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Survey of Illinois Households Examines Broadband Usage, Benefits, Barriers: Roxana Ryan, Apr 22, 2013; SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, April 22, 2013 – In a multi-faceted survey released earlier this month by Broadband Illinois, Illinois households rated fiber-optic internet connections highest in terms of speed, reliability and value. However, households in rural and isolated areas of Illinois are almost four times as likely to have a dial-up connection.
Report: High-Speed Internet Key for Job Creation, Economic Development: Roxana Ryan, Apr 8, 2013; Illinois businesses view high-speed internet as a source of job creation, an important way to present themselves to the world and as a way to improve internal operations, according to a multi-faceted research report released today by Broadband Illinois.
Study indicates broadband does not lower tax collections: Oct 31, 2011; Increased broadband does not lead to lower tax collections, indicates a study in Oklahoma about the relationship between broadband adoption and local retail sales tax collections.