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COLUMBIA, SOUTH CAROLINA RESEARCH/CONTACT POINTS. Rachel Karash Program Developer: Lynda Goff. Columbia, South Carolina. Clearwire spectrum/project Drew Clark – BB Censuc.com – analysis of
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COLUMBIA, SOUTH CAROLINARESEARCH/CONTACT POINTS Rachel Karash Program Developer: Lynda Goff
Columbia, South Carolina • Clearwire spectrum/project • Drew Clark – BB Censuc.com – analysis of • Virtual Town Square – site hosting sponsored by The School of Library and Information Science at The University of South Carolina • Huge Community Technology Center (CTC) and training for organizations – Fast Forward, C. Alberts • http://www.fastforwardctc.com/ • Lynda attended BB Cities Events earlier this year • MRI Connectivity • Columbia 55.1% • Richland County 55.9% • South Carolina 49.5%
Columbia Contacts • Drew Clark, Executive Director, Broadband Census • Phone • (202) 580-8096 (work mobile, home mobile, home) • Email • drew@broadbandcensus.com (work) • drew@drewclark.com (home) • Website • www.BroadbandCensus.com • www.DrewClark.com • Community Technology Center (CTC) • Vision: To build a learning and caring community through the creative use of technology • Mission: To provide technology education and access to those who have been underserved through traditional programs • Opened in 1999 • Served over 6,000 ages 2 to 87 • http://www.fastforward.com • Contacts: • Phone: (803) 343-2577 • Fax: (803) 254-4567 • Email: dee@fastforwardctc.com
Columbia Contacts • Virtual Town Squares • Run by MidNet, a community network serving Columbia and the surround Midlands of South Carolina • MidNet provides free website hosting to any Midland-area nonprofit and commercial-free access to local information • Over 200 nonprofit organizations and community groups provide information through MidNet • Sponsored through The School of Library & Information Science at The University of South Carolina • Started in 1995 with a grant from the Corporation of Public Broadcasting, South Carolina Educational Television, and the Richland Public Library • School of Library & Information Sciences Contacts: Jill Chappel-Fail, MLIS – Information Resource Consultant I, School of Library & Information Sciences Phone: (803) 777-1928 Email: jillfail@sc.edu Samantha Hastings, Ph.D., Director, Professor Phone: (803) 777-3858 Email: hastings@sc.edu • Corporation of Public Broadcasting Contacts: Phone: (202) 879-9600 Website: www.cpb.org • South Carolina Educational Television Contacts: Phone: (803) 737-3200 Email: csr@scetv.org Administration Building Phone: (803) 737-3545 David Crouch, President/CEO Phone: (803) 737-3240 Email: dcrouch@scetv.org Telecommunication Building Phone: (803) 737-9959 • Richland County Public Library Main Phone: (803) 799-9084 Administration Center: 929-3422 Community/Cooperate Development: 929-3475 Technology Help Desk: 929-3407