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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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As a result of telecommuting, firms will need less equipment, office space, parking spaces, office equipment, supplies and other amenities.

IBM claims it saves almost $1 billion a year in avoided real estate costs, thanks to telecommuting.67 Sun Microsystems estimated that it saved $69 million in real estate cost in 2005, as a result of its telecommuting program, and it was able to decrease office space use by 30% after implementing its “iWork” program. Nortel and AT&T estimate telecommuting saves $20 million and $25 million in real-estate costs, respectively, while Unisys cut office space 90%.” (p. 19-20)

Research Area: Environment

Tags: telecommuting, ibm, overhead, office space, sun microsystems, nortel

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