U.S. lags in broadband impede economy
America's 42 million low-income residents will only marginally participate in a "knowledge economy" unless Internet access to job training skills is increased, according to Dr. Eileen Applebaum, director of the Center for Women and Work at Rutgers University.
At a symp...
Kansas farm family struggles with limited Internet options
Recently, the Hays Daily News (Hays, Kansas) published an opinion piece written by a Kansas farmer -- Alisa Rath. In her piece, Rath discusses the difficulties that she and her family have experienced in attempting to use the Internet to run and facilitate their farmin...
FCC workshop discussed online education and job training
Speakers at the FCC's August 26 Broadband and Job Training workshop concurred that high-speed broadband opens up tremendous opportunities for online learning and workforce development. Speakers cited a recent SRI International report that found that online education - p...
Healthy Broadband Makes Healthy Americans
Recently, the American Heart Association called for greater access to telemedicine in rural areas. Specifically, the AHA's policy statement called for tools like videoconferencing to be used to allow neurologists to examine stroke patients, who otherwise might not have...
Connected Nation helps Ohio Develop priorities for broadband funds
Connect Ohio is facilitating countywide meetings across the state of Ohio with broadband stakeholders to identify needs and priorities for broadband stimulus funding. The meetings bring together representatives from schools, libraries, government, law enforcement, healt...
Connected Nation moves forward in Minnesota, Nevada, Texas, Ohio
Connected Nation continues to expand its broadband initiatives in multiple states, as part of its mission to stimulate deployment and adoption of high-speed Internet to all Americans. They launched interactive broadband mapping tools in Minnesota, were designated the ma...
Telehealth network to link hundreds of hospitals in Midwest
The Federal Communications Commission's (FCC) Rural Health Care Pilot Program (RHCPP) announced grants for five broadband telehealth networks - connecting hospitals in nine states on April 16. The program will also fund a sixth network in Alaska.
The Digital Road to Recovery
Half a million jobs. That's what could be created by a nationwide effort to expand high speed Internet access, according to a new report from the Information Technology and Innovation Foundation (ITIF). Investment in this essential technology doesn't just connect Americ...