USTelecom Joins With NCTA on Kids' Broadband; Comcast Offers Community Center Wi-Fi

USTelecom signed on to the NCTA/EducationSuperHighway K-12 Bridge to Broadband program of working with school districts to buy internet service for low-income families with students through sponsored service agreements. It said Thursday members joining include AT&T, Verizon, Frontier, Windstream, Consolidated and Shentel. Meanwhile, Comcast announced Lift Zones, a multiyear plan for more than 1,000 Wi-Fi connections in community centers for students, plus educational and digital skills content. Its Internet Essentials program has helped more than 8 million low-income people get residential internet, Comcast said.