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High-Speed Broadband Access Becomes Lifeblood for Modern Healthcare
More than ever before, innovations in healthcare technology are saving lives. A series of 2015 stories from around the nation highlight the importance of fast, affordable, reliable connectivity in...
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Fact Sheet On Rural Connectivity In North Carolina
The Coalition for Local Internet Choice North Carolina chapter (CLIC-NC) and the Community Broadband Networks Team here at the Institute for Local Self-Reliance (ILSR) have teamed up to create a new...
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Stark County, Ohio's Fourth Utility: Feasibility Study Complete
The results of a study are in and its authors recommend Stark County invest in a regional middle milefiber-optic network, establish a broadband authority, and take other significant steps to keep the...
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Brazos Valley Healthcare High-Speed Plans Take Shape
Plans for a fiber-optic middle mile network to serve the Brazos Valley in Texas are firming up and the project should be up and running within two years, reports KBTX from Bryan and College Station....
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Bringing Fiber and Gigabit Connectivity to Florida is Nothing New to Ocala
Ocala, Florida, is one of those communities that doesn’t think twice about offering high-quality Internet access to businesses and residents. They’ve been doing it for decades and, when media coverage...
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NC Broadband Matters: North Carolinians Need Broadband for Teleheath
When Daphne Sykes was 21, an accident nearly severed her spine and left her paralyzed from the neck down. At the time, she was a rising senior at UNC-Charlotte getting ready to start a career. During...
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"Disconnected" in Rural North Carolina: A Documentary
“While most of us take a high-speed Internet connection for granted, many living in rural areas feel disconnected,” states North Carolina television station WRAL’s new documentary, “Disconnected.” The...
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Heroic Partners Bring Middle Mile Fiber to Northwest Colorado With Project THOR
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Project THOR Public-Private Partnership Hammers Out Path to Better...
A group of local governments and private partners, led by Northwest Colorado Council of Governments, recently completed the first phase of Project THOR, a middle mile fiber network that will enable...
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Free Community Wi-Fi as a Health Imperative in One Providence, Rhode Island...
A nonprofit in Providence, Rhode Island is building a fixed wireless network to provide free Internet access to residents in the Olneyville neighborhood, which faces particular disparaties in health,...
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Broadband Access is a Health and Social Justice Issue — Episode 437 of the...
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NDIA Net Inclusion Webinar Series Begins April 7
The National Digital Inclusion Alliance'sNet Inclusion conference this year is a webinar series, running eight consecutive weeks between April 7 and May 26. One-hour webinars at 1pm ET on Wednesday...
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Want to Work with Community Anchor Institutions? SHLB is Hiring a Policy...
The Schools, Health, & Libraries Bradband Coalition is hiring for a new position that will work with state and federal policymakers to advance its mission to “to close the digital divide by...
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NDIA’s Digital Navigator Corps Goes Nationwide with $10M Grant
Two years after launching a community-based model to help residents overcome the digital skills challenges that keep so many offline, the National Digital Inclusion Alliance (NDIA) announced in...
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Chattanooga Coalition Tackling Internet Access, Devices, and Healthcare in...
A recently announced $610,000 grant award from the Tennessee Valley Authority to a partnership in Chattanooga, Tennessee will fund a pilot project to fund a set of holistic interventions in the Orchard...
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