Users also will get 40 hours of free monthly access to any of Comcast’s 17 million Xfinity Wi-Fi hotspots outside of the home. The service is free to regular Comcast internet customers, though noncustomers can pay to use it for $2.95 an hour. In Denver and Colorado, there are 1,000 and 41,000 public Xfinity hotspots, respectively, according to Comcast.
In Colorado, the program targets low-income households with at least one child who qualifies for the National School Lunch Program or .
A separate will also expand to seven more communities this year, starting with Miami Dade County in Florida. Existing senior programs are available in Boston, San Francisco, Seattle, Philadelphia dn Palm Beach County, Fla.
Comcast officials did not say whether Colorado seniors will soon see this option.
At 150,000 households, California topped the list for the number of households that subscribe to Comcast’s service. Colorado ranked ninth nationwide, with 42,000 households.
Update on August 15, 2017: This story was updated to correct the allotment of free Wi-Fi access to Comcast public hotspots to 40 hours per month.
