FairlawnGig Fiber Boosts Regional Economy
The municipal fiber network in Fairlawn, Ohio, is strengthening the city’s economic position. Now Fairlawn is using fiber to lift the rest of the area as well.
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Tag: Economic Development
Crossing the Digital Divide
Internet adoption rates among low-income urban populations have climbed in recent years. Joining the online world has changed their lives for the better, say members of this group in a new survey by RVA LLC.
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Taking the Economic Pulse of Community Broadband
Economic development professionals who completed the Revving the Community Broadband Economic Engine survey weighed in on the current availability, affordability and speed of broadband – and how communities are working to increase all three.
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New Research on the Digital Divide and Broadband’s Economic Impact
A roundup of recent studies about the growing chasm between broadband haves and have-nots, how to overcome this divide, and the costs and benefits of reducing it
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Broadband for Rural Businesses
Rural providers are taking aim at rural businesses with fiber and DOCSIS 3.1–based broadband services. But providers must educate this segment about using these new services to become more viable in the online world.
Read MoreSocial Return Accounting
Researchers at an Australian university propose a new way to measure the social benefits of broadband.
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The Power of Local Action
At Broadband Communities’ 2018 economic development conference, held in October in Ontario, California, participants shared stories of local successes and struggles. Following are some of the highlights of the conference sessions.
Read MoreEditor’s Note: Communities Must Have a Voice
To ensure their economic survival, communities must be active participants in broadband planning.
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Bandwidth Hawk: Update: Rural Population Loss Still Tied to Poor Broadband
Broadband Communities’ ongoing study of all U.S. counties continues to show that poor or no broadband drives away jobs and, eventually, people. However, the effect is less clear than it was in the recent past.
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Ontario Is Investing For the 21st Century
Ontario, California, a fast-growing city in the Inland Empire, leverages its growth with an ambitious fiber-to-the-home network.
Read MorePredicting Broadband Effects
A new type of statistical model helps cities estimate broadband’s effects on their economic well-being.
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Impact of CAF II–Funded Networks
Two typical rural exchanges are likely to remain underserved even after upgrades supported by the Connect America Fund. This study, conducted by the Blandin Foundation, concludes that CAF funding is insufficient to support rural economic development and that more transparency is needed if states and localities are to supplement CAF funds strategically.
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Prosperity and Broadband Access
Only fiber to the premises can support the new knowledge economy.
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Only fiber to the premises can support the new knowledge economy.
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Putting the Gigs to Work
Highlights of the 2018 Broadband Communities Summit held in May in Austin, Texas
Read MoreEditor’s Note: An Issue for All Seasons
The Broadband Communities Summit brings together participants in the multifamily, rural, economic development, technology and policy worlds. This issue of the magazine has something for all of them.
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Lincoln Steps Into the Future
Even if a community can’t build its own network, it can take steps to get great broadband for its citizens.
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Broadband Assistance Drives Job Growth
An innovative program in Pennsylvania leveraged stimulus funds to drive broadband deployment, adoption and use. Small and mid-sized businesses flourished.
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Training for the ‘Gig Economy’
The internet has opened new possibilities for those who have difficulty finding employment in the current economic environment. To tap into these opportunities, economic development agencies must learn to think beyond traditional workplaces and traditional jobs.
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Measuring Broadband and Job Loss: Population or Income?
New research by Broadband Communities finds a clear relationship between broadband access and median family income but no clear causality.
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