John Horrigan
Senior Fellow, Benton Foundation, previously served at the U.S. Federal Communications Commission as a member of the leadership team for the development of the National Broadband Plan
Bio
John Horrigan is a national expert on technology adoption, digital inclusion, and evaluating the outcomes and impacts of programs designed to promote communications technology adoption and use. He served at the Federal Communications Commission as a member of the leadership team for the development of the National Broadband Plan. Additionally, as an Associate Director for Research at the Pew Research Center, he focused on libraries and their impact on communities, as well as technology adoption patterns and open government data.
For the newly published Reimagining Lifeline: Universal Service, Affordability, and Connectivity, Horrigan led Benton’s research on the Federal Communications Commission’s Lifeline program which provides discounted phone and internet service for low-income Americans. He is a regular contributor to Benton’s Digital Beat blog.
Publications
- Reimagining Lifeline: Universal Service, Affordability, and Connectivity
- Adapting Jobs Programs for Today and Tomorrow
- Digital Skills and Job Training: Community-driven initiatives are leading the way in preparing Americans for today’s jobs
John's articles
- Three Data Points to Help Plan for Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Broadband Funding
- What Policymakers Should Know About Lifeline Participants
- The Lifeline Market
- It is Time to Reimagine Lifeline
- An Evolving Level of Service
- Growth in Emergency Broadband Benefit Enrollment since June has been in Large Cities and Places with Low Broadband Adoption
- Action Needed Now to Preserve an Essential Lifeline During the Pandemic
- Philadelphia and the Digital Divide: Substantial Progress Since 2019, but Work Still to be Done
- The Emergency Broadband Benefit has thus far enrolled just 1 in 12 eligible households, but places with low broadband adoption rates show better results
- Focusing on Affordability
- States Look at the Data as They Try to Address the Digital Divide
- ITIF’s Analysis of Broadband and Affordability Misses the Mark
- Providing Free and Affordable Broadband for All in Illinois
- Digital Tools & Learning
- Statement to the Reimagine New York State Commission
- Creating Opportunity: New Jobs Require Digital Skills and Broadband
- The National Broadband Plan at 10: A decade of lessons on increasing home broadband adoption
- Broadband and Cities
- How Do We Measure Broadband?
- What Does the FCC’s Broadband Deployment Report Tell Us About the Digital Divide?
- Digital Skills and Job Training: Community-driven initiatives are leading the way in preparing Americans for today’s jobs
- Touch, Trust, and Tech
- Experimentation is the Watchword as Communities Seek to Close Adoption Gaps
- Digital Inclusion and Equity: Why Now