Tuesday, March 19, 2019

Wi-Fi devices from the library could help fill internet deserts in South Carolina

Wi-Fi devices from the library could help fill internet deserts in South Carolina

By Paul Bowers pbowers@postandcourier.com Mar 18, 2019 Updated 19 hrs ago 

"With high-speed internet access hard to find in South Carolina’s rural and high-poverty areas, some public libraries are trying something new: letting patrons check out free wireless hotspots that can connect to the internet just about anywhere.

"Public libraries in Beaufort, Charleston, Clarendon, Colleton, Dillon, Florence, Georgetown, Horry, Orangeburg and Union counties are letting patrons check out personal Wi-Fi devices...

From: https://www.postandcourier.com/news/wi-fi-devices-from-the-library-could-help-fill-internet/article_870c29d8-4981-11e9-8ab1-1f2da98456f9.html

Not every region has enough Internet deserts to make this library service newsworthy -- but does your library have circulating WiFi hotspots?

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