Comcast Services Now Available to More Than 7,000 Homes and Businesses in Cabot, AR
Network Expansion Brings Increased Xfinity and Comcast Business Services to Residents and Businesses
Comcast services are now available to more than 7,000 new homes and businesses in Cabot, Arkansas to reliable, high-speed Internet by expanding its network to the region and enhancing Cabot’s digital infrastructure, while promoting economic growth, and positioning residents and local businesses for success in an increasingly digital world. The network expansion brings Internet, mobile, and security services from Xfinity and Comcast Business to residents and businesses for the first time.
To celebrate the completion of the expansion and to spread some holiday cheer, local Comcast employees collected and donated more than 100 toys to The CALL in Lonoke & Prairie Counties, a nonprofit organization that mobilizes local churches to serve children and youth placed in foster care.
In May, Comcast hosted a ribbon cutting with the Cabot Chamber of Commerce to commemorate the broadband expansion. Comcast Business also hosted a “restaurant takeover” at Overtime Cabot where they treated the community to free appetizers, games and prizes.
Today’s announcement brings more progress to Cabot as we connect even more residents to the game-changing power of broadband,” said Ken Kincade, Mayor of Cabot. “The power of high-speed internet is a major key to the growth of any city.”
A Network You Can Trust to be Reliable, Fast and Secure
Comcast’s state-of-the-art network is built to enable residents and businesses to thrive in today’s constantly connected world. Cabot joins the more than 63 million homes and businesses across the country to have access to a network that is trusted by essential community organizations like hospitals, schools, transportation systems and first responders, and federal agencies like the Department of Defense and FEMA. It delivers multi-gigabit Internet speeds, 99.9 percent reliability and security built from the ground up to keep customers safe from cyber threats.
Introducing Xfinity for Consumers
Comcast’s residential services are marketed under the Xfinity and NOW brands and consumers in Cabot can take advantage of Xfinity’s and NOW’s full suite of products, including Internet, video, mobile, voice and home security. With multi-gigabit Internet speeds, powerful WiFi able to reach every corner of the home, and super-responsive connections with low lag available with its plan, customers have a great experience using their connected devices to stream their favorite sports and entertainment content, video chat with coworkers and friends, learn from home or simply surf the web.
Comcast Business to Power Cabot’s Workforce
For local businesses, Comcast Business offers a suite of connectivity, communications, networking, cybersecurity, wireless, and managed solutions to help organizations of all sizes achieve their business goals. Industry analysts and associations have consistently recognized Comcast Business as a leader and innovator in flexible, scalable options as well as one of the fastest-growing providers of Ethernet services.
What it means for the Cabot Community
Comcast’s commitment to communities goes beyond building the network and aims to increase economic mobility for the local community and its residents. That’s why Comcast created Internet Essentials, a broadband adoption program that offers eligible households low-cost, high-speed Internet and affordable computers. Additionally, over the past three years, Comcast has invested nearly $300,000 in cash and in-kind donations into Ark. nonprofits focused on helping people build digital skills, expanding WiFi-connected Lift Zones and funding connectivity and Internet adoption programs.
“Expanding broadband access to more Arkansans continues to be one of Comcast’s top priorities,” said Mike McArdle, Regional Senior Vice President at Comcast. “I look forward to the impact high-speed internet will have on the Cabot community. Thank you to the city for being such a terrific partner.”