Our New Look
07.12.07
We've made a few small changes at SpeedMatters.org--including a new version of the speed test--with more to come in the next few months. Read More »
Open Internet Archives
80,000 Speed Testers Send a Powerful Message
06.26.07
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
06.25.07
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 »
Taking the Message to Congress
05.31.07
Members of Congress have been home this week for their Memorial Day work period, and CWA members across the country have been busy talking to their Representatives and Senators about the importance of high-speed Internet, sharing state-specific results of our online speed test, and building support for the Broadband Data Improvement Act. Read More »
Senator Inouye Introduces Broadband Data Improvement Act
05.25.07
Yesterday Senator Daniel Inouye (D-HI) introduced the Broadband Data Improvement Act (S.1492). The bill would force the FCC to collect better data on broadband deployment in the United States that would be used to help craft policy that would make our country a world leader in high speed internet. Read More »
President Cohen takes the SpeedMatters Message to the Hill
05.17.07
Today, CWA President Larry Cohen took the case for universal high speed internet access to the U.S. Congress. He testified before the House Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet, which is chaired by Rep. Edward Markey, who understands the importance of high speed internet. Read More »
Taking Measure of the Problem
05.17.07
In addition to CWA President Larry Cohen's testimony before the House Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet, Free Press Policy Director Ben Scott also spoke in support of the draft of the Broadband Census of America Act. Read More »
Speed Matters to Presidential Hopefuls
05.01.07
Last month, three of the people most likely to become president endorsed strategies to improve high-speed Internet access all across the country. Check out the video highlights. Read More »
“Acceptable use” policies surprise Internet users
03.29.07
Comcast, a major provider of Internet access, has come under fire for shutting customers off if they violate an unstated "acceptable use" policy. Read More »
Listen Up! Speed Matters.
02.13.07
The Workers Independent News interviewed CWA President Larry Cohen for their special radio report about Speed Matters. Read More »
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