Governor Patrick Appoints Sharon Gillett as Director of the Massachusetts Broadband Institute
BOSTON – Wednesday, April 29, 2009 – Governor Deval Patrick today announced the appointment of Sharon E. Gillett as Director of the Massachusetts Broadband Institute – an agency working to bridge the digital divide and deliver the benefits of high-speed Internet, or broadband, service to every community in the Commonwealth by 2011. The announcement was made through a press release from the Massachusetts Executive Office of Housing and Economic Development.
“Investing in broadband is essential to ensuring that our businesses can compete in the global economy, that our children receive the highest quality education, and that our citizens have access to high quality health care and other vital public safety services,” said Governor Patrick. “I am confident that Sharon’s leadership and expertise will be a tremendous asset as we accelerate broadband deployment efforts throughout the state.”
Gillett was tapped two years ago by Governor Patrick to serve as the first commissioner of the newly established Department of Telecommunications and Cable, a statewide regulatory agency that oversees telecommunications and cable television services. She has spent more than a decade working on broadband and telecommunications issues at the state and federal levels.
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