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The Internet Innovation Alliance is a broad-based coalition of business and non-profit organizations that aim to ensure every American, regardless of race, income or geography, has access to the critical tool that is broadband Internet. The IIA seeks to promote public policies that support equal opportunity for universal broadband availability and adoption so that everyone, everywhere can seize the benefits of the Internet - from education to health care, employment to community building, civic engagement and beyond.

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Monday, February 02

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Broadband Fact of the Week

By IIA

IIA Fact of the week

Broadband-enabled IT applications reduce energy consumption and cut greenhouse gas emissions. Broadband is already contributing to greater energy efficiency. Broadband applications will reduce greenhouse gas emissions by more than a billion tons by 2018 -equivalent to reducing oil imports by 11 percent.

Eisenach, PhD. Jeffrey. The Telecom Sector and the Economy, How U.S. Broadband Policies are Working for America. (Washington DC: Empiris, LLC). September, 2008.

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