Sidebar: Broadband in the Local Economy

The following are some of the benefits communities can reap in the broadband economy.

• Create new companies and industries.
• Empower local companies to be global exporters.
• Enable export of skills and knowledge.
• Provide schools with access to the latest information.
• Link local health care to leading medical centers.
• Connect local law enforcement to national data grids.
• Allow local businesses and individuals to go global in search of low-cost, high-quality vendors
• Strengthen community involvement with Web-based tools.