Yesterday, Felicia Vereen, Julie Boller and I attended a meeting regarding a new initiative from ETV. They are developing plans for a statewide (yes, statewide) wireless broadband service that will reach all corners of the state. Right now they are developing the vision and negotiating the contract. They have asked the State Library and many other agencies to participate in the planning process.

Since I am proponent of the “wisdom of crowds” please contact us if you are interested in participating in the process. They will be releasing a survey soon to gauge interest and the ways we will use the service.

We have already alerted the ETV staff of your needs for this service for the mobile libraries and bookmobiles. This is a great opportunity to expand your mind and think of the opportunities this will give our libraries and citizens. Please note that these services will not change anything regarding the CIO network upgrade.

Please go to SCETV’s web page describing the plans for this new service. SC could be the first state in the nation to offer this service. Let’s be part of it!!