Want life in the fast lane?

Life in the fast lane on the Internet depends on where you live, what you earn, and what time of day you try to connect.

The LA Times technology blog compares the state of the U.S. Internet to a "dog that sometimes runs kind of fast and other times slogs along."

Why is the LA Times comparing Internet speeds to a dog?

Our latest study on Internet download speeds in the United States of course. The blog post found that not only does the median download speed differ dramatically state to state, it can differ dramatically within the same state - using North Hollywood's sluggish and Topanga's blazing speeds as an example.

CWA's own Debbie Goldman explains in the article:

"We're behind the rest of the world and it really matters. The jobs of the future depend on having the best networks possible."

The LA Times was one of a wide variety of blogs and traditional media to cover the report. Top technology blogs Slashdot and WebProNews, newspapers including The Boston Globe, The Washington Post and The Seattle Post-Intelligencer and a variety of local political blogs all covered the report. In all, over 60 different sources covered or analyzed the results of our survey.

Of all the coverage, Wired Magazine's Epicenter Blog summed up the survey the best:

"The bad news: Broadband adoption slipped to a seven-year low last quarter. The worse news: It could take a century for the United States to catch up to broadband speeds in Japan, given the rate at which services are improving here."

U.S. and California Internet speeds still not speedy (LA Times)

Speed Matters second annual state-by-state survey (Report)

US Broadband Won?t Catch UP With Japan?s For 101 Years (Slashdot)

U.S. Broadband Speeds Remain Sluggish (WebProNews)

Survey clocks Internet speeds and guess who?s tops (The Boston Globe)

Go to Rhode Island for fast Internet, skip Alaska (The Seattle Post-Intelligencer)

U.S. Broadband Speeds Too Darn Slow; Adoption Hits 7-Year-Low (Wired)