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EchoStar takeover of DirecTV would benefit telemedicine, National...

EchoStar takeover of DirecTV would benefit telemedicine, National Alliance of Medical Researchers & Teaching Physicians wrote in letter to FCC Chmn. Powell Mon. “The medical profession has long recognized the value of being able to examine patients, review test…

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results and in some cases even provide treatment over long distances via broadband, multimedia connections,” Dr. David Charles wrote. However, telemedicine has been “sharply limited by the scarcity of affordable broadband connections, especially on local telephone networks,” but deal would solve problem. If it were approved, “Digital Divide would shrink from a chasm to a small fissure.”