Because every American
should have access
to broadband Internet.

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.

The Podium

Monday, March 02

Broadband Fact of the Week

By Brad

IIA Fact of the week

Health IT can save each U.S. household $670 a year.

For the median family in America, this would represent 25 percent of their total annual out-of-pocket outlays for health care.

Rintels, Jonathan. An Action Plan for America, Using Technology and Innovation to Address our Nation’s Critical Challenges. (Washington DC: The Benton Foundation). 2008.

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