European Commission To Invest $12 Billion In Superfast Broadband
10.17.11
The European Commission is proposing to invest billions in a plan to bring superfast broadband to all residents of the EU. Read More »
Rural Communities Archives
FCC Backs New Nonprofit “Connect to Compete” To Plug Digital Divide
10.14.11
FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski announced the formation of a new nonprofit/for-profit coalition to close the digital divide. Read More »
Developing World Urged To Put Resources Into Internet
10.12.11
Delegates at the Internet Governance Forum in Nairobi are urged to increase economic growth by investing in Internet build out. Read More »
CenturyLink To Offer Low-Cost Internet Plus Training
10.04.11
Telecommunications provider CenturyLink has embarked on an aggressive campaign to add broadband subscribers by offering low rates and free classes. Read More »
Meeting India’s Doctor Shortage Through Broadband
09.21.11
Broadband-based telemedicine is helping villagers in India with affordable health care. Read More »
Idaho Residents Suffer With Alarmingly Slow Internet
09.16.11
For years, Speed Matters has been campaigning for better access to high-speed broadband for all Americans, but a recent story in The New York Times revealed that we still have a long way to go. A study by Pando Networks, a file-sharing company, discovered that residents of Idaho have the overall slowest download speeds in the nation — slower than many poorer nations. Read More »
Rural Health Technology Gets Financial Boost From U.S. Health and Human Services
09.07.11
"We need health information technology to bring our health care system into the 21st century," HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius announced in early September. "These funds will help safety net providers acquire state-of-the-art health information technology systems to ensure the delivery of quality care to some of the most remote areas of our country." Read More »
Obama Administration Adds 7 Million Broadband Subscribers To Rural America
08.15.11
According to an August, 2011 report, "Jobs and Economic Security in Rural America," the federal government has recently "Expanded broadband access to over 7 million rural Americans, including 3 million rural households and over 350,000 rural businesses. This expansion of rural broadband access is helping to lower costs for businesses and bring jobs back to rural communities." Read More »
FCC Asking For Input On Universal Service Plan - Again
08.10.11
FCC transformation of the Universal Service Fund to support broadband in rural areas takes another step forward as the agency develops a framework for reform. On August 1, 2011, Speed Matters reported on a telecommunications industry plan to modify the FCC's drive to reform Universal Service and Intercarrier Compensation. Read More »
Only Five Percent Of Rural Hospitals Use Health IT Significantly
07.29.11
According to the Benton Foundation, the journal ModernHealthcare.com reports that most rural hospitals have not significantly progressed in their use of IT. Read More »
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