The below was published by the Office of Science and Technology Policy on March 5, 2019. Editor’s Note: Connected Nation agrees with the White House that technology can positively impact the lives of older Americans. We believe it’s important to expand broadband to all populations so they may have access to the opportunities and innovations that can make life better. …
Kentucky Company Names Former FCC Commissioner to its Board
Louisville, Ky. (March 5, 2019) – Former Federal Communications Commissioner Mignon Clyburn has been named to the board of the Kentucky-based company Charah Solutions. Cyburn resigned from the FCC in 2018 after nearly 10 years of service with the Commission. While at the FCC, she was committed to closing the Digital Divide and championed the modernization of the agency’s Lifeline Program, …
Celebrating Women’s History Month with a Tech Twist: Hedy Lamarr – Actress and Inventor
(March 4, 2019) – As we celebrate Women’s History Month, it’s important for us at Connected Nation to recognize those who have made significant contributions in technology as we work to close the Digital Divide. One such contributor is Hedy Lamarr. As a famous Hollywood actress in the 1930s and 1940s, Lamarr received much attention for her beauty and movies, while …
Smith Presses Perdue on Rural Health, Broadband, Dairy
Published by Minnesota Ag Connection on March 1, 2019 U.S. Senator Tina Smith (D-Minn.) told U.S. Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue that improvements to the dairy program and to rural health care–passed as part of last year’s bipartisan Farm Bill–should be implemented as soon as possible to help get the farm and rural economy back on its feet. On Thursday, Smith–in …