“Within the next five years, we’ll make it possible for businesses to deploy the next generation of high-speed wireless coverage to 98 percent of all Americans. This isn’t just about — (applause) — this isn’t about faster Internet or fewer dropped calls. It’s about connecting every part of America to the digital age. It’s about a rural community in Iowa or Alabama where farmers and small business owners will be able to sell their products all over the world. It’s about a firefighter who can download the design of a burning building onto a handheld device; a student who can take classes with a digital textbook; or a patient who can have face-to-face video chats with her doctor”
President Obama, State of the Union 2011
“Of course, no one beats the mobile video consultations drum louder than 3GDoctor founder David Doherty, who has been evangelizing mobile health and the use of mobile video for patient-physician visits for several years”
mHealth Insight 
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