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Industry and government experts came together this morning at the monthly Broadband Breakfast Club to discuss how high-speed Internet access can be used to improve telecommuting and reduce carbon emissions. Drew Clark, editor of broadbandcensus.com, organizes the monthly breakfast discussion groups.

This month’s panel featured Telework!VA...

  While the health care debate in Washington starts and stops, there are institutions and individuals who are taking it upon themselves to make use of modern, widely available technology to cut health care costs while improving services to patients.  Additional incentives to adopt and use telehealth should be coupled with broadband expansion to ensure the technology...

Check out the press release regarding the announcement of the Virginia Advisory Board.

When it comes to technology, Virginia has different levels of broadband Internet access in varying parts of the state. Arlington and Fairfax – with their focus on the federal government generally and the Department of Defense in particular – are generally considered...

U.S. Agricultural Secretary Tom Vilsack announced funding for 22 rural broadband infrastructure projects in more than 18 states yesterday. The projects are designed to create jobs now while also providing high-speed Internet access to improve employment and educational opportunities for years to come

"These broadband projects will provide rural America access to the tools it needs to...

Today, five BfA state chapters, New York...

Four more states have launched broadband access projects, deploying thousands of miles of high-speed fiber to rural communities. Here is a look at the new projects being announced:

 

 

Massachusetts: The state announces its plans to apply for an additional $45.4 million in broadband stimulus funds to...

Four more states announced projects to expand broadband access, increase adoption numbers and modernize state agencies. Here is a look at some of the projects getting underway:

Kentucky: Connected Nation is developing a $78 million plan combining public and private funding to bring high-speed Internet access to all state residents...

Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell will host a bill signing ceremony for state legislation that will expand telemedicine services across the state.

The signing takes place at 2pm today at the VCU Minimally Invasive Surgery Center in Richmond.

You can find more...

The Page County Broadband Authority, which is a member of the Broadband for America (BfA) Virginia Chapter, has been awarded a $1.6 million dollar grant to deploy a 39-mile fiber network to serve four towns in the rural Shenandoah region of western Virginia.   

According...