<html><head></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div><strong>Akamai State of the Internet Report </strong></div><div><br></div><div><strong>Fastest U.S. States </strong><br>
The overall average connection speed for the U.S. as a whole in the
third quarter of 2010 was 5.0 Mbps. Delaware continued to maintain its
standing as the state with the fastest average connection speed. The
overall average peak connection speed in the U.S. during the third
quarter was 20 Mbps. In looking at high broadband adoption in the U.S.
during the third quarter, trending was mostly positive. Quarterly
increases in high broadband adoption of 10% or more were seen in 23
states and the District of Columbia, with New Mexico topping the list at
60% growth. In reviewing year-over-year changes in U.S. broadband
adoption, four states (Alaska, Minnesota, Montana, and Alabama) grew
more than 100% year-over-year, with Alaska’s massive 191% growth leading
the way.</div><div><br></div><div> <a href="http://www.akamai.com/html/about/press/releases/2011/press_012411.html">www.akamai.com/html/about/press/releases/2011/press_012411.html</a></div><div><br></div><div><a href="http://www.akamai.com/stateoftheinternet/">www.akamai.com/stateoftheinternet/</a> </div><div><br></div><div><br></div><br><div>
<div style="font-size: 12px; "><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div><div><div>------------------------------------------------------------</div><div>Richard Lowenberg<br>P. O. Box 8001, Santa Fe, NM 87504<br>505-989-9110 off.; 505-603-5200 cell</div><div>------------------------------------------------------------</div><div>Senior Broadband Planner<br>Design Nine, Inc.<br><a href="mailto:lowenberg@designnine.com">lowenberg@designnine.com</a><br><a href="http://www.designnine.com/">www.designnine.com</a><br>Design Nine provides visionary broadband </div><div>architecture and engineering services, </div><div>telecommunications master planning, </div><div>and broadband project management.</div><div>------------------------------------------------------------</div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div style="font-size: 12px; "><br></div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline">
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