<p>This chapter has three sections. The first reviews the literature on the economic impacts of broadband—by enhancing the knowledge, skills, and networks of individuals; raising private sector productivity; and increasing community competitiveness. This section also explores broadband’s role as an enabling technology in increasing investment payoffs in other sectors, transforming research and development (R&D), facilitating trade in services and globalization, and improving public services to enhance national business environments and competitiveness. The second section introduces a cross-country empirical model for analyzing broadband’s impacts on economic growth using data from 120 developing and developed countries. Undertaking this quantitative analysis can provide policy makers with an assessment of the potential benefits of broadband and its impacts on the overall economy. The final section summarizes key results and implications for developing countries. The main conclusion is that broadband has a significant impact on growth and deserves a central role in country development and competitiveness strategies.</p>