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Craig Settles, president of CJ Speaks (www.cjspeaks.com), and guests discuss business strategies for putting broadband networks and telehealth into place, as well as policy issues that affect community broadband and telehealth. Gigabit Nation’s mission is threefold: 1) inform listeners how to get meaningful broadband and telehealth into communities everywhere, 2) help communities increase broadband and telehealth adoption and 3) provide a vehicle for people to work together – and with organizations – to advance digital technologies.

Location:

Oakland, CA

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Craig Settles, president of CJ Speaks (www.cjspeaks.com), and guests discuss business strategies for putting broadband networks and telehealth into place, as well as policy issues that affect community broadband and telehealth. Gigabit Nation’s mission is threefold: 1) inform listeners how to get meaningful broadband and telehealth into communities everywhere, 2) help communities increase broadband and telehealth adoption and 3) provide a vehicle for people to work together – and with organizations – to advance digital technologies.

Twitter:

@CJSettles

Language:

English

Contact:

2869 Vallecito Pl Oakland, CA 94606 510-387-4176


Episodes

Here’s How You Boost Broadband Adoption with Telehealth, Pt 2

9/19/2022
The telehealth wave is making its mark in rural communities as well. When you live two and three hours away from the nearest doctor or healthcare facility, telehealth can be a godsend. Matt Larsen, owner of 20-year-old Wireless ISP (WISP) Vistabeam in Nebraska, says you can’t just lay down some fiber and routers, and call this a broadband success. You need leading-edge applications as well. Rural areas often lack the human and tech resources necessary for broadband to thrive. So Vistabeam is...

Duration:00:35:39

Here’s How You Boost Broadband Adoption with Telehealth, Pt1

9/18/2022
[Here are the complete interviews of Deb and Matt that were interrupted by a system crash] Two long-time broadband experts explain how to boost broadband adoption in their communities by integrating telehealth in their digital strategy. These are early pioneers of broadband-telehealth integration. first the trash is Chattanooga. This city was the first to have border-to-border gigabit service available to everyone. Now they're setting the pace with telehealth. 1,000 free telehealth...

Duration:01:08:36

Here’s How You Boost Broadband Adoption with Telehealth

9/18/2022
[Here are the complete interviews of Deb and Matt that were interrupted by a system crash] Two long-time broadband experts explain how to boost broadband adoption in their communities by integrating telehealth in their digital strategy. These are early pioneers of broadband-telehealth integration. first the trash is Chattanooga. This city was the first to have border-to-border gigabit service available to everyone. Now they're setting the pace with telehealth. 1,000 free telehealth...

Duration:00:53:30

Here’s How You Boost Broadband Adoption with Telehealth

8/30/2022
[It's a bummer when technology let you down. The BlogTalkradia system froze mis-taping. We'll alert you when the company fixes the problem. Meanwhile, enjoyed 20 minutes of a great interview.] Two long-time broadband experts explain how to boost broadband adoption in their communities by integrating telehealth in their digital strategy. These are early pioneers of broadband-telehealth integration. 1,000 free telehealth appointments are coming to one of the lowest income communities in...

Duration:00:14:44

"Collective Impact" and FCC's ACP Grants to Drive Community Digital Inclusion

8/25/2022
Get more impact from your communities broadband planning, listen to tips for increasing Affordability Connectivity Program (ACP) adoption, and meet winners who are making a difference in their digital communities. Two digital justice warriors share with Gigabit Nation secrets of their success at getting residents connected to broadband, digital inclusion, and telehealth. Rebecca F. Kauma is Digital Equity & Inclusion Officer for the City of Long Beach, CA. She is having great success making...

Duration:00:51:29

Collective Impact and FCC's ACP Grants to Drive Community Digital Inclusion

8/25/2022
Get more impact from your communities broadband planning, listen to tips for increasing Affordability Connectivity Program (ACP) adoption, and meet winners who are making a difference in their digital communities. Two digital justice warriors share with Gigabit Nation secrets of their success at getting residents connected to broadband, digital inclusion, and telehealth. Rebecca F. Kauma is Digital Equity & Inclusion Officer for the City of Long Beach, CA. She is having great success making...

Collective Impact and ACP Grants to Drive Community Digital Inclusion Action

8/25/2022
Get more impact from your communities broadband planning, listen to tips for increasing Affordability Connectivity Program (ACP) adoption, and meet winners who are making a difference in their digital communities. Two digital justice warriors share with Gigabit Nation secrets of their success at getting residents connected to broadband, digital inclusion, and telehealth. Rebecca F. Kauma is Digital Equity & Inclusion Officer for the City of Long Beach, CA. She is having great success making...

Duration:00:42:01

Free Internet Doesn’t Mean People Will Buy! Here’s How to Drive ACP Adoption.

8/25/2022
Get more impact from your communities broadband planning, listen to tips for increasing Affordability Connectivity Program (ACP) adoption, and meet winners who are making a difference in their digital communities. Two digital justice warriors share with Gigabit Nation secrets of their success at getting residents connected to broadband, digital inclusion, and telehealth. Rebecca F. Kauma is Digital Equity & Inclusion Officer for the City of Long Beach, CA. She is having great success making...

Duration:01:01:24

Definitely Time To Think Different about Broadband & Telehealth Marketing

11/8/2021
Today’s Gigabit Nation questions broadband marketing tactics, leading up to the question, “What does it mean to use telehealth as a marketing tool?” It’s starting to dawn on people hold that broadband and telehealth are quite symbiotic technologies. Telehealth will drive broadband adoption while broadband networks offer telehealth a great marketing vehicle. Of course, communities have to look at marketing different before you can start changing the way they market. Today’s digital warrior...

Duration:00:43:04

Communities Don’t Need Vendors, They Need Broadband Partners!

11/5/2021
Today’s Gigabit Nation helps you build winning partnerships for the long-haul. Whether it’s a wireless infrastructure covering miles or digital inclusion projects involving anchors institutions, communities are best served by suppliers who view the relationship has a partnership not a “get it and go” transaction. What question has you stumped? How do you find partnerships that are right for your community? Ask the right questions from the beginning. How do you know if it’s time to “cut bait”...

Duration:00:38:32

For Digital Equity Success, Know the People With the Pain!

11/3/2021
Today’s Gigabit Nation episode takes on the issue of telehealth in libraries, specifically some of the critical initial steps such is goal setting and conducting a needs assessment. As libraries open up and assess operations and services after the pandemic, many are considering the possibilities that telehealth offers. My guest, Shauntee Burns-Simpson, Associate Director of the New York Public Library, has over 13 years of library service. She also is President of the Black Caucus of the...

Duration:00:03:15

How Libraries Drive Health Equity

10/27/2021
Today’s Gigabit Nation episode takes on the issue of telehealth in libraries, specifically some of the critical initial steps such is goal setting and conducting a needs assessment. As libraries open up and assess operations and services after the pandemic, many are considering the possibilities that telehealth offers. Urban libraries can be key vehicles for driving telehealth, public health, and digital equity. How race and ethnic differences impact health status, health outcomes, life...

Duration:00:01:00

The Digital Roads Are Rough, But the Rewards Golden!

10/15/2021
Gigabit Nation today explores how broadband can impact the Black Rural South. 38% of African Americans in this area lack broadband because the barriers to the technology are significant and deserve attention. Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies’ recent report lays out opportunities and policy changes that can turned around these residents’ broadband situation. And as billions flow, urban communities should scope out the tech that drives healthcare delivery! Particularly exciting...

Duration:00:59:49

Broadband. Telehealth. Sometimes Communities Have To Do It For Ourselves!

10/12/2021
Today's episode salutes those communities that have taken the reins of their broadband or digital inclusion efforts! When leading local pols are disinterested or the state or federal governments are too restrictive, that’s when unofficial leaders rise up and lead successful projects. Here’s how you do it. And you don’t have to be Dr. “Bones” McCoy to launch winning telehealth in support of public effort either, but you do have to be good at developing partnerships that include competent...

Duration:01:02:15

Getting Telehealth Everywhere People Are, Even At the Laundromat!

10/8/2021
The pandemic displayed for us the genius of telehealth - but also its Achilles’ Heel. As millions of workers, students, and others went into lockdown, people everywhere from the comfort of their homes were able to see doctors. But over 14 million urban and 4 million rural homes have ZERO broadband and are left out of this digital miracle. The episode of Gigabit Nation explores strategies to ensure that these billions of dollars the federal government plans to spend on broadband are used...

Duration:01:08:06

$10 Billion In New Money. Will There Be Equity In Urban Broadband Funding??

10/1/2021
Another $10 billion from the Treasury Department for broadband! But will urban broadband flourish as a result? It depends. Lobbying forces tend to swing to rural, so city leaders must insist on urban equity in government's broadband funding, and community stakeholders must keep local and state politicians' feet to the fire. This Gigabit Nation session explores ways to bring accountability into the broadband buildout processes. The 800-pound gorilla in the room is accountability in rural...

Duration:00:59:25

$285M for Minority Colleges. What about National Broadband & Telehealth Maps?

9/30/2021
NTIA’s $285-million CMC pilot program provides grants to eligible Historically Black Colleges or Universities (HBCUs), Tribal Colleges or Universities (TCUs), and minority serving institutions (MSIs). NTIA is funding not only broadband for anchor institutions but digital programs that drive adoption (some agencies mostly fund network infrastructure). NTIA also is encouraging pilots to create 15-mile broadband umbrella around the institutions. Nationwide, broadband and telehealth deployments...

Duration:00:58:46

We Got Money! So, What‘s Next For Broadband & Telehealth?

9/23/2021
$65 billion for broadband! Mission accomplished? Not hardly! You can’t just throw money over the fence and declare victory over digital inequity. This session explores ways to make broadband legislation more effective for everyone, how to beat down anti-muni bills, and tactics for increasing community support. And should we expect even more federal money? Also, pay attention to essential infrastructure that comprises telehealth deployment. Telehealth kiosks are going to be critical when in...

Duration:01:00:03

12 million urban households have no access to telehealth. Here's how we fix it!

7/22/2020
Currently there are 14 million people of color who cannot get telehealth while the FCC & USDA spends nearly $5 billion dollars/year to get telehealth & broadband for 4 million rural households. Where is the parity in funding? Where is the justice? Francella Ochillo, our guest today on Gigabit Nation talk show, is the Executive Director of the broadband advocacy group Next Century Cities. She is definitely ready to fight the good fight for fast, affordable and reliable broadband access for...

Duration:00:59:18

Feds Fail At Funding Parity for Telehealth For Urban People

6/25/2020
11,944,370 urban residents have no access to telehealth but Federal agencies earmark billions for broadband and telehealth grants targeted to 3,829,802 rural communities. Urban communities want grant parity with rural. No broadband, no telehealth! Yet FCC finances broadband through the $20 billion Rural Digital Opportunity Fund but no urban fund. They award $4.15 billion for broadband in schools that's weighted to rural. Their Rural Heath Care Program has over $1 billion, while the Senate...

Duration:00:53:01