CONGRESSMAN CLYBURN TO HOST WEBINAR DEBUTING SOUTH CAROLINA’S INNOVATIVE APPROACH TO BROADBAND MAPPING

On Tuesday, June 23, 2020 House Majority Whip James E. Clyburn will host a webinar to publicly release South Carolina’s new broadband maps, the result of an innovative public-private collaboration. South Carolina’s new broadband maps are some of the most accurate and current maps of broadband service in the country, and will help policymakers at the state and federal level target resources to address inequities in internet access and adoption that have been exacerbated by the current health crisis.

These maps of broadband service availability and speeds – covering all 46 counties – are available via the nation’s first broadband map store and can be accessed and downloaded for free. They were developed by utilizing advanced data science to blend public FCC Form 477 data together with Ookla® Speedtest Intelligence®. 

This webinar will provide a live demonstration of Speedtest, mapping methodology, and the broadband map store.

WHAT: Webinar debuting nation’s most accurate and up-to-date broadband maps and a tutorial on how to use them. 

WHEN: 11:00 AM ET on Tuesday, June 23, 2020 

WHO:     Congressman James E. Clyburn, House Majority Whip 
               Jim Stritzinger, President, CEO & Founder, Revolution D, Inc. 
               Doug Suttles, CEO, GM and Co-Founder, Ookla      
               Molly Spearman, South Carolina Superintendent of Education 
               Kathy Schwarting, CEO, Palmetto Care Connections
               Jason Dandridge, CEO, Palmetto Rural Cooperative

WHERE: Please register by completing the form linked below. A Webex link will be provided upon RSVP. It is highly recommended that you access the webinar via computer.

RSVP LINK: https://forms.gle/xB86LDvAGKmxvdPY6