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Posts for tag: economy

5 August 2025
The Economic Benefits of Fiber Deployment

Paroma Sanyal

Guest Author | Brattle Group

New changes to US broadband assistance programs may unintentionally favor certain technologies, such as fixed wireless or LEO satellite Internet services.
Categories:
- Resilience
29 July 2025
Africa’s Digital Economy Can’t Afford Shutdowns

Amged B. Shwehdy

Guest Author | Technology Strategist and Social Entrepreneur

Africa’s burgeoning digital economy requires reliable Internet to continue its rapid growth.
Categories:
- Resilience
- Shutdown
28 June 2023
Measure the Economic Impact of Internet Shutdowns with the Internet Society Pulse NetLoss Calculator

Robbie Mitchell

Communication and Tech Advisor, Internet Society

The NetLoss Calculator is a new feature we’ve added to the Pulse platform to provide a rigorous and precise estimate of the economic outcomes of Internet shutdowns.
Categories:
- Shutdown