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.

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Broadband Fact Book

Here you'll find convenient research items culled from the best broadband data sources. If you need to find bite-sized talking points on a tight deadline, you're in the right place. We've already done the hard part for you!

Facts tagged with Competition

Since telecommuting increases the pool of applicants and thus the quality of employees it can give a firm a competitive advantage by being the employer of choice. (p. 19)

Research Area: Environment

Tags: telecommuting, competition

Fuhr, Joseph P. Jr. Broadband Services: Economic and Environmental Benefits. American Consumer Institute. October 2007

Definition of the Internet

The Internet is a series of private connected networks and works because of private investment. Competition and innovation make the Internet what it is. The current system has kept the Internet robust by encouraging the use of new technology to increase network efficiency and the offering of new services.

The prices of broadband services vary widely across the OECD and are commonly lower in markets with high levels of competition. (pp. 41)

Research Area: Economy

Tags: broadband adoption, competition, oecd, prices

Broadband Growth and Policies in OECD Countries. (Paper presented at OECD Minisrial Meeting on the Future of the International E
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