Speed Matters has released a new video on the importance of high speed Internet access for distance learning, allowing adults who are returning to school to upgrade their skills or train for new jobs by taking classes online. Read More »
On Tuesday, the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation held a hearing entitled Why Broadband Matters, with the goal of identifying the wide range of educational, economic, health care, and civic benefits of high speed Internet. Read More »
Last week, a "community benchmark workshop" was held in rural Coshocton County, bringing together representatives from a wide variety of industries to examine the current state of high speed Internet for their businesses and to brainstorm future possibilities this technology holds for them. Included were representatives from agriculture, government, health care, education, and many more fields. Read More »
The community of Applegate, Michigan, is about to get plugged in to high speed Internet, thanks to the Community Connect program of the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Read More »
We've already discussed the terrific potential of high speed Internet to improve K-12 education in the U.S. Now in Indiana, a new high speed network is plugging dozens of colleges and universities into super fast connections that will greatly enhance higher education and research. Read More »
There is a danger of a growing digital divide as some households get fiber and others don't. Fiber to the home connections (FTTH), which offer Internet 10 times faster than today's high speed Internet, will offer new opportunities for everything from health to education. Read More »
With the help of a device about the size a pencil sharpener, students at Hillcrest High School in South Carolina are taking Latin classes from a teacher at Blue Ridge High School, more than 25 miles away. Hillcrest lost its Latin teacher last year, but instead of leaving the students stranded the two schools are using distance-learning technology to connect the classrooms. Read More »
The Children's Partnership has released a new issue brief describing the many ways high speed Internet can benefit children and urging our leaders to enact more effective programs to encourage children's use of technology. Read More »
Connected Tennessee recently unveiled Computers 4 Kids, a program to distribute computers free of charge to children from low-income families. Read More »
Maria Applewood and her family are desperate for high speed Internet, but as Maria says, her home is located in a "black hole." That's because her hometown of Berryville, Virginia, isn't densely populated enough to interest Internet service providers in building out high speed access to every home. Read More »
