A number of findings have emerged from the Bario experiment that could be relevant for other countries keen to introduce ICTs to rural areas. One of the most important factors is that to be successful ...

The Supreme Court on Friday upheld the fee that is added to phone bills to provide billions of dollars a year in subsidized ...

Supreme Court upholds fee that is added to phone bills to provide billions of dollars a year in subsidized phone and internet ...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Technology is coming to the rescue of people in some rural areas, for whom going to see a doctor can be difficult. The University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center has ...

In a 6-3 ruling released Friday, the US Supreme Court found that a universal-service contribution scheme does not violate the nondelegation doctrine, which restricts Congress' ability to delegate ...

LIRA, Uganda (AP) — The bicycle parked in Lucy Abalo’s compound doesn’t belong to her. Any one of the hundreds of people in her village can show up and ask ...

LIRA, Uganda (AP) — The bicycle parked in Lucy Abalo’s compound doesn’t belong to her. Any one of the hundreds of people in her village can show up and ask to use it. A man might wish to ...

MANCHESTER, N.H. — A new effort is underway to help ensure expectant mothers in rural areas can access medical care when they need it. U.S. Sen. Maggie Hassan is proposing a bill that would ...

Arizona’s situation is similar to what’s happening in California, Olds said, explaining that there’s a surplus of doctors in the cities and a serious deficit in rural areas.

After years of growth, opioid overdose deaths in Missouri are dropping. While health care workers, community groups and other officials say many factors may contribute to the drop in opioid ...

The Tamil Nadu Rural Transformation Project is helping to address the financial challenges faced by aspirational women entrepreneurs. Through the Matching Grants Program, women like Janaki received ...

Internet access is becoming increasingly more important for school, work and hobbies, but this access is still lacking in some areas in the country, particularly in rural America. We took a look ...