State Statistics

• Ranks in the top 5 in utilization of digital technologies in the state government. (Dr. Rob Atkinson, The 2007 State New Economy Index)

• Total economic impact of $5,165,789,104 if broadband deployment were increased at a reasonable level. (Connected Nation, The Economic Impact of Stimulating Broadband Nationally)

• Net job growth of 96,312 jobs from increase in broadband deployment. (Connected Nation, The Economic Impact of Stimulating Broadband Nationally)

• 92% of Ohio adults have broadband service available where they live. (Connect Ohio, Connect Ohio Technology Assessment)

• 42% of employed Ohio residents use the Internet to work from home and another 24% of working residents would work from home if allowed to do so. (Connect Ohio, Connect Ohio Technology Assessment)

• Sixty percent of all Ohio businesses use broadband service for their work. (Connect Ohio, Connect Ohio Technology Assessment)

• Median annual revenues for Ohio businesses that use broadband are double those of businesses that do not subscribe to broadband. (Connect Ohio, Connect Ohio Technology Assessment)

• Estimated total revenue increase of $55 billion if all Ohio businesses without broadband were to adopt broadband and a website. (Connect Ohio, Connect Ohio Technology Assessment)

• The Appalachian Broadband Task Force is a group of industry representatives, government officials and interested citizens created to spur deployment of broadband technologies. (Alliance for Public Technology and Communications Workers of America, State Broadband Initiatives)

• Connect Ohio is a public-private partnership dedicated to expanding broadband services by working with local communities and providers. (Alliance for Public Technology and Communications Workers of America, State Broadband Initiatives)

Podcasts

• The Potential and Promises of Broadband

Videocasts

News and Blog Clips

• Broadband Would Be A Boon To Businesses
• RENEW Ohio-18 Final Report
• 90 Percent Of Ohioans Have Access To Broadband, Study Says
• Strickland’s Goal: Broadband for All

Studies

• Connect Ohio Technology Assessment
• State Efforts to Expand Broadband Access