This 2015 report from the Rhode Island General Assembly discusses that while the State's broadband infrastructure is highly ranked, areas with no coverage still exist. The report makes recommendations on how to increase access to these underserved communities.

In this episode of the After the Fact podcast, Kathryn de Wit discusses the challenges facing those without access to broadband internet during the Covid-19 pandemic, and what some states and communities are doing to bridge connectivity gaps.

This tool from Pew Charitable Trust provides mapping showing how states have expanded access to broadband through legislation.

This article explains how telehealth can help rural providers in two ways. It connects rural providers and patients to services at distant sites, thereby avoiding long travel times, and promotes patient-centered health care through the use of telecommunication technologies that can provide clinical and non-clinical services.

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This list explains the clinical and non-clinical services offered through telehealth, including videoconferencing, store-and-forward consultation, training, education, and public health and health administration. The site also offers links to pages that offer more information.

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A webpage that defines telehealth and telemedicine and provides links to resources for further clarification.

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This webpage explains that broadband is important for rural health care providers because many of the capabilities of health IT, including telehealth and electronic exchange of health care information, require the higher speeds and bandwidth of broadband.

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This webpage describes the infrastructure needed to build a telehealth system, including broadband access, imaging technology or peripherals, technical support staff, and training.

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Published in 2014, this guide provides an overview and framework for the implementation of telehealth systems in critical access hospitals and rural areas. It also offers resources for readers to learn more about telehealth and organizations that support the use of telehealth.

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A report that explains the importance of online access for individuals to share health information with their providers and caregivers. But while the use of online medical records is growing, steps still need to be taken to make online health information more accessible and useful.

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This report presents recommendations for improving broadband access for unserved and underserved populations in Ohio. The state plans to emphasizes projects related to health services, community infrastructure, and education initiatives that will improve the lives of Ohioans. The state seeks to be a partner in coordinating new or existing high-speed internet expansion efforts rather than a network owner.

This report assesses the current status of broadband availability in North Carolina and offers strategies to achieve universal access. The chief recommendations focus on incentivizing investment in next generation, future-proof infrastructure and reducing barriers to deployment, creating community-based adoption and use programs, closing the "homework gap," facilitating integration of broadband into economic development strategies, and leveraging the influence telehealth technologies have on household broadband adoption and use.

This resource serves as a guide for local governments looking to increase broadband investment in their communities. It outlines various aspects of broadband investment, gives examples of successful community actions, and provides a checklist of steps that local leaders can take to support broadband investment.

This article reviews research on internet access in West Virginia, revealing that many West Virginians living in rural communities do not have access to affordable, quality internet service that would allow them to virtually meet with a doctor, apply for unemployment benefits, access online learning resources, or even stay informed on the public health crisis.

This resource reviews research on internet access in the Navajo Nation, revealing that many Navajo chapters lack affordable, accessible internet, and arguing that the federal government’s failure to connect people on tribal lands deprives entire tribes of opportunities for employment, healthcare, education, and economic growth in both the short and long term.