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Nearly 100,000 South Florida Families Qualify For Discount Internet Service

Cable provider Comcast is offering deeply discounted internet service to tens of thousands of South Florida families – but most of those who are eligible have yet to sign up.


The company’s “Internet Essentials” plan offers high-speed Internet, priced at $9.95 a month, to low- and moderate-income families. To be eligible, families must live in an area where Comcast offers internet service, and at least one child in the family must be receiving free or reduced-price lunches at school.

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