As policymakers focus on helping Americans rebuild our economy and our lives, they can take meaningful steps to close the digital divides and accelerate our comeback by making broadband more available, affordable, accessible and American.
Telemedicine Rules Should Be Permanently Eased
We live in a broadband-connected world, and each year more and more people have the convenience of broadband in their homes and on their mobile devices, writes IIA Honorary Chairman Rick Boucher in a Bloomberg Law Insight. Telemedicine rules have long needed to take these changes into account and should be permanently eased after the coronavirus pandemic.
Coronavirus Makes It Clear: We Need to Digitally Empower More Women
In a Morning Consult op-ed, IIA Co-Chairwoman Kim Keenan shows that it’s increasingly clear that government, industry and NGO leaders all need to play a role in supporting the transition of millions of women into more tech-centered jobs, and every woman in this country needs access to broadband.
Infographic: American Broadband Networks Prove Resilient Due to Sustained Private Investment
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Creation of Innovation: Company Makes 3D-Printed Protective Eyewear in Response to COVID-19 Pandemic
Eyeglass company Fitz Frames recently shifted its business focus to include custom protective eyewear using app-based measurements for frontline medical workers in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Research Peek of the Week: Telehealth Plays a Critical Role in Fighting COVID-19
According to a recent Insights by Xtelligent Healthcare Media survey of healthcare industry stakeholders, more than 60% used telemedicine to address a coronavirus-related challenge.
Creation of Innovation: Smartphone Apps, Online Surveys: New Weapons in the Fight Against Coronavirus
Researchers from the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health are using smartphone apps and online surveys to collect vital coronavirus information.
Research Peek of the Week: YouTube is the Most Popular Application for Internet Users During the COVID-19 Pandemic
According to the new research from Sandvine, from February 1 – April 19, YouTube was the leading application for internet users, responsible for almost 16% of total global traffic.
Let’s Learn From Europe’s Broadband Mistake
IIA Honorary Chairman Rick Boucher, founder of the House Internet Caucus, says the US’s better internet performance during the coronavirus pandemic is attributable to sustained private investment that has been encouraged by a light-touch regulatory regime for broadband.
Creation of Innovation: Robot ‘Dog’ Helps Singaporeans Socially Distance
The Singapore government announced it would deploy Spot, a robot “dog,” to patrol a local park and warn visitors via a broadcasted pre-recorded message to practice social distancing to protect themselves from coronavirus.
Research Peek of the Week: COVID-19 Pandemic is Changing How Americans Use the Internet
A new study by the Fiber Broadband Association and RVA, LLC shows significant changes in how Americans use the internet during the COVID-19 pandemic, including massive increases in video conferencing, rising utilization of telemedicine, and internet rationing in households with lower-performing internet connections.
Telemedicine Rules Should Be Permanently Eased
Medicare and state telemedicine restrictions have been eased during the coronavirus pandemic, and these changes need to be made permanent, writes IIA Honorary Chairman Rick Boucher. Doctors can see more patients and get fairly paid for it, and patients can use smart phones and personal computers to get needed medical advice.
Creation of Innovation: Moroccan Student Inventions Can Help in Fight Against COVID-19
Students from the Moroccan School of Engineering Sciences developed three medical inventions designed to help fight COVID-19.
Research Peek of the Week: U.S. Broadband Usage Surges During COVID–19
According to a report by OpenVault, the COVID-19 pandemic has driven U.S. broadband customers’ average monthly data consumption up 47% in the first quarter of 2020 compared to Q1 of 2019.
Congress Punished Rural TV Viewers, and We Will Pay the Price During the Pandemic
For us newly minted shut-ins, TV has become even more of a lifeline as we seek out news on the virus … and a respite from it. For thousands of rural Americans, that lifeline may soon be cut off, leaving their households blind, right at the time we need to see what is going on.