FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Wednesday, July 27, 2011         

CONTACT: John Schuster
Miami-Dade County Public Schools
305-995-1126

Superintendent of Schools Alberto M. Carvalho, school and district administrators, Comcast executives

Comcast Plan to offer Internet Essentials to needy families

Thursday, August 4
9:00 a.m.

Phillis Wheatley Elementary School
1801 NW 1st Place
Miami, FL 33136

Comcast will be launching their program Internet Essentials which allows students receiving free lunches to be eligible for low cost Internet access.  Miami-Dade Public Schools has been a pioneer in the community, ensuring that our students have the technology they need to become citizens of the world.