Research Suggests State Broadband Policies Make a Difference

Government Technology: A new study has found that counties in states with broadband funding programs and no municipal broadband restrictions tend to have more broadband availability than their counterparts.

The study, authored by Brian Whitacre and Roberto Gallardo, was published in the journal Telecommunications Policy. The article, according to its literature review, is the first in more than a decade to empirically measure the impacts of state-level broadband policies.

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