Economic Effects Of Tax Incentives For Broadband Infrastructure Deployment

Economic Effects Of Tax Incentives For Broadband Infrastructure Deployment
Jeffrey A. Eisenach
Hal J. Singer
Jeffrey D.West
Fiber-To-The-Home Council

• Investments in next generation broadband infrastructure, generate both immediate and long-term benefits for the U.S. economy.
• In the short run, increased capital investment leads directly to increased employment and output.
• In the long run, the rapid deployment of affordable broadband services transmitted over next generation infrastructure is essential to U.S. competitiveness.
• Tax incentives to encourage deployment of these high-speed broadband services therefore represent an efficient mechanism for increasing both short-term economic growth and long-run economic competitiveness.

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