A new National Broadband Map shows the extent of the digital divide in America, giving President Obama's goal of advancing America's digital future a clearly defined roadmap. Read More »
On Wednesday, December 15, the Communications Workers of America and the Speed Matters campaign released the 2010 Report on Internet Speeds in all 50 States. Read More »
Speed Matters' partner One Economy was awarded $28.5 million in grant money to expand high-speed Internet in underserved communities in the latest round of NITA's Broadband Opportunity funding. Read More »
The National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) announced its second round of grant awards for broadband mapping programs in Alaska, Colorado, Delaware, Kansas, Louisiana, and Missouri. Read More »
Experts from all corners of the Southeast United States gathered at Benedict College earlier this month to discuss the state of broadband in their states and ways to further their interests. Read More »
A comprehensive new report released last month found that online learning for students in grades K-12 grew steadily last year, with many states expanding their online opportunities for supplemental and full-time online class work. Read More »
The need for universal high speed Internet has been getting serious national attention this election season. In addition to being a plank in this year's Democratic platform, the issue has caught the eye of candidates like Tom Allen, who is running for the U.S. Senate in Maine. Read More »
Speed Matters has released our second Read More »
Alabama Governor Bob Riley has shown that he understands high speed internet can have huge impacts on all of those aspects of society. A key goal of the new Rural Action Commission is improving and expanding high speed internet access. Read More »
Thanks to our 80,000 Speed Testers, the Speed Matters Campaign has been making waves around the country. On Monday we released a state-by-state report and interactive map on U.S. internet speeds based on the test results. Read More »
