with an initial $100,000 investment from Comcast and designation of GSBA as the fund manager.
  • To date, the fund has supported more than 200 small businesses in Washington with nearly $1 million in financial support and wraparound services.
  • The Ready for Business Fund was renewed this year with an additional $75,000 in funding from Comcast and GSBA, reprising its role as the program and fund manager.