Comcast plans to invest $1 billion over the next 10 years to help close the digital divide and provide digital skills training, grants, and free service and laptops. The goal is to sign up 50 million low-income students and individuals over the decade through digital literacy programs.

On the 10th anniversary of its Internet Essentials program, Comcast said it has connected more than 10 million people in the U.S. to home broadband internet since 2011. The overwhelming majority of these individuals were not connected prior to signing up.