Cable / Telecom News

NCTA leads effort to push broadband adoption in U.S.


WASHINGTON, DC - The National Cable & Telecommunications Association (NCTA) is spearheading an initiative to promote education and broadband adoption by providing low-cost, discounted broadband Internet service to millions of students that don’t currently have broadband in their homes. Called Connect-to-Compete (C2C), the program features $9.95 per month high-speed cable Internet service (along with a free rental or low cost purchase of a cable modem) for households with at least one child that receives free lunch under the National School Lunch Program in the U.S.  The NCTA said Wednesday that it estimates that there are more than 10 million such...