Illinois Broadband
The "Illinois Broadband" section features announcements, news and information about broadband in Illinois, including events, activities and grant awards by the federal government, state government, and others.
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- SIU plans major expansion of telehealth services
- Dean Olsen, SJ-R, Jun 6, 2016
- From his family’s dining room table in Lincoln — through his parents’ webcam-enabled laptop on a home WiFi network — 5-year-old David Heady worked to expand his vocabulary and…
- Benton Honored Posthumously
- Apr 24, 2016
- PCI Chairman Emeritus Charles Benton was honored posthumously at the inaugural Illinois Telehealth Initiative Telehealth Law Forum.
- Pinckneyville hospital offers telemedicine services for stroke patients
- The Southern, Apr 17, 2016
- Pinckneyville Community Hospital is partnering with the Southern Illinois Telemedicine Initiative to offer state-of-the-art telemedicine technology that puts patients in touch with immediate…
- PCI Announces Refined Direction
- Lacey Buss, Nov 8, 2015
- PCI to focus on Illinois Telehealth Initiative
- Frontier Communications Offers Small Business Customers a “Price for Life”
- Nov 4, 2015
- Budget certainty is critical for small business owners and operators
- 1871 RANKS 1st IN UNITED STATES IN STUDY OF NORTH AMERICAN BUSINESS INCUBATORS
- Nov 3, 2015
- UBI Global Names 1871 One Of The Top University-Affiliated Business Incubators In North America Following Its Survey Of Over 400 Incubators Across 70 Countries
- PCI Founding Chairman Charles Benton Departs This Life
- May 3, 2015
- On April 29, 2015, Benton, 84, died at his home in Evanston from complications from renal cancer.
- PCI Launches Telehealth Crowdfunding Campaign
- Heidi Bruce, Broadband Illinois, Apr 10, 2015
- Organization looks to fund the Illinois Telehealth Initiative
- Broadband Illinois participates in 1871's TGIF
- Heidi Bruce, Broadband Illinois, Mar 30, 2015
- Deputy Director Laura Lane demos the Find & request Broadband Tools
- Broadband Illinois Releases Updated Residential Broadband Pricing Study
- Heidi Bruce, Broadband Illinois, Mar 26, 2015
- Broadband availability increased statewide, higher speeds and lower prices a result
- Proposed Illinois budget threatens digital literacy program
- Becky Yerak, Chicago Tribune, Mar 23, 2015
- IL state budget proposal would eliminate funding for computer training courses
- Happy 5th Birthday, National Broadband Plan!
- Danielle Kehl, Future Tense, Mar 17, 2015
- An overview of the National Broadband Plan and its success.
- Google balloons, “cell towers in the sky,” can serve 4G to a whole state
- Jon Brodkin, ARSTechnica, Mar 11, 2015
- A single Project Loon balloon can cover an area the size of Rhode Island.
- Broadband Illinois to Host "How to Bring a Gigabit Network to Your City in Illinois"
- Heidi Bruce, Broadband Illinois, Mar 10, 2015
- Successful gigabit city officials will discuss their successes and offer advice
- In Kansas City, Superfast Internet And A Digital Divide
- Frank Morris, NPR All Tech Considered, Mar 9, 2015
- Since Google Fiber rolled out gigabit broadband in Kansas City four years ago, residents have enjoyed fast Internet connections, including what locals call "the world's fastest Starbucks."
- 14 Illinois Locations Register to Compete for America's Best Communities’ Title
- Andrea Fast, Frontier Communications, Feb 23, 2015
- Deadline for applications March 25, 2015
- FCC’S NEW BROADBAND DEFINITION BRINGS FASTER SPEEDS TO iTV-3 CUSTOMERS
- Feb 17, 2015
- Local provider iTV-3 announces speed increase at no charge to existing customers
- Jacksonville, Ill., Seeks Enhanced Fiber Connectivity
- Brian Heaton, Government Technology, Feb 17, 2015
- The southwestern Illinois town is forming a committee to look at ways to expand broadband in the region.
- Netflix and ‘House of Cards’ could be the best thing ever to happen to Cuba’s Internet
- Brian Fung, The Washington Post, Feb 9, 2015
- You may have heard: Netflix is coming to Cuba.
- Lessons From Google’s First Rollout Of Google Fiber
- DANIELA VELÁZQUEZ, Feb 6, 2015
- In Kansas City startups are growing, cable companies are catching up, but the digital divide is as wide as ever.
- Visualizing the Digital Divide in Chicago [Map]
- Will Flanagan, ChicagoInno, Jan 29, 2015
- The city of Chicago has launched numerous efforts to elminate the digital divide in every neighborhood
- Mayor Emanuel, Chicago Public Library Announce “Internet To Go” Tech Lending Program
- City of Chicago, Mayor's Press Office, Jan 28, 2015
- Pilot Program Allows Residents To Check Out Wi-Fi Hotspots and Tablets
- Three U.S. Communities Among 'Top 7 Intelligent Communities of 2015'
- Justine Brown, Government Technology, Jan 22, 2015
- Arlington County, Va., Columbus, Ohio, and Mitchell, S.D., are considered "the best on the planet to teach us how we should go about planning the future."
- Texas prisons try telemedicine to curb spending
- Seema Yasmin, Dallas Morning News, Jan 21, 2015
- With healthcare costs rising for Texas inmates, prisons seek ways to cut costs
- Network Could Put City in Online Fast-Lane
- Nick Draper, Jacksonville Journal Courier, Jan 19, 2015
- Jacksonville in talks to update broadband network, possibly become a gigabit city
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