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Monday, May 04
By IIA
The rural demand for broadband can be seen from the level of utilization for those who do subscribe. Rural households transfer more information on average than their urban counterparts. This may be because rural users turn to the Internet for products and services that they cannot get locally, whereas urban users have more options.
Peha, Jon M. “Bringing Broadband to Unserved Communities.” Part of The Hamilton Project, Advancing Opportunity, Prosperity and Growth. (Washington DC: The Brookings Institution) May 2008.
More facts about broadband and rural areas.
Monday, April 20
By IIA
A Pew study found that people age 64 to 72 account for 7% of the Internet-using population (almost equal to their 9% slice of the U.S. adult population).
Elizabeth Holmes, “Seniors Take Job Hunt to the Web,” Wall Street Journal Digits [blog]. February 26, 2009.
More facts about broadband adoption.
Monday, March 23
By IIA
Nearly half of high school graduates who had computers and Internet access at home went on to college. Among students who didn’t have computers and Internet access, the college enrollment rate fell to one in four.
“Bringing Broadband to the Urban Poor,” CIO Today, January 5, 2009.
More facts about broadband and education.
Monday, March 09
By IIA
An online bookstore like Amazon.com uses less than a tenth as much energy as a traditional bookstore.
Eisenach, PhD. Jeffrey. The Telecom Sector and the Economy, How U.S. Broadband Policies are Working for America. (Washington DC: Empiris, LLC). September, 2008.
More facts on broadband and energy.
Monday, March 02
By Brad
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.
More facts on broadband and health care.
Monday, February 23
By IIA
• eCommerce generates 36% less conventional air pollutants than conventional shopping.
— Fuhr, Joseph P. Jr. “Broadband Services: Economic and Environmental Benefits.” American Consumer Institute. October 2007.
More facts about broadband and the environment.
Tuesday, January 27
By Brad
Over at the site Telephony, Carol Wilson has a brief write-up of IIA’s new Broadband Fact Book. Included is this statement from IIA co-founder Bruce Mehlman on why the Fact Book was created:
“Informed policy-makers make the best policy...We have assembled the most current comprehensive list of facts and stats on broadband to aid government officials, community leaders and researchers trying to bring the power of high-speed Internet to bear on our nation’s greatest challenges.”
The Fact Book is intended as a living document, and will always be evolving as new information becomes available. To contribute to it, visit here.
Monday, January 26
By Brad
Today marks the official re-launching of the Internet Innovation Alliance website. Along with a new look, we’ve added a number of features to the site, including this here blog called The Podium.
But the most exciting addition is IIA’s new “Broadband Fact Book,” a comprehensive resource featuring hundreds of broadband facts and statistics. Those facts and statistics have been culled from over 60 broadband and technology studies published over the past two years. Broken up into eleven research areas—Broadband Adoption, Broadband Traffic, Economy, Education, Energy, Environment, Health Care, Network Infrastructure, Poverty, Telework, and Other—the Fact Book can be your go-to spot for news and information on all things broadband.
Here’s are just a few of the facts you’ll find:
• (Environment) eCommerce generates 36% less conventional air pollutants than conventional shopping — American Consumer Institute, 2007.
• (Economy) A 7% increase in broadband adoption could result in $92 billion through 2.4 million jobs created or saved annually. — Connected Nation, 2008.
• (Health Care) Broadband-based remote monitoring for all chronically ill patients could reduce hospital, outpatient, and drug expenses by 30% — reducing overall health care expenses for the U.S. by roughly 25%, or about $350 billion annually. — Robert E. Litan
The IIA Broadband Fact Book will be a constantly evolving database of facts and statistics. Go ahead and click around. You’re sure to learn something. And if you’re interested in contributing to it, you can do so here.
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