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Vermont Looks To Bring Oasis of Fiber-Connected Telehealth Hubs to ‘Healthcare Deserts’

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Many rural healthcare facilities are struggling to keep their doors open. Add to that the looming federal budget crisis  threatening to end Medicare payments for telehealth  and the urgency of what a coalition of Vermont healthcare leaders, librarians, and state broadband officials are doing comes into view. 

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Visionary Broadband Expands Service 10,000 Rural Homes

Broadband Breakfast

March 10, 2025 – Visionary Broadband, and Internet Service Provider, said on March 1 that it had extended its high-speed broadband service to more than 10,000 homes across Wyoming, Colorado, and Montana. Access to high-speed fiber broadband is a necessity,” said Brian Worthen , CEO of Visionary Broadband.

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FBA CEO defends rural fiber subsides at Connected America

Total Telecom

News By: Brad Randall, Broadband Communities The Fiber Broadband Association CEO pushes back against rhetoric questioning the feasibility of subsidizing rural fiber at Connected America. Boltons comments came in response to those from Cameron Kilton, Nextlink Internets CTO.

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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) will no longer cover costs for high-speed internet for rural healthcare providers

Blandin on Broadband

CMS.gov reports The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is taking action to preserve the core mission of the Medicaid program by putting an end to spending that duplicates resources available through other federal and state programs or isnt directly tied to healthcare services.Mounting expenditures, such as covering housekeeping for (..)

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USF Funding Exceeded $8.5 Billion in 2024

Broadband Breakfast

4, 2025 – The budget of an internet subsidy program overseen by the Federal Communications Commission rose by about 5 percent in 2024, reaching more than $8.5 billion mostly used to bolster the finances of rural-based broadband providers. billion supporting rural broadband ISPs, $2.6 million on rural healthcare services.

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Telecom Industry Launches Coalition to Push Congress on USF Fix

Broadband Breakfast

WASHINGTON, March 4, 2025 – With millions of Americans at risk of losing access to affordable phone and internet service, a coalition of major telecom industry groups has launched a new effort to pressure Congress to act on the Universal Service Fund before it collapses. million students.    Additionally, 7.6

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Jio and SpaceX Unite to Launch Starlink in India

VoIP Review

In a significant move, Indian telecom giant Jio Platforms has teamed up with Elon Musk’s SpaceX to bring Starlink’s satellite -based internet service to consumers in India. This collaboration aims to extend high-speed internet access across the country, particularly targeting remote and underserved areas.

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