Recent News
Below are the latest news stories and press releases from Connect South Carolina.
Tuesday, May 15, 2012
News Release: Connect South Carolina Report Reveals Broadband Trends Impacting Businesses and Economy
Survey shows a correlation between business technology adoption and revenue opportunities Access the report Columbia, SC — Connect South Carolina today released a comprehensive report detailing the key role broadband plays in business performance and the implications for a continuing economic recovery. The report is based on a scientific survey of...Friday, April 27, 2012
Connect South Carolina leads effort to increase high speed Internet access
Columbia Star Published: April 27, 2012 Connect South Carolina unveiled an innovative new broadband mapping tool offering unmatched views of South Carolina’s technology landscape that will guide expansion efforts. The mapping tool, called My ConnectView™, is a valuable tool for consumers, policy makers, Internet providers, and planning teams...Friday, April 20, 2012
News Release: Connect South Carolina Unveils New & Improved Broadband Mapping Tool
Connect South Carolina Issues a Call to Action as it Releases New Maps on the Status of High-Speed Internet in South Carolina Access My ConnectView here Columbia, SC – Connect South Carolina today unveiled an innovative new broadband mapping tool offering unmatched views of South Carolina’s technology landscape that will guide expansion efforts....Thursday, February 16, 2012
News Release: Donation Aids in Connected Nation’s Vital Broadband Validation Efforts
Michigan’s True Gain Antennas Outfits Field Engineers WASHINGTON, DC – One of the primary tasks in the national effort to increase vital broadband access is to confirm exactly where broadband is – and is not – available. Connected Nation, the national nonprofit leading the way in promoting broadband access, adoption, and use, has been aided in its...Monday, November 14, 2011
Don't need broadband? Think again as providers look to educate consumers
By Samantha Bookman | Fierce Telecom Published: October 28, 2011 A couple of years ago I was having dinner with my uncle during a stopover in San Francisco. The conversation, as it is wont to do, turned eventually to the Internet, specifically to Facebook, which my uncle had joined but was not posting to very much. Why? I asked. "...Thursday, November 10, 2011
State and District Measures Require Students to Take Virtual Classes
By Michelle R. Davis | Education Week Published: October 17, 2011 Two years ago, Tennessee’s Putnam County school system adopted an online-learning graduation requirement for its high school students. But district officials realized that not all students had high-speed Internet access at home, or even computers, so they came up with a variety of...Tuesday, October 11, 2011
Connect South Carolina Releases 2011 Residential Broadband Adoption Survey Results
43% of South Carolina residents still do not adopt broadband at home Columbia, South Carolina – Today, Connect South Carolina released new residential broadband adoption survey results revealing the top trends in technology use among key demographics in South Carolina. The preliminary indicators from the survey are available online, which gives a...Monday, September 12, 2011
Obama Administration Releases Report, Highlights Rural Broadband Expansion
By Jeneba Ghatt | POLITIC365 Published August 21, 2011 The White House Rural Council released the report Jobs and Economic Security in Rural America which highlighted the fact that many rural communities “have lower incomes, higher poverty rates, worse health outcomes, and lower educational attainment than urban and suburban areas.” Highlighted...Thursday, September 01, 2011
