2024 in Review: Connecting Communities and Driving Innovation with Xfinity and Comcast in Oregon

Across Oregon, 2024 was a big year, and that’s true for us at Comcast. We expanded our network to new areas, introduced new products, engaged more local businesses, and partnered with our community to bridge the digital divide, all to connect customers to what they love. Read on for some of the highlights from an impactful 2024:  

Expanding Our Reliable, Fast and Secure Network in Oregon

This year, we brought Xfinity and Comcast Business services to thousands more residents and businesses in Oregon for the first time through network expansions. These expansion projects enhance digital infrastructure, promote economic growth, and position residents and local businesses for success in an increasingly digital world. 

Some of these projects in Oregon include:  

• Our network construction teams completed their work in April 2024 to build the Xfinity network in Eagle Creek and Estacada, Oregon. Over 3,200 homes and businesses in the area now have access to the Xfinity network.
• Our network construction teams completed their work in April 2024 to build the Xfinity network in Silverton, Oregon, where over 4,500 homes and businesses now have access to the Xfinity network.

• Our construction team started our expansion to bring our next-generation network to Stayton, Oregon. We activated the first customers in the area and will build out to more than 2,700 homes and businesses.
• We began construction in Sublimity, Oregon, where we expect to extend our network to more than 1,000 homes and businesses.

In the last three years, we’ve invested $587 million to expand and enhance our network technology and infrastructure in Oregon.  

Enhancing the Value and Innovation of Our Products 

In 2024, we added innovative features and options to our mobile, Internet, and entertainment offerings.  

Xfinity Mobile and Comcast Business Mobile continue to offer some of the lowest prices on the market, with residential customers saving up to 50% on their wireless bills when they switch from “the Big Three.” In addition to savings, we introduced WiFi Boost this year, which delivers speeds of up to 1 Gigabit per second when customers connect to millions of Xfinity WiFi hotspots.  

We launched Xfinity StreamSaver, a bundle of Peacock, Netflix, and Apple TV+ that delivers savings of over 30% annually. By bringing these premium streaming services together for the first time, Xfinity is making it easy for customers to enjoy exceptional entertainment, including thousands of hours of live sports, from the best streaming apps at an unparalleled value. 

We also introduced NOW, a brand of quality, low-cost Internet, mobile, and streaming TV products that customers can purchase month-to-month, whenever they want. Backed by the Xfinity network, NOW products feature all-in pricing, no contracts, and no credit checks. 

For Internet customers, we increased speeds at no additional cost – something we’ve done every year for the past 20 years – making it easier to do more like video calling with friends, gaming, or streaming a movie with the family. 

With Xfinity Store openings in Salem and Tigard, adding to nearly 20 retail locations throughout Oregon, there are even more places to meet our team of local experts, ask questions, and experience our products and services. 

Building a Future of Unlimited Possibilities in Our Communities 

Numerous organizations in Oregon are working hard to increase Internet adoption and digital skills in our communities. Through Project UP, our $1 billion commitment to advance digital equity, we’ve partnered with several to help build a future of unlimited possibilities, including Boys & Girls Clubs, Free Geek, Hacienda CDC, Asian Pacific American Network of Oregon, Native American Youth & Family Center, The Arc of Lane County, Self Enhancement Inc., Girls Inc., and many more.

These trusted community organizations are training people to access the Internet, use devices, and build digital skills. They also help income-constrained individuals and households sign up for low-cost, high-speed broadband through Internet Essentials.

Recognizing Our People 

We take great pride in celebrating the remarkable actions of our Comcast technicians when they rise to the occasion in challenging situations. Our technicians are an integral part of the communities they serve, often going above and beyond their day-to-day responsibilities to help those in need. One of the heroic acts this year includes:

• Comcast Technician Rich R. was working on a fiber line in Vancouver when he noticed smoke coming from a nearby house. As a former firefighter, he was well prepared. He immediately called 911 and went to the house to investigate. Rich knocked on the door, called out for anyone inside, and felt heat coming from inside. He decided not to go in, and thanks to his quick thinking and action, firefighters were able to arrive on the scene shortly and extinguish the flames. Thankfully, no one was in the home, and Rich was able to stay on the scene and talk with the homeowner’s mother, who was home in her RV in the driveway.  

Our employees also volunteered in their communities with Team UP, our national employee volunteer program. Most recently, Comcast employee volunteers pitched in this holiday season to make a meaningful impact in the lives of families and our four-legged friends, putting together hundreds of no-sew chew toys for cats and dogs, sorting thousands of pounds of food at the Linn Benton Food Share and Marion-Polk Food Share Inc., and more.

Looking Ahead 

We’re hard at work preparing to bring customers even more of what they love in 2025.