15,000 Illinois Jobs as a Result of $766 Million in Broadband Investments Announced Over Past Year

CHICAGO, June 21, 2011 – More than $766 million in broadband and wireless investments have been announced since June 2010 with the potential to create more than 15,000 jobs, according to the Illinois Technology Partnership’s (ITP) quarterly broadband investment and jobs tracker.  Launched last year after the Illinois General Assembly passed and Governor Quinn signed legislation to update Illinois’ 25-year old telecommunications laws, the tracker has shown investments steadily on the rise throughout the state.  “It’s been amazing to track investments as far south as cities including