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It’s also worth noting that
the faster the broadband,
the better the economic
outcomes. A separate study
from the FTTH Council found
that communities with widely
available gigabit access have
a higher per capita GDP: it’s
1.1 percent higher than com-
munities with little-to-no avail-
ability of gigabit services.
The study examined 55
communities in nine states,
including 14 communities
where gigabit services are
widely available, and found
that areas with gigabit ac-
cess enjoyed approximately $1.4 bil-
lion in additional GDP.
That plays out in multiple ways,
including through the direct effect of
infrastructure investment and increased
expenditures, as well as shifts in eco-
nomic activity (e.g. job creation, entre-
preneurship and companies relocating
or expanding to a city.)
For instance, Comcast Business
recently announced it has completed
installation of a nearly $4 million fiber
optic network expansion across the
city of Fremont, Calif., bringing gigabit
speeds to local businesses in 238
buildings. The expansion – which in-
cluded laying more than 18 miles of
new fiber – brings high-performance
Ethernet, Internet and voice solutions
to enterprises and small
businesses in the area, giv-
ing them access to the tools
they need to remain com-
petitive and scale as the
need arises.
“We identified Fremont as
a city with high-tech companies
ready to grow but that lacked
the Internet capacity needed
to launch critical applications,
support business operations
and attract new employees,”
said Ted Girdner, Comcast’s
regional vice president of Busi-
ness Services for California.
“We rolled out our Ethernet
solutions so Fremont businesses can put
their focus where it needs to be – on de-
livering exemplary services to their current
customers, and looking ahead to expan-
sion and continued growth.
“We didn’t just roll-out fiber,” he con-
tinued, “we laid a foundation that Fre-
mont will be able to continue to develop
and live off of for years to come.” o
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