Committee onAccess to

Healthcare inRural

North Carolina

Presentation from the Broadband Infrastructure Office

Department of Information Technology

February 15, 2018

Every North Carolinian should be able to access

affordable high-speed internet anywhere, at

any time.

Vision

The Broadband Infrastructure Office

Community

Policy

Programs and Tools

Broadband Availability Challenges

93.7% • NC Households with Access

95% • Of Unserved Households are in Rural Areas

2016 Broadband Adoption Rates81

45

80

47

ADOPTION AT ANY SPEED ADOPTION, 25/3

North Carolina US

Common Barriers to Broadband

Adoption

Cost

Digital Literacy

Relevancy

Access

State Broadband Plan Telehealth Recommendations

1. Leverage the federal healthcare connect fund

2. Create best practices

3. Broadband to all healthcare facilities

4. Market low-cost options for broadband at patients’ homes

5. Remote monitoring pilots

6. Medical reimbursements for broadband service

7. Develop public-private partnerships

Continuing the Conversation

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