Name: Predicting the rate of adoption of the Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP) among eligible households: A diffusion model with panel data
Start: 2024-09-21T12:05:00-0400
End: 2024-09-21T12:35:00-0400

Saturday September 21, 2024 12:05pm - 12:35pm EDT

Room NT07

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Abstract:
We aim to predict factors that affect the level and speed of enrollment in the Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP) among eligible households. While previous research has addressed factors predicting uptake cross-sectionally (Horrigan, Whitacre, & Galperin, 2023; Schieberl & Ahmadi, 2023), we use panel data of monthly subscriber additions in all 3,143 counties in the United States with a diffusion model to the county-level demographic and economic variables that predict in the rate of adoption over time.

Authors

DongWook Jeong

The Pennsylvania University

Ryan Yang Wang

Rochester Institute of Technology

Krishna Jayakar

The Pennsylvania State University

Christopher Ali

Pennsylvania State University

Sascha Meinrath

X-Lab, Pennsylvania State University

Sascha Meinrath, has been described as a "community Internet pioneer" and an "entrepreneurial visionary." In 2008, Sascha founded the Open Technology Institute (OTI), and he has been an unapologetic advocate for consumers and a counterweight to the major telecom and wireless industry... Read More →