CHARLOTTE, N.C. — More than a million people in the Carolinas don't have access to high-speed internet.
Between remote working and online classes, high-speed internet is essential to getting work done. Now the bipartisan infrastructure law is providing billions of dollars to get more people online. A portion of the $65 billion in funding is going toward South Carolina.
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Just last week, Republican Governor Henry McMaster and Democratic Congressman James Clyburn announced Get Connected SC. The campaign includes a listening tour and a survey.
Its goal is to use federal to help connect more people to the world wide web.
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