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The Broadband Technology Opportunities Program Expanding Broadband Access and Adoption in Communities Across America

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The Broadband Technology Opportunities Program – Expanding Broadband Access and Adoption in Communities Across America, Overview of Grant Awards, December 2010

  • “Broadband infrastructure serves as a key engine of economic development, enabling communities to attract, retain, and expand job-creating businesses and institutions. For example, over broadband connections, small and rural businesses are able to buy and sell their goods and services in both near and distant markets. The deployment of broadband infrastructure creates direct jobs— such as construction workers and technicians—but also leads to indirect job creation, for instance, by allowing companies to expand to new markets, lowering entry barriers for entrepreneurs, and providing a platform for innovative new business models. With access to broadband and the skills to use it effectively, Americans are better able to succeed in the 21st-century’s knowledge-based economy and businesses can operate more effectively. Indeed, broadband networks and applications are significantly improving the efficiency of virtually every sector of the U.S. economy. Broadband can improve America’s quality of life in other ways as well, helping us to address challenges in education, health care, public safety, and energy. With broadband, for example, students can access resources to supplement those found in their own classrooms or at their local libraries. Telemedicine applications over broadband connections enable doctors to bring the latest medical advances to patients in remote areas, resulting in more timely, efficient, and cost-effective treatments. Broadband service and applications help fire, police, and other public safety personnel better respond to emergencies. Broadband enhances “smart grid” technologies that facilitate more efficient energy use. Researchers and scientists can use high-speed connections to collaboratively develop the new ideas that will keep our country in the lead globally. Broadband can enrich countless more facets of American life.”
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