American women in communities with ample broadband access lose less time waiting for services, reducing time poverty

Making broadband affordable and training people how to best use it are also key to saving time.

By: Mattia Caldarulo, Rochester Institute of Technology; Andrea Hetling, Rutgers University, and Gregory Porumbescu, Rutgers University - Newark, The Conversation

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Published: September 9, 2026

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Last Updated: 1 month, 1 week ago

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By Mattia Caldarulo, Rochester Institute of Technology; Andrea Hetling, Rutgers University, and Gregory Porumbescu, Rutgers University - Newark

Drawing on 14 years of data, we examined whether access to broadband internet could improve Americans’ use of time and found that a 10% increase in broadband adoption across a community corresponds to a 1.19% reduction in waiting time.

Losing time waiting for goods and services is a reality millions of Americans face. Whether standing at a …

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