State Statistics
- Total economic impact of $905,743,973 if broadband deployment were increased at a reasonable level. (Connected Nation, The Economic Impact of Stimulating Broadband Nationally)
- Net job growth of 18,723 jobs from increase in broadband deployment. (Connected Nation, The Economic Impact of Stimulating Broadband Nationally)
- The Mississippi Area Health Education Center provides access to continuing education and other distance learning opportunities for health care providers via telehealth technologies. (Alliance for Public Technology and Communications Workers of America, State Broadband Initiatives)
- In 2005 the Mississippi Broadband Task Force recommended the creation of a statewide initiative to promote citizens’ use of the Internet with a formal plan and broadband strategy. (Alliance for Public Technology and Communications Workers of America, State Broadband Initiatives)
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