National Minority Broadband Adoption: Comparative Trends in Adoption, Acceptance and Use

National Minority Broadband Adoption:
Comparative Trends in Adoption, Acceptance and Use

Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies
Hyatt Regency on Capitol Hill -- Valley Forge Room
400 New Jersey Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20001
Thursday, February 25, 2010
2:30 PM - 4:30 PM

This new groundbreaking research examines the disparities of the Internet and access to broadband in the U.S. based on demographic characteristics of the population. Based on a survey with a stratified-sample of more than 3,000 respondents conducted in December 2009, our report will share how minority groups compare in using the Internet and broadband services, including mobile, to advance their social and economic interests.

Remarks: The Honorable Mignon Clyburn, Commissioner, Federal Communications Commission, Ralph B. Everett, Esq., President and Chief Executive Officer, Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies, Blair Levin, Esq., Federal Communications Commission Broadband Advisor (invited)

Presenters & Invited Discussants: Jon Gant, Ph.D., Visiting Resident Fellow, Media and Technology Institute, Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies, Blanca Gordo, Ph.D., Center for Latino Policy Research, University of California-Berkeley, John Horrigan, Ph.D., Consumer Research Director, Federal Communications Commission, Ying Li, Ph.D., Research Associate, Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies, Marc Morial, Esq., President and Chief Executive Officer, National Urban League and Chairman, Broadband Opportunity Coalition (BBOC), Lee Rainie, Director, Pew Internet and American Life Project, Nicol Turner-Lee, Ph.D., Vice President and Director, Media and Technology Institute, Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies, and Danny J. Weitzner, Esq., Associate Administrator for the Office of Policy Analysis and Development, National Telecommunications and Information Administration

Space is limited. RSVP for the event at RSVPmedia@jointcenter.org by February 23, 2010.