Massachusetts Archives
05.08.08
Posted By: Speedmatters Web Team
During a meeting of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, Senator John Kerry used Massachusetts as an example of the continuing problem of the digital divide. According to Sen. Kerry, only about 46 percent of Massachusetts is connected to high speed Internet which is the fourth best rate in the country. Despite President Bush's promise of universal high speed access by 2007, many communities remain without it. The solution to connecting everyone, according to Kerry, lies in a nationwide plan to ensure the entire country has access to high speed Internet. Read More »
04.25.08
Posted By: Speedmatters Web Team
Thirty-two towns across Western Massachusetts have no high speed Internet access, and another 63 struggle with access that is severely limited. Read More »
02.22.08
Posted By: Speedmatters Web Team
During tough economic times, library usage increases. During the glum economy of the early 1990's, people flocked to libraries to pour over the classified section of the newspaper for jobs, and when the economy picked back up circulation went back down. Now, people are using the free high speed Internet at libraries to find new jobs. For example, in the last year at Kelley Library in Salem, MA, high speed Internet usage has risen at a notable rate. Read More »
01.16.08
Posted By: Speedmatters Web Team
Telemedicine -- using high speed Internet to connect patients and doctors -- is not a new idea. But it is becoming more commonplace in smaller hospitals where doctors with lifesaving specialties are not always immediately available in person. Read More »
11.07.07
Posted By: Speedmatters Web Team
Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick has filed legislation to create a Massachusetts Broadband Institute to extend high speed Internet access to all communities in the state by 2010. Read More »
10.10.07
Posted By: Speedmatters Web Team
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology recently hosted a "Big Ideas" panel during their EmTech (Emerging Technologies) conference, highlighting what is on the horizon for information technology companies, and the high speed Internet connections they necessitate. Read More »
08.10.07
Posted By: Speedmatters Web Team
Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick unveiled a plan this week that would invest $25 million into a program dedicated to bringing high speed internet access to underserved parts of the state. Read More »
08.01.07
Posted By: Speedmatters Web Team
Western Massachusetts is suffering from a serious lack of high speed internet. Now a number of projects are underway to help rural Massachusetts catch up, but the WiFi and satellite services being used are just a band-aid on the problem. Read More »
06.26.07
Posted By: Speedmatters Web Team
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 »
06.25.07
Posted By: Speedmatters Web Team
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 »
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