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Comcast is doubling the speed for its Internet Essentials package a $9.95-a-month plan after a former employee claimed the program’s speed promises were a sham.
The download speed is going up from 25Mbps to 50Mbps. Meanwhile, the upload speed is increasing from 3Mbps to 5Mbps. Most importantly, this is coming at no extra cost for Internet Essentials subscribers, Comcast announced on Tuesday.
“To receive the increased internet speeds, existing customers will not need to do anything. The new speeds will be rolled out nationally beginning March 1,” the company added.
Comcast s Internet Essentials program provides low-income consumers with affordable broadband. It’s available to Americans who qualify for the National School Lunch Program, housing assistance and Medicaid.
BY Madeleine Grant, Nebraska News Service | February 2, 2021
LINCOLN–Since the Nebraska Legislature reconvened on Jan. 6, state senators introduced new bills ranging from reducing military retiree tax benefits to providing private school scholarships and enhancing youth rights in state care. Here is a brief rundown of bills introduced during the fourth week of the legislative session beginning on Jan. 24.
Private School Scholarships
Sen. Lou Ann Linehan of Elkhorn introduced LB364, a bill that would allow taxpayers to claim a nonrefundable income tax credit of up to 50% of their contributions to scholarship-granting organizations.
The bill is intended to cover private school tuition and fees for low-income students. Scholarship recipients must be Nebraska residents and from households with a gross income that does not exceed the eligibility guidelines for reduced-pr
Chris Davies - Feb 2, 2021, 9:43am CST
Those on Comcast Internet Essentials are getting some good news, with the ISP’s low-income plan doubling its speed for the same price. Launched in 2011, and then extended indefinitely in 2014, Internet Essentials had until now been offering 25 Mbps down and 3 Mbps up.
That was actually a speed boost, with Comcast having boosted the rates users could get from the low-cost plan back in March 2020. All the same, despite the changes, the ISP had faced criticism from some that its speeds just weren’t sufficient for the current environment of working from home and forced home-schooling, during the pandemic.
The Soy Nutrition Institute recently issued a summary statement about the latest USDA Dietary Guidelines for Americans, highlighting the inclusion of soy products in all three dietary patterns for healthy eating. The U.S.-style, vegetarian and Mediterranean-style dietary patterns recommend consumption of nutrient-dense foods and beverages throughout all stages of life. The guidelines define six core elements that make up a healthy dietary pattern vegetables, fruits, grains, dairy, protein foods and oils and soy-based products are included in four of the six core elements: dairy, oils, vegetables, and protein foods.
“To have soybeans and soy-rich products included in something as important and influential as these guidelines is a significant step toward increasing overall demand for U.S. soybeans,” said Kevin Wilson, United Soybean Board farmer-leader from Indiana and Soy Nutrition Institute secretary/treasurer.
Deliveries will be made between Feb. 1 through Feb.15.
Red Lake Fisheries is closely aligned with the Red Lake Nation Department of Natural Resources, it said on its Facebook business page.
The fisheries program began in 1987 and is responsible for the management and conservation of reservation fish stocks on 237,000 acres of Upper and Lower Red Lake, 135 smaller lakes, and approximately 55 miles of rivers and stream.
On Thursday, the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced it was accepting bids for 29,200 pounds of frozen walleye fillets for Idaho as part of its National School Lunch Program and other Federal Food and Nutrition Assistance programs. Acceptances will be announced on Feb. 10, with deliveries to be made between April 1-15 of this year.