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FCC chair offers support for regional telemedicine advances

Federal communication officials say they’re solidly behind efforts to bring rural health care in Montana into the 21st century.

Kevin Martin, chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, delivered this message to a conference on telemedicine held at Montana State University Friday.

Advances in telecommunications — particularly in broadband Internet access — are already changing the face of medicine.

Telemedicine allows rural doctors instant access to specialists and information that their patients might otherwise have to travel hundreds of miles to get.

By DAVE RICHARDSON, Chronicle Staff Writer

Full Story: http://bozemandailychronicle.com/articles/2006/07/08/breakingnews/50telemedicine.txt

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