Statewide initiative for affordable internet launched

File photo of a man using a laptop. (WLNE)PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) — Gov. Dan McKee announced a statewide initiative to increase awareness of the Affordable Connectivity Program to give help lower-income families pay for internet connection. The initiative is a partnership with national non-profit EducationSuperHighway to directly promote the program to eligible households. The program itself is a federally-funded initiative...

State-related internet outage impacts CCRI

WARWICK, R.I. (WLNE) — The Community College of Rhode Island said Wednesday that it’s experiencing internet connectivity problems. CCRI said the IT network connection issues stem from a state-related internet outage that impacted most IT services. No further information was immediately released. Categories: News