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Understanding uptake in demand-side broadband subsidy programs: The affordable connectivity program case

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  • Horrigan, John B.
  • Whitacre, Brian E.
  • Galperin, Hernan

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The Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP) represents a historic investment by the federal government to address the digital divide. Its goals are both to increase the rate of broadband adoption and make it easier for low-income households to sustain service. But what have been the drivers of ACP enrollment? We know a great deal about trends in adoption and the geography of enrollment among eligible households. But those metrics – especially a focus on enrollment rates among eligible households – are only so useful in explaining ACP sign-ups.

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  • Horrigan, John B. & Whitacre, Brian E. & Galperin, Hernan, 2024. "Understanding uptake in demand-side broadband subsidy programs: The affordable connectivity program case," Telecommunications Policy, Elsevier, vol. 48(8).
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:telpol:v:48:y:2024:i:8:s0308596124001095
    DOI: 10.1016/j.telpol.2024.102812
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