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The Economic Value of Unlicensed Spectrum (2014) (Full Report)

A WifiForward study with the goal of determining how unlicensed spectrum supports the U.S. economy found that unlicensed spectrum generated $222 billion in value to the U.S. economy in 2013 and contributed $6.7 billion to U.S. GDP. The study further concluded that Wi-Fi increases the value of wireline broadband and makes cellular data service faster and cheaper and supports innovation in technologies and business models.