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Panelists agree: it’s time for universal high speed Internet

Representatives from The Free Press, Communications Workers of America, the FCC, and both Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama's presidential campaigns came together recently to speak out about need for high speed Internet build-out policies. This consensus calling for build-out policies reflects the sentiments of the greater American public, according to a recent poll of registered voters. With respect to five different build-out policies recommended by CWA, nearly all are supported by more than two-thirds of respondents. Read More »

What a national high speed Internet policy should look like

On Tuesday, the Information Technology and Innovation Foundation (ITIF) held a discussion on the need for a national high speed Internet policy and what such a policy should look like. ITIF's president, Robert Atkinson, kicked off the event with a discussion of his new paper, "Framing a National Broadband Policy." Read More »

Put the Speed Matters Speed Test wherever you want

Speed Matters has just unveiled a brand new Speed Test widget that you can embed on your web site, blog, social networking profile, or wherever else you like. Read More »

Candidates sign on to Speed Matters

Democratic presidential candidates Joseph Biden, Hillary Clinton, Christopher Dodd, and Bill Richardson told Iowans of the critical importance of CWA's Speed Matters initiative during campaign events this week. Read More »

Making sure the candidates get the message

Last week in Iowa, members of the CWA Speed Matters team got a chance to get up close and personal with John Edwards and Barak Obama. Read More »

Speak Up About High Speed Internet

We've created a tool that lets you record a voice message for your representatives about high speed internet access. Try it out, and make sure your voice is heard. Read More »

Help is on the way

The Broadband Data Improvement Act (S. 1492) was marked up and reported out of committee on July 19 in the Senate. Read More »

Our New Look

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 »

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 »

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