California has reached 97 percent broadband deployment and could hit its statutory target of 98 percent by the end of 2015. Although broadband service is available, not all residents are able to afford it. For residents of small communities and older neighborhoods with clunky broadband [...]
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California is tweeting and Skype-ing at breakneck speed, moving too fast for many people and leaving them on the wrong side of what sociologists call a digital divide. Last week, the county Board of Supervisors voted to support a statewide effort to close that gap, [...]
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The California Telehealth Network is an effort to create the nation's largest health care IT wireless infrastructure so doctors can monitor patients remotely, particularly patients in rural areas. Read More>>>
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It might come as a surprise that in California - home of Silicon Valley -- there are still communities without access to high-speed Internet. But the state's geographic diversity -- from desert to mountain to coastal terrains -- poses challenges for broadband providers, leaving more [...]
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Urban underserved communities, rural areas, and many Indian tribes still face a large gap in broadband access. Vice President Joe Biden announced, on Wednesday, August 18, the federal government added more grant funds for the slow growth communities. San Diego has not readied its full [...]
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The California Telehealth Network is an effort to create the nation’s largest health care IT wireless infrastructure so doctors can monitor patients remotely, particularly patients in rural areas. California has formed what it says is the United States’ largest telehealth network to deliver medical care […]
On Tuesday, California launched the California Telehealth Network, the nation's largest telemedicine network, to connect patients and physicians using broadband technology, the Sacramento Bee reports. Read More>>>
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We have a fabulous array of speakers for our event this morning beginning with Dr. Jack Stobo. I'm sorry, here's my list here. Dr. Jack Stobo; of course our illustrious Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, who just joined us; Sharon Gillett from the FCC; Aneesh Chopra, who [...]
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For many rural areas of the country, telemedicine has long been more of an elusive dream than an everyday reality. And the challenge of getting up-to-date specialty care and continuing medical education into underserved areas has taken a back seat, on many occasions, to the [...]
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