Arkansas’ Crime Labs, Live Via the Web
02.26.07
Little by little, Internet access is changing the way Americans live and work. In Arkansas, for instance, technology is helping speed up the criminal-justice system. Read More »
NH State Senator Urges High Speed for Rural Residents
02.26.07
We've been keeping an eye on Verizon's proposed sale of 1.5 million Vermont land lines to FairPoint Communications, and the likely negative impact it will have on high speed internet access in rural New England. FairPoint, it seems, is in no position to build the infrastructure needed to bring high speed internet to rural communities. Read More »
High speed Internet helps groups connect to preserve indigenous cultures
02.23.07
Indigenous dancers and drummers from Brazil, Ecuador, Mexico, Florida and Alaska recently performed for one another during a week long conference. Not one of the dancers had to buy a plane ticket, stay in a hotel, or miss work. Read More »
High speed: Not just a convenience, but an essential part of life
02.22.07
The Alliance for Public Technology, an organization devoted to promoting fast and affordable internet access for all, has published an in-depth report on the need for universal high-speed internet. In the report, APT makes the crucial distinction that high speed is "no longer a convenience but an essential part of life" underscoring the insufficiencies of current national policies. Read More »
Klobuchar Criticizes Rural-Access Cuts
02.22.07
In response to President Bush's budget, Minnesota's new Senator, Amy Klobuchar, decried cuts to a program providing loans to assist communities in creating Internet infrastructure. Read More »
Video: Local 1103 Knows That Speed Matters
02.21.07
CWA President Larry Cohen thanks CWA local 1103 members for leading the way by volunteering for the Speed Matters Action Committee. Read More »
Korea
02.21.07
Korea's largest Internet provider is investing more than $1 billion to put fiber optic lines in every home in South Korea by 2010, according to the Korea Herald. Read More »
The View from Sheboygan
02.20.07
To get a feel for the challenges of expanding Internet access, it's important to look at the issue not in the abstract, but on the ground - for example, by exploring Internet access as it affects an ordinary couple in an ordinary town. A couple like the Steinbocks of Sheboygan, WI. Read More »
It doesn’t get much more high profile than this
02.16.07
When he announced his campaign for President of the United States, Senator Barack Obama put the need for universal access to high speed internet front and center. Read More »
Videoconferencing teams up experts to help children with cancer
02.15.07
Telemedicine administered via videoconferencing has the potential to help children suffering from cancer, worldwide. It already is in some places, thanks to programs that orchestrate videoconferencing between experts in varied fields related to pediatric oncology with children in developing countries, who otherwise would not have access to such expertise. Read More »
