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CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (AP) — A study ordered up by Chattanooga’s municipal utility credits its public broadband infrastructure initiative with an economic impact of more than $2.69 billion over its first decade.

The study conducted by University of Tennessee at Chattanooga finance professor Bento Lobo estimates the project by the Electric Power Board saved or created 9,516 jobs in Hamilton County.