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Exhibit 4 Key findings of ASR's final report include : • On ·average, in only two year~, STOP grant communities experie nced an estim ated 2 perc ent greater growth In broadband availability than non~granl COfTHlluttlties, which Is estimated to generate Increased annual econom ic acttvlty of between $5 .17 billion and $21 bill ion . • The additional broad band infrastructure provided by STOP could be expected to create more than 22,000 long-term jobs and generate more th an $1 billion In addlllonal house hold Income each yea r, • Community anchor institutions, like schools an d libraries , served by STOP infrastructure gran tees In the sample experienced significantly increa sed speeds and lower costs . As an examp le, Ihe med ,an price paid by libraries in the sample was $2 33 megabils·pe r·second (mbps)fmon th before STOP , at a median speed of 3 mbps. As a result of th e grant . the median pri ce oropped to $15 mbps/month and median speed increased to 20 mbps . Un der Ihe STOP program, NTIA awarded 233 grants benefitting every slate, as well as nve territ ories and the Distflcl of Col!Jmb ia, to build network infra structure, establish public cO ITlPute r centers, and dev.elop digital literacy training to expand broadban d ad optio n. To dale, B170P grantees have buil t or upgraded more than 11 3,0.00 miles or fiber and COnnected nearly 25,000 community anchor institutions. BTOP grantees also have established or upgraded 310.00 public computer centers, delivered more than four million training hours and helped roughly 735.0.0 0. hou seholds sign up for broadband. About NTIA NTIA, part or the U.S. De par1menlof Commerce, is the Executive Bra ch agency that advises the PreSident on telecommunications and information policy iss.ues . N l A's progra ms and pol icy making focus largely on expanding broadband In terne l ac cess and adopli(:>n In' America, expanding the use o f spectrum by all users, ar:\S ensuring Ihallhe Internel remains an engine for conlinued mno v8'lion and economic growlh . ### NalioQal Telecommunications and In formation Adm in islra\lon 1401 Constitution Ave., NW Wash Ing ton, DC 20230 comrnerce·.qov I Pdvacy Policy I Web Poli ci es I FOIA I Accessl bility I usa.qov -----------_._. __ .- Sou ree U RL: ht1o:lJwww.nUa .doc.gov/press-releaseIZO 15lres.earch -st udy-sho ws-ntia- broadba nd -grants-pro vid ed-bi lIlo ns-econo mi c-bene fits Links: [1] http://www.ntia.doc.gov/category/broadband-technology-opportunities-program [2] http://www.ntia.doc.gov/category/grants-O [3] http ://www .ntia .doc.gov/category/broadband [4] http://www.ntia.doc.gov/category/grants [5] mailto:jgruenwald@ntia.doc.gov [6] http://lNWW . ntia. doc.gov/files/n tia/publications/asr _fina I_repo rt . pdf [7] http://www2.ntia.doc.gov/ [8] https:llwww2.ntia.doc.gov/new_BroadbandUSA_lnitiative [9] http ://'vV'vvw.ntia.doc.gov/report/2015/asr-analytics-reports-and-case-studies