Publications

Economic Impact Study

If Congress passes legislation to empower every state to implement programs modeled after ConnectKentucky and experience an increase in the growth rate of broadband adoption over what should be expected without a broadband focused program, the estimate of direct economic stimulus is more than $134 billion per year for the nation. (PDF 311KB)

Connected Nation Executive Summary 2007

Connected Nation is a national non-profit organization known for its ability to close the digital divide. Charting the course for the technology-centric future of the United States, Connected Nation creates partnerships between the public and private sectors. These partnerships encourage cooperation for mutually beneficial purposes – making the cost of technology expansion go down and the demand for technology go up. Our comprehensive approach to technology expansion works for communities and markets. (PDF 1 MB)