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Health IT Can Aid Disease Prevention in New Ways

Health IT Can Aid Disease Prevention in New Ways

08 Jul, 2011

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Health IT Can Aid Disease Prevention in New Ways

Electronic health records, social media, and mobile tools are providing a new line of defense in the fight against preventive disease. New technologies are making access to patient histories, support groups, and health resources more available than ever before.

Health IT Can Aid Disease Prevention in New Ways

Shrinks Shrink Distances With Broadband-Based Tele-Mental Health

Shrinks Shrink Distances With Broadband-Based Tele-Mental Health

06 Jul, 2011

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Shrinks Shrink Distances With Broadband-Based Tele-Mental Health

While most people associate telemedicine with remote patient monitoring, videoconferencing, and health records, there is an exciting new use for broadband-based health care called "tele-mental health."

Shrinks Shrink Distances With Broadband-Based Tele-Mental Health

Senators Keep Heat On Net Neutrality

Senators Keep Heat On Net Neutrality

05 Jul, 2011

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Senators Keep Heat On Net Neutrality

While Congress is locked in intense debate and deal-making over the budget, a group of 10 Democratic senators are making sure that the issue of net neutrality doesn't get forgotten. Led by John Kerry (D-MA) and Jay Rockefeller (D-WV), the senators signed a sharply-worded letter to the chair and ranking member of the Senate Appropriations Committee denouncing Republican efforts to kill the FCC's proposed neutrality rules

Senators Keep Heat On Net Neutrality

Rural America Needs More Broadband, Report Says

Rural America Needs More Broadband, Report Says

30 Jun, 2011

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Rural America Needs More Broadband, Report Says

The federal government needs to foster the creation of more broadband networks in the rural areas of the United States, according to a new study.

Rural America Needs More Broadband, Report Says

How Broadband Will Benefit a Green Economy

How Broadband Will Benefit a Green Economy

30 Jun, 2011

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How Broadband Will Benefit a Green Economy

The Blue Green Alliance (BGA) in coordination with its members, the Communications Workers of America (CWA), the Sierra Club and the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) has released an updated version of its landmark 2010 report ?Networking the Green Economy,? urging policy makers to create an environment that allows for long term public and private investment in high-speed broadband to build more sustainable communities in rural and urban America.

How Broadband Will Benefit a Green Economy

CWA's Goldman: AT&T Is The Best Company To Buy T-Mobile Network

CWA's Goldman: AT&T Is The Best Company To Buy T-Mobile Network

30 Jun, 2011

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CWA's Goldman: AT&T Is The Best Company To Buy T-Mobile Network

At a policy forum at the Economic Policy Institute on June 29, CWA's Debbie Goldman advocated for the proposed merger of AT&T and T-Mobile.

CWA's Goldman: AT&T Is The Best Company To Buy T-Mobile Network