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David Kirkpatrick
Could Universal Broadband Add $500 Billion to the GDP?
Submitted by Benton Foundation on November 2, 2005 - 11:01amLast updated: April 15, 2008 - 12:53pm
Last week, a group called the High Tech DTV Coalition wrote a letter to the ranking members of the Commerce Committee, urging a rapid transition and estimating that universal broadband in the U.S. could create 1.2 million additional jobs and ultimately add $500 billion annually to the GDP.

