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John B. Horrigan

@johnbhorrigan.bsky.social
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Senior Fellow, Benton Institute. Tech adoption & inclusion. Past: Pew Research Center & FCC/Natl Broadband Plan. Live in Baltimore. Alum of @TheLBJSchool & @UVA

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John B. Horrigan @johnbhorrigan.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
How internet service providers are trying to gaslight policymakers into thinking the #digitaldivide doesn't exist b/c service is really affordable and those without service just don't want it. Not so fast. www.linkedin.com/safety/go/?u...
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John B. Horrigan @johnbhorrigan.bsky.social · 19/10/2025
#NoKings Gettysburg. About 2,400 people! @indivisible.org It is OUR Constitution!
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John B. Horrigan @johnbhorrigan.bsky.social · 31/07/2025
Just yesterday! A great Oriole!
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John B. Horrigan @johnbhorrigan.bsky.social · 18/07/2025
I’m honored to be featured in the @JointCenter's Voices with Vision series this month, and grateful to be in community with others to shape what’s next in tech policy. Check it out here: jointcenter.org/inside-black...
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Inside Black Policy: Tech – July 2025 - Joint Center

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John B. Horrigan @johnbhorrigan.bsky.social · 08/07/2025
We talked to people. Losing ACP meant tighter household budgets, rationing access at home, side jobs to pay for service. Real frustration over lack of choice for low-cost service options. See Budgeting for Broadband. @bentoninstitute.bsky.social www.benton.org/publications...
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Budgeting for Broadband: What Losing the ACP Means to Household Budgets and Behavior
When the Affordable Connectivity Program ended, the question for most people was not whether to keep service but how to keep it while juggling other household needs.
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John B. Horrigan @johnbhorrigan.bsky.social · 03/06/2025
Just made may way thru this ... Fascinating & hard-to-stomach all at once. The reporter/writer for the @newyorker.com did a great job letting Yarvin's ideas, such as they are, speak for themselves. Well worth reading!
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Revati Prasad @raveuhtea.bsky.social · 14/05/2025
The Digital Equity Act not “based on race” Politifact finds — www.politifact.com/factchecks/2...
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Trump falsely called internet program a racial ‘handout’
President Donald Trump said that the Digital Equity Act is a “handout based on race” and illegal. Congress approved the act to expand broadband access to many groups, not just racial minorities.
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John B. Horrigan @johnbhorrigan.bsky.social · 04/04/2025
The Affordable Connectivity Program was a big deal. Not sure how many of my Bluesky followers care about my work, but my latest is relevant for broadband/telecom policy types. www.benton.org/blog/acp-boo...
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The ACP Boosted Rural Adoption and Helped Keep the Subscription Vulnerable Online
The Affordable Connectivity Program supported broadband adoption
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John B. Horrigan @johnbhorrigan.bsky.social · 04/12/2024
Bidens’ final Christmas stays traditional — except for that weird tree www.washingtonpost.com/style/2024/1... Shared in the spirit of 'erasing noxious graffiti' Headline is click bait, ledge is snark, and 'weird' is a matter of taste. @normornstein.bsky.social & @margaretsullivan
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Bidens’ final Christmas stays traditional — except for that weird tree
This year’s White House decorations include a heavy dose of ‘Peace and Light’
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John B. Horrigan @johnbhorrigan.bsky.social · 02/12/2024
Predicted news cycle re: H Biden pardon Mon: Outrage, post-hoc rationalization, & he's old Tues: Family is everything for Biden (for Trump too) Wed: Exec pardons are part of the fabric of democracy, warts & all Thurs: How to fix presidential pardons. Fri: Americans sure shop a lot during Dec.
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Justin Hendrix @justinhendrix.bsky.social · 09/01/2024
After FCC Chairwoman @jrosenworcel.bsky.social's warning that “If Congress does not provide additional funding for the ACP in the near future, millions of households will lose the ACP benefit that they use to afford internet service,” re-upping this by John Horrigan on the merits of the program:
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US Affordable Connectivity Program is Closing the Digital Divide | TechPolicy.Press
Tech Policy Press is a nonprofit media and community venture intended to provoke new ideas, debate and discussion at the intersection of technology and democracy. We publish opinion and analysis.
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John B. Horrigan @johnbhorrigan.bsky.social · 29/11/2023
techpolicy.press/us-affordabl... My analysis of how the Affordable Connectivity Program is closing the digital divide.
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