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Testimony of Walter McCormick Before The House Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet Committee on Energy and Commerce

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Statement of Walter B. McCormick, Jr.
President and CEO, U.S. Telecom Association
To The Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet Committee on Energy and Commerce
U.S. House of Representatives
May 6, 2008

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State Doctors Expand Care with Telemedecine

admin — Mon, 05 May 2008 19:51:32 +0000

State Doctors Expand Care with Telemedecine
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
April 28, 2008

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Explaining International Broadband Leadership

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Explaining International Broadband Leadership
The Information Technology & Innovation Foundation
By Robert D. Atkinson, Daniel K. Correa, Julie A. Hedlund
May 1, 2008

The United States is behind in broadband deployment, speed and price but we can learn from other countries.
Robust and effective national broadband policies are important for the United States to improve.
Broadband providers need the economic incentives to invest in broadband infrastructure both in rural and urban areas, and give consumers the incentives to subscribe to broadband. Broadband is important to bring to all Americans.

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Don’t Regulate the Internet

NextGenWeb — Mon, 05 May 2008 16:30:28 +0000

Click Below to Watch NextGenWeb’s recent video on Internet Regulation

Computers 4 Kids

Michael Ramage — Mon, 05 May 2008 15:25:29 +0000

I would like to invite you to watch an inspiring video about “Computers 4 Kids,” a program just launched by Connected Tennessee. You will hear the story of Lotez Holloway, a foster care child who has been in six homes in five years, but retains his enthusiasm and drive for educational excellence. “At school these days, basically you need a computer to get along,” Holloway says. “It’s like your pencil now.”

Through the Computers 4 Kids program, Connected Tennessee and its partners are placing 1,000 computers in the homes of underprivileged children each year for the next three years. Why are we doing this? Simple. Students need a computer at home in order to succeed at school.

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U.S. Internet, Health IT Prospects Improving

admin — Fri, 02 May 2008 17:37:26 +0000

U.S. Internet, Health IT Prospects Improving
iHealth Beat
May 1, 2008

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Don’t Let Regulation Chill Broadband’s Future

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Don’t Let Regulation Chill Broadband’s Future
San Francisco Chronicle
May 1, 2008

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ITIF: Explaining International Broadband Leadership

Robert Atkinson — Fri, 02 May 2008 13:20:44 +0000

The Information Technology and Innovation Foundation (ITIF) released a new study today on broadband policy at the National Press Club in Washington. The report, titled “Explaining International Broadband Leadership”, looks at policies in nine nations and finds that, while we shouldn’t look to other nations for silver bullets or assume that practices in one nation will automatically work in another, U.S. policymakers should look to broadband best practices in other nations. Learning the right lessons and emulating the right policies will enable the United States to improve our broadband performance.

The broadband leadership study, which I co-authored with ITIF’s Daniel K. Correa and Julie A. Hedlund, put forth a number of key lessons for American policymakers:

Click below to read more and view the full presentation along with an interview with Rob Atkinson

Connected Tennessee’s Computers 4 Kids

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NextGenWeb to LIVE STREAM WELLPOINT CEO Speech

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For immediate release: April 30, 2008
Contact: sauerbach@nextgenweb.org, 202-777-3701

WASHNGTON – Today, Angela Braly, CEO of WellPoint will deliver a keynote speech to the Women’s High Tech Coalition. Braly will discuss the transformational role of health information technology on improving quality and increasing access in the U.S. health care system.

At 12:30pmEST the keynote will be live-streamed at www.NextGenWeb.org.

NextGenWeb is dedicated to telling the nation’s broadband story. The wealth of resources on the site highlight how broadband is improving the lives of Americans in rural and urban areas throughout the country. For example, the NextGenWeb eHealth section outlines how broadband is delivering high quality health care at a lower cost to more Americans than ever before.

For more information please visit www.nextgenweb.org or http://www.womenshightech.org.cnchost.com/.