Marguerite Reardon started as a CNET News reporter in 2004, covering cellphone services, broadband, citywide Wi-Fi, the Net neutrality debate and the consolidation of the phone companies. Comcast is ...

The cable giant is boosting speeds to 50Mbps on its $9.95 a month broadband service designed to help low-income families stay connected. Marguerite Reardon started as a CNET News reporter in 2004, ...

Comcast is doubling the speed of its Internet Essentials package, its $10-a-month product to connect low-income families to the internet. From March 1st, new and existing users will automatically be ...

Comcast will automatically increase speeds offered by its Internet Essentials program on March 1. The announcement arrived shortly after the company received complaints from some students who said it ...

Bottom line: With today's eligibility expansion, Comcast estimates that more than three million additional low-income households will now be eligible to apply for Internet Essentials. Given how ...

Back in 2011, as part of a pledge to the U.S. Federal Communications Commission to secure the approval of its merger with NBC Universal, Comcast launched a low-cost internet service tier dubbed ...