More US broadband would create 2.4 million jobs and have $134 billion economic impact

An amazing set of stats came out from a study by Connected Nation and was reported in PC World.

It cites that a 7 percent increase in broadband adoption would create 2.4 million jobs across the U.S., would save $662 million in health-care costs and $6.4 billion in vehicle mileage, among other savings, according to the study, released by Connected Nation, a nonprofit group focused on improving broadband adoption across the U.S.

These stats are for a 7 percent increase in broadband adoption. Imagine if 50% of the Americans not on broadband had access to it. Do the math and you’ll realize how a free broadband service like M2Z could profoundly benefit America….

The full study is available on Connected Nation.

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