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Gearing up for our second speed test report

Last year, Speed Matters used thousands of online speed tests from regular Americans across the country to develop a state-by-state report on Internet connection speed. USA Today featured the findings on its front page, reporting:

The USA trails other industrialized nations in high-speed Internet access and may never catch up unless quick action is taken by public-policymakers, a report commissioned by the Communications Workers of America warns.

Thanks to the first report, state broadband initiatives were developed in Ohio, West Virginia, Tennessee and Washington. It was also used to help convince the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to change its definition of high speed Internet.

CWA will be releasing its second annual state-by-state report this summer, and we need as many people as possible to take the speed test. After you take the test, ask your friends and family members to visit http://www.speedmatters.org/speedtest2008 to test their speed.  And did you know that you can put a copy of the speed test on your own blog or website?  Just use the code below!