Virginia has the fastest Internet in the US, while Alaska has the slowest

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http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2014/08/11/virginia-has-the-fastest-internet-in-the-us-while-alaska-has-the-slowest/



Virginia has the fastest Internet in the US, while Alaska has the slowest
August 10, 2014
Posted with permission from redOrbit.com

The official Virginia tourism website proudly touts the state’s beaches, theme parks, and family-friendly activities as reasons to plan a trip there, but a new report from communications and cloud services provider Broadview Networks adds another potential draw: the highest Internet connection speeds in America.

According to ABC News reporter Alyssa Newcomb, the South Atlantic state that claims to be “for lovers” is home to the fastest broadband connections in the US, followed by Delaware, Massachusetts, Rhode Island and Washington DC.

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Using data obtained from Akamai’s “ State of the Internet” report, the IT company created a color-coded map illustrating the average Internet speeds by state. States appearing green on the map are those with the fastest average connection speeds, and the darker the shade of green, the faster the speed. Those colored in red have the slowest Internet speeds.



The states that tend to have the slowest connection speeds tend to have either lower population numbers, less money, or both, according to HotHardware’s Paul Lilly. Lilly also noted that many of those near the bottom of the list (indicated with darker shades of red) are concentrated in the southern part of the US. Similarly, some of the fastest speeds in the country can be found in the Northeast.