Rapid Download Squad

The results of this second annual survey of Internet speeds show that the United States has not made significant improvement in the speeds at which residents connect to the Internet. Our nation continues to fall far behind other countries.

Between May 2007 and May 2008, nearly 230,000 people in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico — most of them with broadband connections — have gone to the speedmatters.org site to take an Internet speed test and measure how fast their computers can upload and download data. The results of this national survey of actual Internet speeds show just how far the U.S. continues to lag behind other countries.[Download]