The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation announced a pilot initiative designed to help public libraries in seven states secure faster internet connections so more people can access a full range of online applications and opportunities. The foundation has awarded $6,959,771 in combined grant funding to
Connected Nation, a nonprofit broadband internet advocacy group, and the
American Library Association Office for Information Technology Policy (OITP) to support improved internet connections for public libraries in Arkansas, California, Kansas, Massachusetts, New York, Texas, and Virginia.
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