Conducted through a literature study, this paper analyzes the impact of broadband spending and deployment initiatives on economic growth. The authors believe that the impact was positive, but several challenges in their research meant that they could not reach definitive conclusions.

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A study that examines the relationship between broadband speed and county unemployment rates in Tennessee. The researchers used the National Broadband Map and an FCC dataset and discovered that unemployment rates were 0.26 percent lower in counties with high speeds than in counties with low speeds.

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