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Cox Communications Works with White House to Connect Households with Affordable Internet
Posted on May 11th, 2022
ATL Leaders from Cox join White House officials today to announce a partnership about the Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP), making high-speed internet more affordable and accessible to households across the nation.
In participating in the ACP, eligible households will have access to Cox’s 100 Mbps high-speed internet service at no cost.
“Our commitment to digital equity continues to be our guiding purpose in ensuring that families stay connected at an affordable cost,” said Mark Greatrex, president of Cox Communications. “By participating in ACP, we can reach more low-income households with high-speed reliable internet service.”
On March 16, 2022, Cox announced the company’s alignment to ACP and doubled the download speeds of the company’s low-cost internet products Connect2Compete and ConnectAssist to 100 mbps. With the alignment to the ACP $30 subsidy, more people can receive free internet access at higher speeds. Customers can visit cox.com/digitalequity to find out if they’re eligible and sign up for these programs.
Connecting Rural Communities
On February 17, 2022, Cox announced more than $400M over the next three years will be designated to expand its footprint to reach underserved and rural communities. These efforts will allow Cox to provide fast and reliable internet service to more than 100K new homes and businesses in communities near its existing footprint.
Cox has a long-standing commitment to narrowing the digital divide and has connected more than 1.4M people to the internet through Cox enabled Digital Equity programs.
For more information on Cox’s participation in the ACP and program eligibility, visit www.newsroom.cox.com/ACP.
Cox is dedicated to ensuring digital equity for households of all incomes and economic statuses in our communities. Whether learning from home, working remotely or surfing the web, internet access is crucial for all children and adults. Cox offers several affordable internet programs to qualifying households to keep our communities connected, in addition to digital literacy training and discounted PCs. To learn more about Cox’s dedication to digital equity and explore affordable internet tiers, please visit cox.com/digitalequity.
Cox Communications is committed to creating meaningful moments of human connection through technology. The largest private broadband company in America, we proudly serve seven million homes and businesses across 18 states. We’re dedicated to empowering others to build a better future and celebrate diverse products, people, suppliers, communities and the characteristics that make each one unique. Cox Communications is the largest division of Cox Enterprises, a family-owned business founded in 1898 by Governor James M. Cox.
Submitted By: Charla Batey, MBA, APR
Manager, Public Relations
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