Sentences with phrase «making rural services»

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The aim is to expand wireless service into rural areas where lower profit margins and higher costs have made some carriers reluctant to deploy.

It has cut costs and made itself more attractive to customers, BTIG Research analyst Walter Piecyk said, but it hasn't invested enough in its network and doesn't have enough airwave rights for quality service in rural areas.

«On behalf of the New Democrat caucus, and as the spokesperson for rural and northern health, I celebrate the deal recently made and promise that New Democrats will continue to advocate for smart investments in health services that benefit women and their families.»

The company has cut costs and made itself more attractive to customers, BTIG Research analyst Walter Piecyk says, but it hasn't invested enough in its network and doesn't have enough airwave rights for quality service in rural areas.

The Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Akwasi Oppong - Fosu says the development of the National Decentralisation Policy Framework and National Decentralisation Action Plan is aimed at systematic rolling out of the implementation of tangible activities to promote participatory decision - making and effective service delivery at the local level.

Its goal is to make sure residents in the underserved urban and rural parts of the state can access the internet at 25 Mbps and eventually expand that to 100 Mbps by providing state matching grants to broadband service providers.

«People in rural communities in Upstate NY, access to banking services is very important and I want to make sure that that's not minimized either,» he said.

The novelty, he added, would also make it easy for prospective service persons in the rural areas to know their places of posting.

This brief covers a huge range of issues — the plight of the agricultural industry, the provision of services and infrastructure across rural areas, and making sure the needs of rural areas are understood at the very heart of Government.

Governments could substantially reduce the tragic death toll of infants and mothers by making postnatal care services more accessible — especially to impoverished and poorly educated women in rural areas, according to a study published in the Bulletin of the World Health Organization today.

Modeling studies have suggested that the wide geographic dispersion of people, especially in certain rural areas, would make it extremely difficult to reach all those who need HIV treatment and prevention services.

Other projects created during the class include an organization that will provide free public libraries in India; an online platform to help students make more informed decisions when applying to college; an app that gives students fun, game - based content that shows what real scientists are like; a cellphone - hosted service for rural teachers in the Philippines that provides direct training and tips; and a nonprofit that will train and employ parent liaisons to develop stronger bonds between families and middle schools in an effort to improve dropout rates.

And in New Mexico, public officials are following the lead of other states and looking to support bulk purchasing of school bandwidth, possibly via new regional hubs that would make it easier for more providers to reach rural and remote areas with affordable Internet service.

Under the Guaranteed Loan program, the Rural Housing Service guarantees loans made by private sector lenders.

The VMLRP makes practice in rural underserved areas more financially feasible for recent graduates by providing up to $ 75,000 in loan repayments in exchange for at least three years of service in designated veterinary shortage areas.

«Unfortunately, the heavy tax applied to VMLRP awards decreases the number of awards that can be made and the number of rural communities that can benefit from increased services.

By making spay / neuter services both affordable and convenient for busy families, shuttle services are the next big thing in rural animal overpopulation control.

This takes public domain data provided by the Met Services, homogenises it and makes a correction for urban warming based on nearby rural stations.

Rimidi makes it easier for healthcare providers to connect with far - flung patients — providing a valuable service for rural communities, and reducing transportation - related carbon emissions.

This market focus has made the GEF increasingly effective in catalyzing private investment, government commitments to programs and policies, rural energy services, and the expansion of technology markets.

Rural Electrification Administration (REA): A lending agency of the U. S. Department of Agriculture, the REA makes self - liquidating loans to qualified borrowers to finance electric and telephone service to rural aRural Electrification Administration (REA): A lending agency of the U. S. Department of Agriculture, the REA makes self - liquidating loans to qualified borrowers to finance electric and telephone service to rural arural areas.

Arizona Public Service (APS) announced Wednesday that rather than rebuild miles of electricity transmission lines, it will install two battery storage systems totalling 8MWh in rural Punkin Center, Arizona — making it one of the first electricity companies in the US to utilise batteries instead of traditional infrastructure.

ARLO, which has a separate website, matches law students with summer and articling positions in rural communities, and also encourages rural lawyers to «make positions available as a way to ensure the succession of their practice and accessibility of legal services in their community.»

The few legal practitioners in Uganda are based in the capital city, making it difficult for people both in urban and rural areas to access legal services.

There was also overwhelming support for a comprehensive approach to ensuring justice for all through a variety of services that would help more low - income individuals, particularly those living in rural areas and those struggling to make ends meet, successfully navigate the system to solve their civil justice issues.

Over the past five years Moore Blatch has built a specialist team of leading lawyers selected for their expertise and knowledge in rural and agricultural law, with five partners and seven additional qualified lawyers making up the specialist rural services department at Moore Blatch.

Although similar themes were encountered in many locations, I was personally struck by the submissions made in rural communities and the additional challenges that are faced by those delivering and seeking legal aid services in these areas.

Last week, it came to light that Verizon was notifying around 8,500 customers in rural areas — many of them on unlimited plans — that their service would be canceled because the telecom giant wasn't making enough money from them.

This service makes various platforms interoperable and brings increased liquidity to rural areas.

The tiered system, which took effect in 2014 after an appeals court upheld its legality, made it harder for families to access medical services, particularly in the rural western part of the state, where Planned Parenthood closed a clinic in Hays and an unaffiliated family planning clinic shut down in Dodge City.

The Committee welcomes the initiatives to make available to women facilities to ensure their equal access to legal services, including in rural areas, and the strengthening of the Sex Discrimination Act, 1984.

Since 2008, suburbs have experienced larger and faster increases in poverty than either urban or rural areas.24 This significant shift in the location and demographics of children and families dealing with financial stress makes necessary a reevaluation of the current engagement and service delivery systems that may not meet this emerging need.25

Tanya MacDougall, Service Manager, said: «We are delighted to have received this funding which will make a huge difference to families especially those living in rural / island areas.

This came with the expectation that primary health networks will work closely with Aboriginal community - controlled health services «to make sure we get those Indigenous treatment services right», according to the minister for rural health.

These stories feature anecdotes and real world examples of initiatives being undertaken by physicians across Canada who are making a difference in how health care services and programs are delivered, especially in rural, remote, northern and Indigenous communities.

If you live in a rural area, you may have to make arrangements to travel to the nearest metropolitan area to gain access to the adoption services you need.

[3] A further non-exhaustive list of organisations who have publicly expressed support for the campaign includes: Aboriginal Medical Services Alliance Northern Territory; Amnesty International Australia; Australian Catholic Bishops» Social Justice Committee; Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine; Australian Council of Social Services; Australian Council for International Development; Australian Institute of Health and Welfare; Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies; Australian Nursing Federation; Australian Red Cross; Caritas Australia; Clinical Nurse Consultants Association of NSW; Diplomacy Training Program, University of New South Wales; Gnibi the College of Indigenous Australian Peoples, Southern Cross University; Human Rights Law Resource Centre; Ian Thorpe's Fountain for Youth; Indigenous Law Centre, University of New South Wales; Jumbunna, University of Technology Sydney; Make Indigenous Poverty History campaign; National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Ecumenical Council; National Association of Community Legal Centres; National Children's and Youth Law Centre; National Rural Health Alliance; Public Health Association of Australia; Quaker Services Australia; Rural Doctors Association of Australia; Save the Children Australia; Sax Institute; Sisters of Mercy Aboriginal Network NSW; Sisters of Mercy Justice Network Asia Pacific; UNICEF Australia; and the Victorian Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation.

(The list of agencies signed up to the campaign include: National Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission Congress of Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Nurses Aboriginal Medical Services Alliance Northern Territory Australian Indigenous Doctors Association Amnesty International Australia Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine Australian Council of Social Service Australian Council for International Development Australian General Practice Network Australian Nursing Federation Australian Red Cross Australians for Native Title and Reconciliation Caritas Australia Cooperative Research Centre for Aboriginal Health Diplomacy Training Program Fred Hollows Foundation Gnibi the College of Indigenous Australian Peoples, Southern Cross University Human Rights Law Resource Centre Ian Thorpe's Fountain for Youth Indigenous Law Centre Make Indigenous Poverty History campaign National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Ecumenical Council National Association of Community Legal Centres National Children's and Youth Law Centre National Rural Health Alliance Oxfam Australia Professor Daniel Tarantola, Chair of Health and Human Rights, University of New South Public Health Association of Australia Quaker Services Australia Royal Australasian College of Physicians Royal Australian College of General Practitioners Rural Doctors Association of Australia Save the Children Australia Telethon Institute for Child Health Research UNICEF Australia Uniya Jesuit Social Justice Centre)

Between now and the end of September the federal Rural Housing Service has funds available to make mortgage loans to 2,500 moderate - income home buyers with down payments as low as 1 percent.

Under the Guaranteed Loan program, the Rural Housing Service guarantees loans made by private sector lenders.

The 1991 Supreme Court ruling in the Feist v. Rural Telephone Service Company court case made it less clear whether this type of information is protected.