Sharon E. Gillett, commissioner, Department of Telecommunications and Cable | On the Hot Seat

The push is on to bring broadband to whole state

(Pat Greenhouse/Globe Staff)

August 12, 2007

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Before Sharon E. Gillett took charge of the state's newly formed Department of Telecommunications and Cable in May, she wrote reports about broadband access and policy. Now, she is shaping the state's telecom landscape, starting with the Patrick administration's $25 million initiative to bring high-speed Internet to 32 unserved communities, which she discussed with Globe reporter Carolyn Y. Johnson. (Full article: 796 words)