What do San Jose, California, Plano, Texas and North Bergen, New Jersey have in common? They are among the 23 U.S. cities that made the top 100 list of fastest broadband cities worldwide, according to the "State of The Internet" report to be released in early February by Akamai.Read more

A new economic study released by NDN, a leading Washington think tank, shows that investing in next-generation broadband infrastructure has real benefits to job growth and economic stimulation.Read more

On Tuesday, the FCC released its latest report, showing that 80 to 90 percent of broadband connections are accurate of their advertised speeds. The recent report’s findings represent a significant improvement over the results of the 2009 report when the FCC first examined the issue. In the latest study, researchers installed devices in Internet users’ homes to accurately track speeds.Read more

Earlier this week, Broadband for America hosted a webinar with Michael Kende to present his new paper, Overview of Recent Changes in the IP Interconnection Ecosystem. Mr.Read more

A recent report by Connect Michigan, a statewide public-private partnership working on broadband expansion, shows a significant correlation between high-speed Internet adoption and business growth.Read more

A new Pew Research Center study reported that "Internet users are more likely than nonusers to participate in volunteer groups and organizations and reach out to other members". The results of the study showed 80 percent of Internet users, including 82 percent of social network users, say they participate in a voluntary group or organization. In comparison, only 75% of all U.S.Read more