National Broadband Expansion’s Role in Helping Seniors ‘Age in Place’ Discussed at Senate Aging Committee Hearing

“Thanks to funding made available in last year’s stimulus bill, the federal government is making efforts to expand our national broadband network,” said Sen. Herb Kohl (D-WI), chairman of the Senate Special Committee on Aging, at an April 22 hearing to discuss how broadband connectivity can open new inroads for technologies that help seniors “age…