Broadband “un-adopters” comprise 12% of all non-adopting households as of 2013.
Cost, ability to use the Internet elsewhere, and inadequacy of computer are main reasons for discontinued use.
Multinomial logit used to assess reasons for un-adoption.
Policies to target un-adopters should be tailored to specific demographic characteristics.
Data from the FCC’s Low-Income Broadband Pilot Project suggests 22% of participants are un-adopters.