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State Broadband Initiatives for Hawaii

State Statistics

Total economic impact of $578,001,026 if broadband deployment were increased at a reasonable level. (Connected Nation, The Economic Impact of Stimulating Broadband Nationally)

Net job growth of 10,284 jobs from increase in broadband deployment. (Connected Nation, The Economic Impact of Stimulating Broadband Nationally)

Honolulu, HI ranks in the top ten markets for broadband penetration. (Scarbrough Research, “The Need for Internet Speed: Broadband Penetration Increased More than 300% Since 2002”)

The Hawaii Broadband Task Force was established in 2007 to provide policy recommendations for removing barriers to broadband access. (Alliance for Public Technology and Communications Workers of America, State Broadband Initiatives)

The State of Hawaii Telehealth Access Network is a public-private telehealth and telemedicine network that enables health care providers, educational institutions, and government agencies to interconnect clinical, financial, and management information systems. (Alliance for Public Technology and Communications Workers of America, State Broadband Initiatives)

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State Senator Carol Fukunaga: Broadband Deployment in Hawaii

Telecommuting Can Help The Planet And Your Sanity

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State Efforts to Expand Broadband Access

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