COLUMBIA — The push to ensure every South Carolinian has access to affordable, high-speed internet just got stronger.

In a first-of-its-kind collaboration, member-owned electric cooperatives and telephone cooperatives have joined forces to create The Broadband Cooperatives of South Carolina.

The association will support its not-for-profit member organizations as they continue to deploy fiber optic cable to residents in remote areas

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