The Fiber Optic Association included as part of its February 2012 newsletter an open letter to President Barack Obama. The brief letter emphasizes the potential for job creation that can result from investment in communications infrastructure and Smart Grid technologies.
The letter reads, in part, "Your proposal to develop and deploy a nationwide wireless broadband public safety network could create an estimated 100,000 new jobs in ICT [information and communications technology] industries." Over time, the letter adds, such a network could produce a benefit of an estimated $4 billion to $8 billion per year. It adds that an investment of $3.4 billion as part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (frequently referred to as "The Stimulus Act") intended for Smart Grid deployments "could produce 30,000 new jobs" and furthermore, could ultimately lead to economic benefits that range from $48 billion to $76 billion annually.
You can see the letter to President Obama and the FOA's complete February newsletter here.
(Note: Why is the FOA concerning itself with broadband wireless networks and the Smart Grid? As our sister brand Lightwave has pointed out, there's plenty of fiber in wireless backhaul and in Smart Grid infrastructures.)
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