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Rural Health Technology Gets Financial Boost From U.S. Health and Human Services

"We need health information technology to bring our health care system into the 21st century," HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius announced in early September. "These funds will help safety net providers acquire state-of-the-art health information technology systems to ensure the delivery of quality care to some of the most remote areas of our country."

Rural Health Technology Gets Financial Boost From U.S. Health and Human Services

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With CWA Participation, Wisconsin Region Plans Broadband Growth

Increasing and enhancing broadband development doesn't just take place in Washington. Take, for instance, the Wisconsin Region 9 (Milwaukee-Racine and vicinity) Broadband Planning Team, created by the Public Service Commission of Wisconsin, to "create an action plan to address gaps in broadband availability and improve the adoption of available broadband services."

With CWA Participation, Wisconsin Region Plans Broadband Growth

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AT&T Will Return 5,000 Jobs to U.S. on Completion of AT&T/T-Mobile Merger

AT&T has announced that it will bring back a net 5,000 quality wireless jobs to the United States following the completion of its merger with T-Mobile USA. The merger will also accelerate the buildout of high-speed wireless broadband to 97 percent of the nation, enabling an additional 55 million people, especially in rural and underserved areas, to share in the benefits of Internet technology.

AT&T Will Return 5,000 Jobs to U.S. on Completion of AT&T/T-Mobile Merger

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Online College Courses Gaining A Firmer Foothold In Education

Nearly half of those who graduated from college in the last decade have taken a course online, says a new report from the Pew Internet and American Life Project. The report, The Digital Revolution and Higher Education, released August 28, 2011, also reveals that most institutions of higher education have invested in online courses.

Online College Courses Gaining A Firmer Foothold In Education

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FCC Mandates Closed Captioning On Streaming Video

By a 4-0 vote, FCC Commissioners have ordered broadcasters and cable operators to provide "new video description regimes," which includes closed captioning, within nine months. The new ruling will make it possible for the approximately 28 million Americans with hearing deficits to enjoy the same closed captioning now required for TV broadcast.

FCC Mandates Closed Captioning On Streaming Video