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FCC gives $417 million in grants to connect rural clinics with telehealth

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has announced it will distribute $417 million over three years in grants to 69 rural telehealth organizations in an effort to connect rural health clinics with high speed Internet. About 6,000 hospitals, research centers, universities and clinics in rural areas will be connected with high speed Internet, which could aid in everything from managing electronic health records to transmitting images and videos of patients to specialists hundreds of miles away for diagnosis.

FCC gives $417 million in grants to connect rural clinics with telehealth

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Japanese researchers develop Internet speeds topping 100Tbps

Researchers in Japan have developed a new method of data transmission that can transfer "hundreds of terabits per second." This means the connection would be so fast that HD movies could be downloaded in seconds. With a connection of 200 kbps -- the current American definition of high speed Internet -- downloading a movie can take more than six hours.

Japanese researchers develop Internet speeds topping 100Tbps

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South Carolina committee studies statewide high speed access

In an effort to extend high speed Internet access state wide, South Carolina has formed The South Carolina Technology and Communications Study Committee to study the existing high speed Internet infrastructure and examine the need for high speed Internet in both unserved and underserved areas.

South Carolina committee studies statewide high speed access