The state of South Carolina has just published the findings of their participation in the Connected Nation program. As has been discussed here in the past, Connected Nation is a national broadband policy group with questionable motives and potentially inaccurate findings about the nation’s broadband penetration. True to form, the findings from South Carolina show that the state provides broadband access to 94% of its residents, a number which may be inflated. They go on to report that a modest increase in broadband penetration could create over 30,000 jobs in the state, save residents nearly $100 million annually in gas costs and create over $1 billion per year in direct growth. In theory, this information will be used to create that economic boost but only time will tell how these plans will really move forward.