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University Coalition Aims For Alternate, High-Speed Internet

29 Jul, 2011

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29 Jul, 2011

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University Coalition Aims For Alternate, High-Speed Internet

A group of 29 American universities has announced a plan to create Gig.U, an online network many times faster than the public Internet. Gig.U would service communities adjacent to universities — most of them outside major cities — and is designed to encourage high-tech startups in those areas by offering 1 gigabit connections.

University Coalition Aims For Alternate, High-Speed Internet

Only Five Percent Of Rural Hospitals Use Health IT Significantly

29 Jul, 2011

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29 Jul, 2011

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Only Five Percent Of Rural Hospitals Use Health IT Significantly

According to the Benton Foundation, the journal ModernHealthcare.com reports that most rural hospitals have not significantly progressed in their use of IT.

Only Five Percent Of Rural Hospitals Use Health IT Significantly

Administration Presses Federal Government On Technology Accessibility

29 Jul, 2011

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29 Jul, 2011

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Administration Presses Federal Government On Technology Accessibility

On July 26, 2011, the 21st anniversary of the 1990 American with Disabilities Act, the Obama administration instructed federal agencies to improve technology accessibility for people with disabilities.

Administration Presses Federal Government On Technology Accessibility

State Attorneys General Back AT&T/T-Mobile Merger

29 Jul, 2011

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29 Jul, 2011

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State Attorneys General Back AT&T/T-Mobile Merger

Eleven state attorneys general today issued a letter to the federal government, endorsing the AT&T/T-Mobile merger, saying, "AT&T has committed to investing more than $8 billion to integrate the two companies' networks and deploy 4G LTE to 97% of the population.

State Attorneys General Back AT&T/T-Mobile Merger

Regulation Possible Over Internet Tracking

28 Jul, 2011

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28 Jul, 2011

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Regulation Possible Over Internet Tracking

As most people know, virtually every move we make on the Internet is tracked by online publishers, advertisers and ad networks — and users have no simple ways to prevent it from happening. While a few companies have offered an online Do Not Track technologies, there is no universal method to enjoin companies from harvesting our personal data.

Regulation Possible Over Internet Tracking

FCC Sets Six Month Deadline for Online Closed Captioning

28 Jul, 2011

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28 Jul, 2011

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FCC Sets Six Month Deadline for Online Closed Captioning

Last October, President Obama signed into law the Twenty-First Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act of 2010 — "a bill to increase the access of persons with disabilities to modern communications, and for other purposes." In short it required that Internet video content be closed-captioned for the hearing impaired — just as it is on broadcast and cable television.

FCC Sets Six Month Deadline for Online Closed Captioning