Did you know that nearly 18 percent of the new jobs created in North Carolina are the direct result of Internet investment? No? How about the fact that a $10 billion investment in broadband would produce a half million new jobs? Read More »
Nearly half of those who graduated from college in the last decade have taken a course online, says a new report from the Pew Internet and American Life Project. The report, The Digital Revolution and Higher Education, released August 28, 2011, also reveals that most institutions of higher education have invested in online courses. Read More »
Could 4G be a tonic for a slumping U.S. economy? It won't be a cure-all, but might be a bracing source of major investment, says a new study from the giant consulting firm, Deloitte. "Investment in 4G mobile broadband networks," said Deloitte, "can fuel U.S. performance in the global race to exploit the potential of this advanced infrastructure..." Read More »
A recent study from the Washington-based Phoenix Center, confirmed that not only are Internet users less likely to drop out of the work force, but those who use broadband are even more likely to be employed or engaged in searching for work. Specifically, "broadband Internet users — whether at home or at shared public facilities — are about half as likely to give up job searches because of discouragement than those who do not use the Internet." Read More »
"A major benefit offered by telemedicine is the avoidance of travel, by patients, their carers and health care professionals," wrote the authors of a recent international study. Read More »
Smartphone data usage has grown enormously over the past year for all carriers except one: T-Mobile. According to Validas, a private company which monitors cell phone charges, the difference between T-Mobile and the other major carriers was astonishing. Read More »
The Pew Research Center revealed yesterday that cell phone usage continues to grow in number, and continues to expand in function. Read More »
Henry M. Rivera, Strategic Counsel of the Internet Innovation Alliance, and former FCC Commissioner, told the Labor Council for Latin American Advancement (LCLAA) that a persistent digital divide continues to hold Hispanics back from access to information technology and better jobs. Read More »
A new report from Analysis Group, an economic, financial, and business strategy consulting firm, predicts that reassigning spectrum to mobile broadband could produce immense benefits to the U.S. economy. Read More »
Speed Matters has long urged the FCC to report on actual, as opposed to advertised, broadband speeds. On August 1, 2011, the FCC released, Measuring Broadband America, a first-ever comprehensive report on U.S. residential wireline broadband service. Read More »
