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State Broadband Initiatives for Kansas

State Statistics

Ranked in the top 5 for technology in schools. (Dr. Rob Atkinson, The 2007 State New Economy Index)

Total economic impact of $1,154,893,120 if broadband deployment were increased at a reasonable level. (Connected Nation, The Economic Impact of Stimulating Broadband Nationally)

Net job growth of 22,828 jobs from increase in broadband deployment. (Connected Nation, The Economic Impact of Stimulating Broadband Nationally)

The Kansas Research and Education Network is a non-profit consortium organized to facilitate institutional communication and provide connectivity to the Internet. (Alliance for Public Technology and Communications Workers of America, State Broadband Initiatives)

The Kansas University Center for TeleMedicine & TeleHealth connects more than 100 sites in Kansas to its telehealth network to provide clinical consultations and hold educational events. (Alliance for Public Technology and Communications Workers of America, State Broadband Initiatives)

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