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Study points to correlation between faster broadband networks and improvements in income.
Can high-speed Internet improve your financial well-being?
A 2013 study concluded the answer is “yes,” both for individuals and entire nations.
Conducted by telecom equipment maker Ericsson, management consultancy Arthur D. Little and Chalmers University of Technology, the study examined hundreds of academic papers plus data published by the Organisation of Economic Cooperation and Development, among other sources. Among key conclusions is that access to high-performance broadband networks correlates with economic advantages, including improvements in household income.
Download Socioeconomic Effects of Broadband Speed report (Sept. 2013)
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