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High-speed Internet allows surgeons all over world to collaborate on procedure

Telemedicine achieved a significant milestone recently when an endoscopic surgery in Puerto Rico was broadcast live to doctors in several locations throughout the United States. Read More »

State-by-state report shows little improvement in U.S. Internet speeds

Speed Matters has released our second Read More »

Maryland house introduces Public-Private Deployment Initiative

House Bill 1144, introduced by Maryland State Delegates Thomas Hucker and Brian J. Feldman would establish a private-public partnership designed to make high speed Internet available universally in Maryland. The bill would model the partnership after the extremely successful Connect Kentucky initiative. Read More »

Internet Access at the Shore

Bringing high-speed Internet to coastal areas is a plus for vacationers looking for the comforts of home. But what happens when you bring fiber-optics to a crabber's shack? Read More »

Maryland: Expanding access for everyone

Despite being one of our country's most wired states, Maryland has had its own problems with high speed internet access. Read More »

80,000 Speed Testers Send a Powerful Message

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 »

The results are in

More than 80,000 people have taken the Speed Matters Speed Test to learn the actual speed of their internet connections. We've used the results of all those speed tests to create the first-ever state-by-state report on internet speeds across America. Our findings were deeply troubling. Read More »

A high-speed thoroughfare for thoroughbreds

High speed internet can help people get medical treatment and job training, but it can also help people enjoy themselves. For example, take horse racing. As interest cranks up heading into the last round of the Triple Crown, people are finding new ways to use high speed internet to get more out of this centuries-old sport. Read More »

How to connect your state with high-speed Internet

In cooperation with Connected Nation, a nonprofit group aimed at expanding high-speed Internet access and other community-based technology improvements, CWA has developed model legislation for state-level Internet policies. Read More »

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