Expected Impacts from TeleKansas II Fiber Optic Links

Abstract

This report was prepared by researchers at the Institute for Public Policy and Business Research at the request of Southwestern Bell Telephone Company, in connection with its proposed TeleKansas II Project. The report focuses on the expected socio-economic impacts of the proposed investments in fiber optic transmission lines, especially in rural areas. The purpose of the report is to provide a scholarly appraisal of the benefits of the services that fiber optics may be able to provide to the state of Kansas.

This report is not a benefit-cost analysis; in particular we do not appraise the economic effects or reasonableness of any changes in rates, tariffs, or regulations proposed or implemented in connection with the TeleKansas projects.