State Statistics
- Ranks is 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 $9,424,006,380 if broadband deployment were increased at a reasonable level. (Connected Nation, The Economic Impact of Stimulating Broadband Nationally)
- Net job growth of 173,117 jobs from increase in broadband deployment. (Connected Nation, The Economic Impact of Stimulating Broadband Nationally)
- Austin, TX 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
- Employers Should Help Clean the Air
- Dial-Up Holdouts Ask: Why Go To Broadband?
- Don’t Let Internet Neutrality Stifle Innovation
- The Internet Is Just Bigger In Texas
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