State Statistics
- Ranks in the top 5 in the percentage of farmers with internet access and using computers for business. (Dr. Rob Atkinson, The 2007 State New Economy Index)
- Total economic impact of $517,684,416 if broadband deployment were increased at a reasonable level. (Connected Nation, The Economic Impact of Stimulating Broadband Nationally)
- Net job growth of 8,896 jobs from increase in broadband deployment. (Connected Nation, The Economic Impact of Stimulating Broadband Nationally)
- Providence/New Bedford, RI ranks in the top ten markets for broadband penetration. (Scarbrough Research, “The Need for Internet Speed: Broadband Penetration Increased More than 300% Since 2002”)
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News and Blog Clips
- R.I. Health Department Survey Finds 40% of Doctors Use Health IT
- Broadband Helps Small Business Do Business
- Modernizing Care in Rhode Island
- The Innovation Imperative
- HEALTH IT: Guest Blog Post by Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse
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