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Who is left behind? Exploring the characteristics of China's broadband non-adopting families
Telecommunications Policy ( IF 5.9 ) Pub Date : 2021-05-15 , DOI: 10.1016/j.telpol.2021.102187 Chun Liu , Lian Wang
更新日期：2021-05-15
Telecommunications Policy ( IF 5.9 ) Pub Date : 2021-05-15 , DOI: 10.1016/j.telpol.2021.102187 Chun Liu , Lian Wang
China has made significant progress in broadband development. As of September 2018, 95% of China's population was covered by 4G networks. However, our estimates show that nearly 30% of China's families did not use broadband that year. This study attempts to investigate the characteristics of China's broadband left-behind families. Overall, consistent with the findings for other countries, families with a lower socioeconomic status are more likely to be broadband non-adopters. In the information society, older, poorer, rural and less educated families are left behind. It is recommended that the Chinese government shift from a top-down investment-driven policy to a user-centered demand-driven policy to address the digital divide.
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