[Techtaffy Newsdesk]

TW telecom, a provider of managed services, was awarded a multi-year contract by the State of South Carolina to offer enhanced data transmission and co-location services to the State’s agencies and educational institutions.

The agreement with the South Carolina Budget and Control Board authorizes state departments, agencies and colleges and universities to obtain MPLS, Ethernet and DS1 services from tw telecom to improve data transmission, connectivity and networking performance while minimizing costs.