California Stats
- Ranks in the top 5 in the deployment of residential and business broadband lines. (Dr. Rob Atkinson, The 2007 State New Economy Index)
- Through 2010 broadband growth could generate a cumulative gain of 1.8 million jobs and $132 billion of payroll. (Sacramento Regional Research Institute, Economic Effects of Increased Broadband Use in California)
- San Francisco/Oakland/San Jose, CA ranks first in top markets for broadband penetration. (Scarbrough Research, “The Need for Internet Speed: Broadband Penetration Increased More than 300% Since 2002”)
- San Diego, CA ranks in the top ten markets for broadband penetration. (Scarbrough Research, “The Need for Internet Speed: Broadband Penetration Increased More than 300% Since 2002”)
- 96% of all California households have access to broadband services. (National Governors Association Center for Best Practices, “State Efforts to Expand Broadband Access”)
- 56% of Californians have access to broadband at speeds greater than 10 megabits per second. (National Governors Association Center for Best Practices, “State Efforts to Expand Broadband Access”)
- Total economic impact of $17,287,110,398 if broadband deployment were increased at a reasonable level. (Connected Nation, The Economic Impact of Stimulating Broadband Nationally)
- Net job growth of 262,042 jobs from increase in broadband deployment. (Connected Nation, The Economic Impact of Stimulating Broadband Nationally)
- The California Broadband Task Force is composed of public and private stakeholders who advise policymakers on a framework for California’s broadband policy. (Alliance for Public Technology and Communications Workers of America, State Broadband Initiatives)
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