Kentucky Stats
- Total economic impact of $1,590,000,000 annually reported as a result of the “Connect Kentucky” initiative. (Connected Nation, The Economic Impact of Stimulating Broadband Nationally)
- 85% broadband adoption growth rate between 2005-2007 as a result of “Connect Kentucky” initiative. (Connected Nation, The Economic Impact of Stimulating Broadband Nationally)
- Household coverage of broadband service grew from 60% to 95% between 2004-2007 as a result of the “Connect Kentucky” intitiave. (Connected Nation, The Economic Impact of Stimulating Broadband Nationally)
- Kentucky has invested over $860 million in state telecommunications networks. (National Governors Association Center for Best Practices, “State Efforts to Expand Broadband Access”)
- More than 1.2 million Kentucky residents have recieved broadband access since january 2004. (National Governors Association Center for Best Practices, “State Efforts to Expand Broadband Access”)
- Kentucky has a rate of job development in the IT sector that is 31 times the national average. (National Governors Association Center for Best Practices, “State Efforts to Expand Broadband Access”)
- 14,500 high-tech jobs were created in 2005 and 2006 in Kentucky. (National Governors Association Center for Best Practices, “State Efforts to Expand Broadband Access”)
- ConnectKentucky is a public-private partnership with a mission to accelerate the growth of broadband technology. Their strategies for mapping, broadband assessment and deployment have become a model for other states to emulate known as Connected Nation. (Alliance for Public Technology and Communications Workers of America, State Broadband Initiatives)
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