Craig "CJ" Settles is an industry analyst, speaker, and author. Saved from a stroke by telehealth, he now unites community broadband teams and healthcare stakeholders through telehealth projects that transform healthcare delivery. CJ conducts industry needs analyses to improve economic development, healthcare, education, and local government. He has provided community broadband consulting services since authoring Fighting the Good Fight for Municipal Wireless in 2005.  In this episode… With the healthcare industry adopting digital technology, the demand for telehealth to address long-term care management has increased. This requires widespread access to reliable broadband connections. But insufficient funding hinders deployment for underserved communities. So how are governments addressing these concerns, and how can you facilitate their efforts? At the end of 2021, a congressional bill was passed to permit spending for broadband networks and establish infrastructure in major cities. But this has raised practical concerns regarding implementation and allocation to support and prioritize needs. As technology continues to innovate and evolve, industry analyst CJ Settles observes that governments must anticipate trends and adapt broadband capabilities to ensure efficiency and sustainability. Cities including Chattanooga, Long Beach, and Santa Monica have developed broadband community action councils to assess demands, facilitate decision-making, and initiate structured funding and deployment approaches. Join Rolando Rosas and Dave Kelly on this episode of What The Teck? as they interview telehealth and broadband activist Craig "CJ" Settles about deploying broadband networks in communities. CJ talks about AI's adoption in healthcare, community efforts to establish broadband action teams, and how to educate communities about broadband technologies.

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