FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski announced that over the next two years approximately 100,000 jobs will be added to the U.S. technology sector thanks to the advancements in broadband access. The jobs will help revive communities hard hit by the economic downturn. Some employees will be given the option to telework, another benefit of broadband access. Additionally, improvements in broadband availability has been key to bringing jobs back to America. "It’s our hope that this is not going to be a one-time thing, but that this is part of a virtuous cycle of job creation and demand generation that will lead to more job creation," Genachowski said. 　

Ensuring that all parts of the country have high-speed broadband access is critical for economic development. Broadband for America continues to promote broadband adoption and the effort to make broadband access available to every household in America.

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