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Exhibit 4 Published on NTIA (htto://wwN.ntia.doc.gov) Research Study Shows NTIA Broadband Grants Provided Billions in Economic Benefits Topics: • Broadband Technology Opportunities Program ti] • Grants (21 • Broadband t31 • Grants t41 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: January 14, 2015 News Media Contact: Juliana Gruenwald, (202) 482-2145, igruenwaid(@,ntia.doc.gov [5] WASHINGTON - The U.S. Commerce Department's National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) released a new independent research study te] today showing that its broadband grants program resulted in billions of dollars in economic benefits to the communities served, including increased economic output and higher levels of employment. The four-year study, prepared by the research firm ASR Analytics, examined the social and economic impacts of the $4 billion in Recovery Act grants awarded by NTIA to expand broadband access and adoption across the country through the Broadband Technology Opportunities Program t71 (BTOP). In communities where grantees built new broadband infrastructure, broadband availability grew by an estimated 2 percent more than in communities not served by a broadband grantee. That growth could be expected to translate into increased economic output of as much as $21 billion annually, the report concluded. We've seen firsthand the transforming economic and societal impact that broadband has on communities across the country," said Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information and NTIA Administrator Lawrence E. Strickling. "The study released today captures only an early picture of the economic impact of our broadband grants. As more and more providers take advantage of Recovery Act -funded networks, we fully anticipate that the impact will be even greater." NTIA is at the forefront of federal efforts to ensure that all Americans share in the promise and potential of the digital economy. NTIA today also unveiled its Broadband USA la) initiative aimed at finding new ways to assist communities seeking to build their broadband capacity to advance economic development. NTIA contracted with ASR Analytics to provide an independent assessment tsl of the social and economic impacts of STOP. ASR Analytics' final report summarizes and synthesizes the findings of 42 separate case study reports, two interim reports, and a short-term economic impacts report. In conducting its review. ASR conducted 42 site visits with 27 different BTOP grantees between July 2011 and November 2013.