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Deloitte: Widespread broadband infrastructure critical to the US economy
Deloitte study finds that increased broadband coverage, adoption and speed is needed to create more US jobs and GDP, but warns of diminishing returns due to lack of widespread, high-quality broadband access
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A Deloitte study has found that additional broadband coverage, adoption and speed are all accretive for incremental growth of US jobs and GDP, but warned that – despite that more than $100bn of US infrastructure investment over the past decade – a digital divide still presents a significant gap.
The study,
Quantifying the economic impact of closing the digital divide, looked at the criticality of broadband infrastructure to the US economy, providing insights into the benefits associated with various broadband speeds and adoption rates to optimise economic and social benefits, while also reducing inefficiencies.