South Carolina Broadband Maps Show Way Toward a Potential $1.6 Billion Economic Impact

COLUMBIA, SC: Senator Luke Rankin (Horry County), chairman of the South Carolina Broadband Technology and Communications Study Committee, joined committee members and Connected Nation to announce the release of a statewide broadband inventory map that illustrates the extent of broadband service availability throughout the State. The map provides the first accurate representation of broadband availability in South Carolina illustrating the level of broadband investment to date as well as the service gaps yet to be filled. The mapping project has determined through GIS analysis that broadband service is currently available to 94% of South Carolina households across the state.

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