Broadband Economic Development
Are you making an impact in your community?
Calix and the Center on Rural Innovation (CORI) offer the ultimate broadband economic development tool that provides visibility into the community and business impact of broadband connectivity in rural areas.
Broadband Economic Development
Transform connectivity into economic opportunity
The Broadband Economic Impact Tool transforms complex economic data into clear, actionable insights. Compare your target communities against similar regions to identify growth opportunities that broadband connectivity can unlock.
Key features
- Community comparisons
- Employment growth
- Business development
- Educational attainment
- Remote work
- Broadband adoption
Measure your county's performance across 12 key economic metrics.
Employment growth elevates living standards and well-being by expanding economic access and local progress.
Broadband connectivity improves a community's entrepreneurial activity, fostering diversification, job creation, and innovation.
Higher educational attainment fuels socioeconomic mobility, workforce productivity, and innovation, strengthening a community's economy and societal prosperity.
Expanding remote job access and home-based businesses fuels local economies and empowers members of the community to tap into global opportunities.
Simply having broadband infrastructure is not enough; it must also be high-quality to drive widespread adoption.
Marketing Matters
Transforming rural communities with broadband
Amanda Weinstein, Director of Research, Knowledge, and Evaluation at CORI, discusses how high broadband adoption in communities leads to significant economic benefits, including entrepreneurial growth and higher income.
Trending topics
Broadband fuels rural economic growth and resiliency
An economic study released by the nonprofit Center on Rural Innovation (CORI) reveals groundbreaking evidence that fiber-fed broadband experiences enabled by local providers in rural communities significantly boost income, entrepreneurship, and business investment.
