Ball State: Findings urge telecom reform, broadband investment to create jobs in Ohio
ICYMI, a report released last week says that up to 30,000 jobs are either supported or created in Ohio by investment in broadband and that the state should consider telecom reform. The report was conducted by Jack Kleinhenz, Adjunct Professor in Economics at Case Western Reserve University’s Weatherhead School of Management, in conjunction with the Digital Policy Institute at Ball State University.
From Ball State University, last Thursday:
Updating Ohio’s regulations for the telecommunications industry would foster an environment spurring job creation — much like what has happened in other states, including Indiana, says a new report by Ball State University.
The analysis of Ohio’s telecom industry by researchers from Ball State’s Digital Policy Institute (DPI) points out that 30,000 jobs exist in Ohio due to broadband wireless deployment and other digital services, but the state’s telecommunication policies stifle competition, innovation and future capital investment.
The Ohio state legislature is currently considering legislation that would start the process of reforming the state’s dated telecommunications policies.
“Ohio has taken incremental steps in recent years, including when it recently enacted video reform legislation that brought consumers new choices in the marketplace, but the state has to take a major step forward now,” said Robert Yadon, professor of information and communication sciences and DPI senior research fellow. “Only those states that support a level playing field can expect to attract new outside investment capital. Ohio should move with dispatch to create an environment that attracts these limited investment dollars if it wants to grow a 21st century economy.”
Tags: Case Western Reserve University, Digital Policy Institute, Jack Kleinhenz, Telecom Reform
March 11th, 2010 at 5:08 pm
Very good, I really liked that. Do you know of somewhere I can read more about it?