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Broadband and telemedicine can save lives

30 Oct, 2009

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30 Oct, 2009

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Broadband and telemedicine can save lives

USDA Rural Development and Cooperstown-based Bassett Healthcare joined forces to demonstrate the life saving capabilities of broadband and medical technologies, on Oct. 27. The event celebrated USDA's 60th Anniversary of its Telecommunications Program.

Broadband and telemedicine can save lives

Announcement of first round broadband funding awards delayed

28 Oct, 2009

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28 Oct, 2009

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Announcement of first round broadband funding awards delayed

The announcement of the winning applicants for the first round of broadband stimulus funds has been pushed back to December.

Announcement of first round broadband funding awards delayed

Report to FCC details barriers to broadband adoption

28 Oct, 2009

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28 Oct, 2009

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Report to FCC details barriers to broadband adoption

New York Law School's Advanced Communications Law & Policy Institute (ACLP) released a report to the FCC explaining the barriers to widespread broadband adoption among six focus areas: senior citizens, people with disabilities, telemedicine, energy, education and government.

Report to FCC details barriers to broadband adoption

Who will get broadband stimulus funds?

26 Oct, 2009

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26 Oct, 2009

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Who will get broadband stimulus funds?

With $7.2 billion in broadband funds from the stimulus, and over 2,200 applicants requesting over $28 billion, the question remains: to whom will the funding be awarded?

Who will get broadband stimulus funds?

Verizon-Frontier lobby day in West Virginia has strong impact

19 Oct, 2009

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19 Oct, 2009

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Verizon-Frontier lobby day in West Virginia has strong impact

On October 14, members of the Communications Workers of America and community supporters flooded Charleston to talk to their state representatives. The topic: the proposed sale of Verizon?s landlines to Frontier Communications, and its impact on West Virginia?s economic development. About 75 CWA members who work for Verizon or Frontier participated. Union members asked their state representatives to write to the Public Service Commission (PSC) to oppose the sale.

Verizon-Frontier lobby day in West Virginia has strong impact

Broadband Opportunity Coalition letter calls for balanced regulation

19 Oct, 2009

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19 Oct, 2009

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Broadband Opportunity Coalition letter calls for balanced regulation

In a letter to the FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski, members of the Broadband Opportunity Coalition (BBOC) - a group that includes the Urban League, the League of United Latin American Citizens, The Asian American Justice Center, and National Council of La Raza - urged the FCC to make sure that proposed net neutrality regulations are consistent with efforts to bridge the digital divide.

Broadband Opportunity Coalition letter calls for balanced regulation