Comcast is opening its low-cost internet program to military veterans, the company announced Monday. Comcast also said the program, which provides $10-a-month broadband to low-income families and individuals, has now reached 6 million Americans since it was introduced seven years ago. Last year marked the largest subscriber increase with Comcast connecting 2 million users through the program in 2017, the company said. Now the Comcast will make the program available to military veterans, adding another million customers to the Internet Essentials roster. "Veterans have stood up for our country," David Cohen, Comcast's senior executive vice president and chief diversity officer, said in a statement. "Now it's time for us to stand up for them by providing access to life-changing digital tools and resources." Comcast voluntarily started Internet Essentials in 2011 as part of its commitment to the Federal Communications Commission in order to get its merger with NBC Universal approved.