Tufts University researchers told the Federal Communications Commission on Tuesday to focus on how many individuals, not just locations, are receiving high-speed service as the agency creates new broadband maps to inform the distribution of federal infrastructure funds by the U.S. Department of Commerce.
Two years ago, COVID triggered a surge in remote work. But now that most restrictions have been lifted, is it here to stay? Not in these countries.
As Covid-19 raged, access to high-speed internet saved lives. The effects were especially pronounced in cities, researchers found.
We’ve been talking for years about how to fix the rural broadband problem. Now we’re finally going to do it.
Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo aims for universal broadband by 2030, but distributing funds from the infrastructure law may take years.
The U.S. government is negotiating a plan to address one of the most important — but overlooked — problems facing the country: the digital divide.
Internet access is infrastructure. But fixing the patchy U.S. system is going to take more than $100 billion.
The final day of the Health and Wealth of America conference focused on the power of data. The pandemic forced companies to take their services virtual, and doing so led to the capture of loads of data that can enhance their businesses, and ultimately society.
Covid-19 brought home the urgency of closing a digital divide that has left millions in the cold under lockdowns.
Bhaskar Chakravorti discusses how the “Digital Divide” could impact the distribution of the COVID-19 vaccine in Massachusetts.
While states have been quick to expand telehealth policies in response to the pandemic, there exists a disconnect between policy action and the infrastructure available to support access. Sixteen of the 34 states with expanded telehealth policies have below-average coverage of broadband-speed internet connectivity—a major impediment to digitally administered healthcare.
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