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Pilot Program Will Target Child Mental Health and Maternal Mortality Rates, FCC Says

WASHINGTON, June 17, 2019 — Among the items passed unanimously at the Federal Communications Commission July 10 meeting was the creation of a three-year, $100 million...

Broadband Roundup2 months ago

Rural Facilities Still Not Using Telehealth, Court Decision on Amazon Liability, and Michigan Grant Program

Nearly a quarter of rural Americans have used some form of telehealth service within the past few years, according to a recent NPR report conducted with...

Broadband Roundup2 months ago

Francella Ochillo is New Chief at Next Century Cities, Vermont Broadband Bill, and States Ponder Telehealth

Next Century Cities on Tuesday announced that it had named Francella Ochillo as the non-profit organization’s new executive director. Ochillo, currently the Vice President of Policy and...

5G3 months ago

NTIA Database on Federal Projects Released, FCC’s Carr Visits Montana and Wyoming, and New Broadband Study

The National Telecommunications and Information Administration released a comprehensive database of federal broadband programs on Monday. (See also this PDF for the 109-page guide of programs.) The database...

Digital Inclusion3 months ago

House Small Business Subcommittee Takes Testimony on Need for Better Broadband in Rural Minnesota

“The lack of adequate broadband has become a crisis in rural areas,” Isanti County Broadband Task Force Member Greg Carlson said at a field hearing in...

Health4 months ago

Sen. Josh Hawley Accuses Facebook of Addiction and Calls Social Media Worth-Less

WASHINGTON, May 2, 2019 - Social media and technology platform companies are wasting the talents of a generation, addicting and impoverishing middle America, and even driving...

Broadband's Impact2 years ago

Shirley Svorny: Why the Second-Best Solution – Redefining the Locus of Care – Is Needed for Telemedicine

BROADBAND BREAKFAST INSIGHT: Telemedicine is one of the most immediately needed high-bandwidth broadband applications, and it promises concrete and easy-to-see benefits. Yet its usage had limited...

Autonomous Vehicles2 years ago

Self-Driving Vehicles Prompt Subcommittee Debate About Appropriate Actions of National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

WASHINGTON, June 28, 2017 - Self-driving vehicles will be able to help the disabled and elderly reach their destinations, said David Strickland, counsel for the Self-Driving...

Broadband Mapping2 years ago

How Broadband Mapping Can Help Communities with Chronic Health Conditions

WASHINGTON, June 15, 2017 - The Federal Communications Commission’s Connect2Health Task Force last week announced updates to a broadband mapping platform to allow communities and businesses...

Digital Inclusion2 years ago

Bringing Fiber-Optics to Maryland’s Eastern Shore Requires Champions and Partners, Say Panelists

WASHINGTON, June 7, 2017 – Champions, partnerships and flexibility are necessary to bring fiber-optic networks to less-populated communities, said participants involved in launching such a network...

Education2 years ago

Budget Cuts by President Trump Take $1.4 Trillion in Non-Defense Agencies

BROADBAND BREAKFAST INSIGHT: The best time to release a budget? When the president is away on a foreign trip! Trump to Propose $1.4 Trillion in Cuts...

Broadband Data3 years ago

FCC Releases Video of Webinar from its ‘Connected Health’ Discussion

Broadband Breakfast Insight: This was an excellent webinar discussion probing connectivity, and helping government, non-profit and industry users to visualize data about connectivity. Think of this...

Broadband Data4 years ago

Pell Center Report Emphasizes Continuing Role in Broadband for State Entities

WASHINGTON, September 16, 2015 - State broadband entities and commissions continue to plan an important role in fostering economic development and digital learning, according to a...

Digital Inclusion4 years ago

Schools, Health and Libraries Conference a Vital Connection for Public Broadband

WASHINGTON, May 18, 2015 - More than five years after the unveiling of the National Broadband Plan, policy-makers and on-the-ground-advocates seeking to build better broadband networks...

Education4 years ago

Better Broadband for Rural America Means Looking Beyond Tradition: Join Us at the Rural Telecommunications Congress Today

AUSTIN, April 14, 2015 - The Rural Telecommunications Congress portion of the Broadband Communities Summit opens here Tuesday with a series of conference sessions focused on...

Education5 years ago

Press Release: Call for Workshops and Panel Proposals for Schools, Health and Libraries Broadband Conference

WASHINGTON, January 12, 2015 - The Schools, Health & Libraries (SHLB) Broadband Coalition’s fifth Annual Conference will be held on May 20-22nd at the Hyatt Regency...

Expert Opinion5 years ago

Expert Opinion: Telehealth Provides Antidote for ‘Help Wanted’ in Rural America

Rural Americans are sicker, poorer and more likely to be uninsured than their urban counterparts. Vital human capital links in our nation’s information and healthcare supply...

Broadband's Impact5 years ago

FCC Announces Awards for Innovations in Accessibility Communications

ARLINGTON, Virginia, June 9, 2014 – Federal Communications Commission Chairman Tom Wheeler presented the third annual awards for advances in accessibility to innovators of communications technology...

Education5 years ago

Cities Need to be Involved in Municipal Broadband Because Their Future Depends Upon Such Networks, Says Panel

WASHINGTON, May 29, 2014 - Four believers in municipal internet access expressed their dismay at the New America Foundation at an increasingly consolidated broadband marketplace –...

Broadband Events5 years ago

Schools, Health and Libraries Broadband Coalition to Meet in Washington This Week

WASHINGTON, May 6, 2014 - Efforts to construct Gigabit Networks will be featured prominently at the Schools, Health and Libraries Broadband Coalition meeting this week in...

Education6 years ago

Expert Opinion: Technology Policy Institute Study Misunderstands Purpose of Broadband Program

Schools, Health and Libraries Broadband Coalition Finds Fault with Study Critiquing Broadband Technology Opportunities Program WASHINGTON, November 18, 2013 - The Technology Policy Institute issued a report...

Broadband's Impact6 years ago

Commissioner Rosenworcel Calls Telemedicine a Solution to Lowering Healthcare Costs and Improving Quality

WASHINGTON, July 3, 2013 - Federal Communications Commission Commissioner Jessica Rosenworcel discussed the increasingly important role of telemedicine at the American Telemedicine Association Policy Summit on...

Broadband and Democratization6 years ago

Video: Mobile Health Broadband Breakfast Club – April 16th, 2013

WASHINGTON, Wednesday, April 24th, 2013 – The broadband policy news and events service BroadbandBreakfast.com held its April 2013 Broadband Breakfast Club event: “Mobile Health: Will Wireless Devices Help Solve the Nation's...

Broadband and Democratization6 years ago

You’ve Heard of Big Data. Learn about Small mHealth, at Tuesday’s Broadband Breakfast Club

April 15, 2013 - You've heard of "big data." Well, now its time to learn about "small mHealth." At Tuesday's Broadband Breakfast Club, we'll be learning...

Broadband Calendar6 years ago

Participate in the Conversation on the Present and Future of Mobile Health at the April 16th Breakfast Club

WASHINGTON, Monday, April 8th, 2013 – The broadband policy news and events service BroadbandBreakfast.com will hold its April 2013 Broadband Breakfast Club event: “Mobile Health: Will Wireless...

Broadband's Impact7 years ago

Internet Innovation Alliance Strikes Positive Note About Broadband and Apps Economy in 2013

WASHINGTON, January 24, 2013 - Broadband is about more than internet connection speeds, but now is everywhere, and affecting the way that consumers interacting with constantly-connected...

Broadband's Impact7 years ago

Verizon Chief, on Brink of LTE and FiOS Deployment, Calls for ‘Powerful Answers’ on Broadband

LAS VEGAS, January 9, 2013 - Broadband is now so thoroughly integrated within electronic devices, and broadband providers have done so much to advance faster internet...

Broadband and Democratization7 years ago

Igniting US Broadband Through Obama Administration Executive Order

WASHINGTON, June 19, 2012 -- Last Thursday President Obama announced the launch of a new initiative, “US Ignite” and signed an Executive Order reducing the cost and...

Broadband's Impact7 years ago

White Spaces, Special Access and mHealth: Last Week’s Policy Wrap Up

WASHINGTON Tuesday June 12, 2012 - Last week the Federal Communications Commission moved forward with white spaces reform free of challenges from the microphone industry, they...

Broadband's Impact7 years ago

What Challenges Are We Still Facing in Seniors Getting Online: What Have We Learned and What Are the Remaining Obstacles?

WASHINGTON Thursday May 17 2012 – Nearly two years after the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act’s (ARRA) broadband deployment and adoption projects were funded and the...

Broadband TV7 years ago

Leveraging Funding from Government Programs, Incentives to Share Information and Faster Broadband Speeds are Key to Maximizing Health IT Broadband

WASHINGTON, Friday March 23, 2012 – On Tuesday March 20th federal regulatory administrators, state health and broadband officials and private health IT and technology experts met...

Broadband Mapping8 years ago

Expert Opinion: Broadband Adventures in Wunderland: The Myth of the $7 million home

If it were a piece of classical music, the “study” by Navigant Economics’ Jeffrey Eisenach and Kevin Caves could easily be titled “Variations on a False...

Broadband TV8 years ago

July Breakfast Club Examines Connect America Fund Transition

WASHINGTON, July 20, 2011 - The July Broadband Breakfast Club gathered key industry experts to discuss how the Universal Service Fund could be transformed to support...

Broadband's Impact8 years ago

Expert Opinion: The New Market Frontier in Technology

Last year, the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) recognized the role of technology in strengthening this country’s economy by investing 7.2 million in funding into...

Broadband's Impact8 years ago

One Economy ‘Application for Good’ Winners Announced

WASHINGTON June 14, 2011- The One Economy Corporation, in conjunction with AT&T, announced the winners of the "Applications for Good" contest on Tuesday. “Technology is important,...

Education8 years ago

Expert Opinion: Building the Gigabit State in Southern Illinois

CARBONDALE, Illinois, June 2, 2011 – Boiled down to its bare essentials, a major research university like Southern Illinois University here needs three things to prosper:...

Broadband's Impact8 years ago

Google To Launch Ultra High-Speed Broadband Pilot Program in Kansas City, Kansas

WASHINGTON, March 30, 2011 - Google announced Wednesday that it would launch a ultra high-speed network - which is capable of speeds more than 100 times...

Broadband Mapping8 years ago

Schools, Health and Libraries Broadband Coalition Holds Broadband Summit

WASHINGTON March 30, 2011- The Schools, Health and Libraries Broadband Coalition assembled broadband stimulus award winners and government officials for their inaugural broadband summit on Tuesday...

Broadband's Impact8 years ago

Former FCC Officials Evaluate Implementation of National Broadband Plan

WASHINGTON March 17, 2011 - The Information Technology and Innovation Foundation brought key former broadband plan authors together Wednesday to discuss how the federal government is...

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Health

Sen. Markey’s CAMRA Act Gains Support, Senators Seek Delay on Rural Health Changes, Groups Oppose USF Cap

Pilot Program Will Target Child Mental Health and Maternal Mortality Rates, FCC Says

Rural Facilities Still Not Using Telehealth, Court Decision on Amazon Liability, and Michigan Grant Program

Francella Ochillo is New Chief at Next Century Cities, Vermont Broadband Bill, and States Ponder Telehealth

NTIA Database on Federal Projects Released, FCC’s Carr Visits Montana and Wyoming, and New Broadband Study

House Small Business Subcommittee Takes Testimony on Need for Better Broadband in Rural Minnesota

Sen. Josh Hawley Accuses Facebook of Addiction and Calls Social Media Worth-Less

Shirley Svorny: Why the Second-Best Solution – Redefining the Locus of Care – Is Needed for Telemedicine

Self-Driving Vehicles Prompt Subcommittee Debate About Appropriate Actions of National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

How Broadband Mapping Can Help Communities with Chronic Health Conditions

Bringing Fiber-Optics to Maryland’s Eastern Shore Requires Champions and Partners, Say Panelists

Budget Cuts by President Trump Take $1.4 Trillion in Non-Defense Agencies

FCC Releases Video of Webinar from its ‘Connected Health’ Discussion

Pell Center Report Emphasizes Continuing Role in Broadband for State Entities

Schools, Health and Libraries Conference a Vital Connection for Public Broadband

Better Broadband for Rural America Means Looking Beyond Tradition: Join Us at the Rural Telecommunications Congress Today

Press Release: Call for Workshops and Panel Proposals for Schools, Health and Libraries Broadband Conference

Expert Opinion: Telehealth Provides Antidote for ‘Help Wanted’ in Rural America

FCC Announces Awards for Innovations in Accessibility Communications

Cities Need to be Involved in Municipal Broadband Because Their Future Depends Upon Such Networks, Says Panel

Schools, Health and Libraries Broadband Coalition to Meet in Washington This Week

Expert Opinion: Technology Policy Institute Study Misunderstands Purpose of Broadband Program

Commissioner Rosenworcel Calls Telemedicine a Solution to Lowering Healthcare Costs and Improving Quality

Video: Mobile Health Broadband Breakfast Club – April 16th, 2013

You’ve Heard of Big Data. Learn about Small mHealth, at Tuesday’s Broadband Breakfast Club

Participate in the Conversation on the Present and Future of Mobile Health at the April 16th Breakfast Club

Internet Innovation Alliance Strikes Positive Note About Broadband and Apps Economy in 2013

Verizon Chief, on Brink of LTE and FiOS Deployment, Calls for ‘Powerful Answers’ on Broadband

Igniting US Broadband Through Obama Administration Executive Order

White Spaces, Special Access and mHealth: Last Week’s Policy Wrap Up

What Challenges Are We Still Facing in Seniors Getting Online: What Have We Learned and What Are the Remaining Obstacles?

Leveraging Funding from Government Programs, Incentives to Share Information and Faster Broadband Speeds are Key to Maximizing Health IT Broadband

Expert Opinion: Broadband Adventures in Wunderland: The Myth of the $7 million home

July Breakfast Club Examines Connect America Fund Transition

Expert Opinion: The New Market Frontier in Technology

One Economy ‘Application for Good’ Winners Announced

Expert Opinion: Building the Gigabit State in Southern Illinois

Google To Launch Ultra High-Speed Broadband Pilot Program in Kansas City, Kansas

Schools, Health and Libraries Broadband Coalition Holds Broadband Summit

Former FCC Officials Evaluate Implementation of National Broadband Plan

Recent

Part IV: As Hate Speech Proliferates Online, Critics Want to See and Control Social Media’s Algorithms

Part III: The GOP Wants to Kill the Fairness Doctrine, Then Applies It to the Internet

Justice Department Collaborating with State Attorneys General’s Antitrust Investigation of Big Tech, Says Chief

Part II: Senators Josh Hawley and Ted Cruz Want to Repeal Section 230 and Break the Internet

A Short History of Online Free Speech, Part I: The Communications Decency Act Is Born

Free Press Denounces Facebook Ads, New Content Moderation, Problems of Broadband Adoption

House Homeland Security Committee Issues Subpoena to the Owner of 8chan Internet Site

FCC Finalizes Approval of T-Mobile-Sprint Merger, As States Continue to Oppose

Trump Delays 10 Percent Tariff on Chinese Tech Goods, Buttigieg on Broadband, Facebook Eavesdropping

Cable Industry Touts Energy Efficiency, Next Century Highlights Open Access Fiber, Aspen Forum Set

Local Government Officials Don’t Like FCC Preemption of Wireless Facilities, See Hope in D.C. Circuit Decision

FCC Authorizes $121 Million in Rural Broadband Funding from Connect America Fund

Tech Groups Push Back on Trump Social Media Bias, Microsoft Calls Rural Broadband ‘Urgent National Crisis,” Huawei Operating System

FCC Rejects Changes to Existing Radiofrequency Exposure Limits

Public Knowledge Blasts Latest Privacy Meltdown, This One at Instagram Affiliate Hyp3r

Rep. Bob Latta and Ajit Pai on Robocalls, Rural Massachusetts Projects, John Horrigan Report on Digital Divide

Greater Commercial Use of Drones Will Force Revisions of Federal Aviation Administration Regulations, Say Experts

‘Dig Once’ Provides Future-Proofing Solution for Federal Highway Infrastructure, Says BroadbandNow

Protesting Twitter’s ‘Normalizing Racism,’ Activists Call on Social Network to Ban White Supremacists

White House on Friday to Host Social Media Officials to Discuss Violent Extremism

Faster Access in Metro and Suburban Areas, Amazon and Higher Prices, Trump and Social Media

Bipartisan Committee Leadership Calls to Remove Tech Immunity From U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement

Electric Coop Broadband Partnerships, Deepfake Enforcement, Problems with Hipster Antitrust

Poorly Executed Federal Privacy Law Could Cost U.S. Economy $122 Billion Annually, Says ITIF

Seeking to Quell ‘Evil Contagion’ of ‘White Supremacy,’ President Trump May Ignite New Battle Over Online Hate Speech

Cloudflare Disconnects 8chan Web Forum, Democrats Seek Antitrust Civil Penalties, Verizon Lockdown on Phones

Tackling Broadband Mapping Critics, FCC Orders ISPs to Provide Geospatial Data and Will Implement ‘Crowdsourcing’

USF Cap, New Pew Map, State Support for Electric Co-Ops, IP3 Awards

Sen. Josh Hawley Speaks to the Snapchat Generation, Babysitting Them With 30 Minutes a Day on Social Media

South Korean Wireless Carriers Deploying Gigabit Wireless 5G, Says IHS Markit

5G Innovation is Contingent on Collaboration Between the Public and Private Sectors, Experts Say at CSIS Event

Federal Communications Commission and Internet Providers Need to Improve Broadband Mapping, Say Experts

T-Mobile/Sprint Merger Settlement Fiercely Criticized by Activists, and Dish Network’s Charlie Ergen is ‘Insulted’

Drew Clark: Broadband Maps Are a Mess, So Now Let’s Focus on Actually Improving Them

In Congressional Oversight Hearing, Register of Copyrights Says Office Is Responding to Online Users

Panelists Highlight Importance of Accurate Broadband Maps in Closing Digital Divide

Millennials Do Value Privacy, and Congress Should Pass Federal Privacy Legislation, Says Rick Boucher