The Economic Impact of Stimulating Broadband Nationally
Connected Nation
February 21, 2008

Adopting a national policy to stimulate the deployment of broadband in underserved areas of the U.S. could have dramatic and far-reaching
economic impacts. For instance, just a seven percentage point increase in broadband adoption could result in:

•  Â $92 billion through an additional 2.4 million jobs per year created
• $662 million saved per year in reduced healthcare costs
• $6.4 billion per year in mileage saving from unnecessary driving
• $18 million in carbon credits associated with 3.2 billion fewer lbs of CO2 emissions per year in the United States
• $35.2 billion in value from 3.8 billion more hours saved per year from accessing broadband at home
• $134 billion per year in total direct economic impact of accelerating broadband across the United States

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One Response to “The Economic Impact of Stimulating Broadband Nationally”

1. NextGenWeb: New. Comprehensive. Innovative. » Where We Should Focus our Public Policy Priorities Says:
   February 22nd, 2008 at 5:21 pm

   [...] and the Communications Workers of America — has gotten it right. After reading its new study The Economic Impact of Stimulating Broadband Nationally, it’s clear that ubiquitous broadband deployment must be considered one of the nation’s top [...]

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