Increased US Broadband Adoption Could Create 2.4 Million Jobs

Ward D points out a story about a recent study that predicts significant economic growth through increased broadband adoption in the U.S. The study is based on a program in Kentucky that has, through the increased use of broadband, "saved an average of more than $200 per person per year" on health-care services, and decreased the average amount of time residents spent driving by 100 hours per month. From Computerworld: "The Connected Nation model ... focuses more on broadband adoption and local needs than huge, government-funded programs. Several Kentucky businesses have benefited from the increased access, according to Connected Nation. Geek Squad, the Best Buy subsidiary, moved its headquarters to Bullitt County, Kentucky, in late 2006 because of the broadband availability."

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Hrm. Geek Squad in Kentucky

[bignetbuy]

That explains a lot.

Re:Nice idea, but possibly dubious math

[rtb61]

However whilst the illusion might create the impression it creates job, the harsh reality is it eliminates more jobs than it creates. Other wise the crazy economist theory is, everybody users computers and the internet because they just generate more overheads and cost more and necessitate the employing of more workers. Where as the reality is, company deploy computer systems and make use of the internet to make productivity savings.

The internet whilst it most certainly employ people it will also favour the smarter more creative states, cheap dumb red necks do not make could It professionals, and top be brutally honest It professional don't want to reside in close minded, bigoted communities, so setting up business doesn't really work either. California and Washington do well, because they are, well, Washington and California and not some cheap labour, hick, red state.

Seeing as tech can so readily outsourced and the greed of corporations, that still leaves India and China, cents in the dollar employers, as the likely target for a lot of those jobs.