In Minnesota and Ohio, Connected Nation make strides in broadband assessments | Speed Matters – Internet Speed Test

In Ohio and Minnesota, Connected Nation groups just released updated maps on broadband availability and survey data on broadband adoption. Such assessments are crucial as states and others vie for funding for broadband expansion in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.

Connected Ohio's Technology Assessment found that since 2008 broadband adoption in Ohio increased from 55 percent to 62 percent. Ninety-five percent of Ohioans are able to buy Internet speeds of at least 786 kilobits per second, the speed of a basic DSL connection. That's up 3 percent from last year, according to the Connected Ohio report. Connected Ohio collected information from 76 Internet service providers in the state...