PROVIDENCE — The Providence Public Library and the Cooperating Library Network (CLAN), in partnership with the RI Public Utilities Service (RIPUC) and Verizon, will soon be providing faster public access to the Web.
According to the Providence Public Library, the 19 largest libraries in the state will be connecting to OSHEAN — the Ocean State Higher Education, Economic Development and Administrative Network — over the next six to eight months. The libraries will also replace 56K lines with high-speed T1 lines.
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After the initial new connections, the Providence Public Library and CLAN plan to assess needs for the state’s remaining sites, Peter Bennett, the library’s technology director, said in a statement.
According to Bennett, the RI PUC and Verizon reached a tariff agreement five years ago — which was extended this year — to allow for free access to T1 lines to the Internet for educational purposes.
The first 19 libraries set to participate in the OSHEAN program are Barrington, Coventry, Cranston, Cumberland, East Greenwich, East Providence, Greenville, Jamestown, Lincoln, Middletown, North Kingstown, North Providence, Newport, Pawtucket, South Kingstown, Warwick, Westerly, West Warwick and Woonsocket.
