Cox Pledges $60M in Services Toward Digital Homework Gap

Cox Communications will spend $60 million over the next year on the educational digital divide, extending terms of its Connect2Compete low-cost student internet service, it said Tuesday. The company said those who sign up for Connect2Compete in 2020 will get two months free and then pay $9.95 monthly. It said the spending also will go toward devices and support services for such customers, and its Wi-Fi hot spots remain open.