South Carolina and Rhode Island Score Big Wins in Public Broadband Computing
WASHINGTON, February 5, 2010 – The Commerce Department on Friday announced two additional broadband stimulus funding grants: $5.9 million to the South Carolina Technical College System, and $1.2 million to a consortium of Rhode Island’s 71 public libraries. Both grants were made under the portion of funds -- $50 million in the first round of the Broadband Technology Opportunities Program -- earmarked by the National Telecommunications and Information Administration for public computing centers. “Thanks to this funding, public computer centers and computer labs throughout the state of South Carolina will be able to serve more than twice the current number of users,” Commerce Secretary Gary Locke said in a statement. Keep Reading