Add to ORKGGovernments justify support of Internet diffusion on two grounds: (1) to overcome a persistent digital divide in broadband availability and (2) to facilitate online activities that are socially or economically desirable. This paper assesses both these claims. Using individual-level data from Forrester Research, the analysis finds significantly lower residential broadband adoption in lower-income and lower-density zip codes, controlling for individual characteristics. Further tests show that lower adoption in these areas is evidence of a persistent digital divide in availability. The analysis then assesses how broadband adoption changes individuals’ usage of online activities. Broadband adoption increases individuals’ frequency of researchin...
Since the advent of the Internet, the concept of the "Digital Divide," has been at the forefront of ...
Some policymakers, believing that disparities in broadband access across American society could have...
High-speed broadband facilitates a vast number of beneficial applications such as voice over interne...
Governments justify support of Internet diffusion on two grounds: (1) to overcome a persistent digit...
Most existing assessments of local Wi-Fi projects have concentrated on either top-down, government-d...
Most existing assessments of local Wi-Fi projects have concentrated on either top-down, government-d...
Most existing assessments of local Wi-Fi projects have concentrated on either top-down, government-d...
Most existing assessments of local Wi-Fi projects have concentrated on either top-down, government-d...
Some policymakers, believing that disparities in broadband access across American society could have...
This paper examines the shifting influence of household characteristics and telecommunications infra...
This book examines the reasons why various groups around the world choose not to adopt broadband ser...
The social function of the Internet has changed dramatically in recent years. What was, until recent...
Some policymakers, believing that disparities in broadband access across American society could have...
Some public elites assert that the digital divide is a serious social problem and that governments m...
Some policymakers, believing that disparities in broadband access across American society could have...
Since the advent of the Internet, the concept of the "Digital Divide," has been at the forefront of ...
Some policymakers, believing that disparities in broadband access across American society could have...
High-speed broadband facilitates a vast number of beneficial applications such as voice over interne...
Governments justify support of Internet diffusion on two grounds: (1) to overcome a persistent digit...
Most existing assessments of local Wi-Fi projects have concentrated on either top-down, government-d...
Most existing assessments of local Wi-Fi projects have concentrated on either top-down, government-d...
Most existing assessments of local Wi-Fi projects have concentrated on either top-down, government-d...
Most existing assessments of local Wi-Fi projects have concentrated on either top-down, government-d...
Some policymakers, believing that disparities in broadband access across American society could have...
This paper examines the shifting influence of household characteristics and telecommunications infra...
This book examines the reasons why various groups around the world choose not to adopt broadband ser...
The social function of the Internet has changed dramatically in recent years. What was, until recent...
Some policymakers, believing that disparities in broadband access across American society could have...
Some public elites assert that the digital divide is a serious social problem and that governments m...
Some policymakers, believing that disparities in broadband access across American society could have...
Since the advent of the Internet, the concept of the "Digital Divide," has been at the forefront of ...
Some policymakers, believing that disparities in broadband access across American society could have...
High-speed broadband facilitates a vast number of beneficial applications such as voice over interne...