From access-it-anywhere medical records to telemedicine, doctors and hospitals are using high speed Internet and new technologies to help patients in new ways. In both diagnosis and treatment, medical professionals are taking advantage of technology for improvements and efficiency. Read More »
CWA has worked tirelessly to promote the availability of high speed Internet, and Ohio Governor Ted Strickland has recognized these efforts, naming CWA Local 4321 President Frank Mathews to Ohio's new Broadband Council. Read More »
CWA and the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers have released a report that shows the $600 million in tax savings Verizon would receive from its deal with FairPoint is enough to expand high speed Internet access to everyone in Verizon's current Maine, New Hampshire, and Vermont service areas. Read More »
High speed Internet, demands for alternative energy, and growing global markets are dynamic forces in today's world that hold promise for rural America if they can be harnessed properly, according to Thomas Dorr, the undersecretary for rural development for the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Dorr highlighted these possibilities during the South Carolina Agricultural Summit on November 27th. Read More »
For the first time, a federal advisory board has recommended that $300 million of the Universal Service Fund be dedicated to high speed Internet support. While this is an important breakthrough, $300 million is not enough to address the problem of rural high speed Internet access. Read More »
The Hawaii state government recently launched the Hawaii Broadband Task Force, a new initiative that will examine the state's current high speed Internet capacity and its future potential. Read More »
A new study by the Sacramento Regional Research Institute on behalf of AT&T, shows a "strong correlation between broadband growth in California and the number of new jobs available, forecasting that even small increases in broadband use could substantially affect the state over the next 10 years." Read More »
A new study by Nemertes, an independent research firm, predicts that without substantial increases in infrastructure build-out, the Internet will suffer from the digital equivalent of traffic gridlock by 2010. The study is the first to project the future growth of Internet use and compare it with current plans to expand capacity. Read More »
Speed Matters has just unveiled a brand new Speed Test widget that you can embed on your web site, blog, social networking profile, or wherever else you like. Read More »
Researchers in Japan have developed a new method of data transmission that can transfer "hundreds of terabits per second." This means the connection would be so fast that HD movies could be downloaded in seconds. With a connection of 200 kbps -- the current American definition of high speed Internet -- downloading a movie can take more than six hours. Read More »
