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places a slow 6th in Internet speed<O:P></O:P><o:p></o:p></h1>
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communications workers union advocates measures to improve Americans' access to
faster broadband connections for medical, educational and business purposes.<O:P></O:P><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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10:00 AM PDT, June 25, 2007 <O:P></O:P><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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how far the nation is falling behind the rest of the industrialized world in
the percentage of households with high-speed Internet access. A
first-of-its-kind study released this morning shows that both <ST1:STATE u1:st="on"><st1:State
w:st="on">California</ST1:STATE></st1:State> and the <ST1:COUNTRY-REGION u1:st="on"><ST1:PLACE u1:st="on"><st1:place
w:st="on"><st1:country-region w:st="on">United States</ST1:PLACE></ST1:COUNTRY-REGION></st1:country-region></st1:place>
are taking a bigger thumping on what constitutes "high-speed."<br>
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The <ST1:COUNTRY-REGION u1:st="on"><ST1:PLACE u1:st="on"><st1:country-region
w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">U.S.</ST1:PLACE></ST1:COUNTRY-REGION></st1:place></st1:country-region>
is a distant sixth place in terms of how fast data move through the Internet
pipes for homes, schools, hospitals and workplaces, according to the study
released by the Communications Workers of America.<br>
<br>
The median Internet speed in the <ST1:COUNTRY-REGION u1:st="on"><ST1:PLACE u1:st="on"><st1:country-region
w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">U.S.</ST1:PLACE></ST1:COUNTRY-REGION></st1:place></st1:country-region>
is 1.97 megabits per second. In <ST1:STATE u1:st="on"><ST1:PLACE u1:st="on"><st1:State
w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">California</ST1:PLACE></ST1:STATE></st1:place></st1:State>
it's even slower, at 1.52 mbps. Both are dwarfed by No. 1 Japan, which offers users
61 mbps at the same price as <ST1:COUNTRY-REGION u1:st="on"><ST1:PLACE u1:st="on"><st1:country-region
w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">U.S.</ST1:PLACE></ST1:COUNTRY-REGION></st1:place></st1:country-region>
service.<br>
<br>
The difference in speed means that downloading a movie in <ST1:COUNTRY-REGION u1:st="on"><st1:country-region
w:st="on">Japan</ST1:COUNTRY-REGION></st1:country-region> takes two minutes
compared with more than two hours in the <ST1:COUNTRY-REGION u1:st="on"><ST1:PLACE u1:st="on"><st1:country-region
w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">U.S.</ST1:PLACE></ST1:COUNTRY-REGION></st1:place></st1:country-region><br>
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But the communications workers union, through its Speed Test project, doesn't care
about how fast movies are downloaded. Its focus is on telemedicine, education
and other areas in which a super-fast connection can save lives, teach citizens
and make businesses more competitive.<br>
<br>
"Speed defines what is possible on the Internet," union President
Larry Cohen said. "Speed determines whether we will have the 21st century
networks and communications necessary to grow our economy and jobs."<br>
<br>
The group also is interested in making sure the country builds out the needed
infrastructure, which it says would provide quality jobs as well as more
potential union members.<br>
<br>
The study, which surveyed 80,000 Internet users, dovetails into pending
legislation proposed by Sen. Daniel K. Inouye (D-Hawaii) to collect data on
broadband deployment, redefine what "high-speed" means and help local
officials study the reach of broadband.<br>
<br>
"The first step toward good public policy is good data," Cohen said.<br>
<br>
The union's report determined that the nations following <ST1:COUNTRY-REGION u1:st="on"><st1:country-region
w:st="on">Japan</ST1:COUNTRY-REGION></st1:country-region> with the fastest
speeds were <ST1:COUNTRY-REGION u1:st="on"><st1:country-region w:st="on">South
Korea</ST1:COUNTRY-REGION></st1:country-region> at 45.6 mbps, <ST1:COUNTRY-REGION u1:st="on"><st1:country-region
w:st="on">Finland</ST1:COUNTRY-REGION></st1:country-region> at 21.7 mbps, <ST1:COUNTRY-REGION u1:st="on"><st1:country-region
w:st="on">Sweden</ST1:COUNTRY-REGION></st1:country-region> at 18.2 mbps, <ST1:COUNTRY-REGION u1:st="on"><st1:country-region
w:st="on">Canada</ST1:COUNTRY-REGION></st1:country-region> at 7.6 mbps and then
the <ST1:COUNTRY-REGION u1:st="on"><ST1:PLACE u1:st="on"><st1:country-region
w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">U.S.</ST1:PLACE></ST1:COUNTRY-REGION></st1:place></st1:country-region><br>
<br>
In the <ST1:COUNTRY-REGION u1:st="on"><st1:country-region w:st="on">United
States</ST1:COUNTRY-REGION></st1:country-region>, <ST1:STATE u1:st="on"><st1:State
w:st="on">Rhode Island</ST1:STATE></st1:State> had the fastest median speed at
5 mbps; <ST1:STATE u1:st="on"><ST1:PLACE u1:st="on"><st1:State w:st="on"><st1:place
w:st="on">Alaska</ST1:PLACE></ST1:STATE></st1:place></st1:State> had the
slowest at 545 kilobits per second.<br>
<br>
The communications workers union advocates six steps for providing affordable
broadband to all <ST1:COUNTRY-REGION u1:st="on"><ST1:PLACE u1:st="on"><st1:country-region
w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">U.S.</ST1:PLACE></ST1:COUNTRY-REGION></st1:place></st1:country-region>
residents. Those include setting a national policy goal, improving data
collection, creating public-private partnerships for deploying broadband and
preserving an open Internet to give users unfettered control of what they do
online.<br>
<br>
Results of the report are at <a href="http://www.speedmatters.org"
target="_blank" moz-do-not-send=true _base_target="_parent">www.speedmatters.org</a>.<O:P></O:P><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<pre><font size=2 color=black face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>--<o:p></o:p></span></font></pre><pre><font
size=2 color=black face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Dr. Don Riley<o:p></o:p></span></font></pre><pre><font
size=2 color=black face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>SURA IT Fellow; Chair, IEEAF (<a
href="http://www.ieeaf.org">www.ieeaf.org</a>)<o:p></o:p></span></font></pre><pre><font
size=2 color=black face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Professor, Decision Information Technologies<o:p></o:p></span></font></pre><pre><font
size=2 color=black face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'> and Affiliate Professor of Mechanical Engineering<o:p></o:p></span></font></pre><pre><st1:place
w:st="on"><st1:PlaceType w:st="on"><font size=2 color=black face="Courier New"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt'>Univ.</span></font></st1:PlaceType> of <st1:PlaceName
w:st="on">Maryland</st1:PlaceName></st1:place><o:p></o:p></pre><pre><font
size=2 color=black face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>4469 Van Munching Hall, <st1:place
w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">College Park</st1:City>, <st1:State w:st="on">MD</st1:State> <st1:PostalCode
w:st="on">20742</st1:PostalCode></st1:place><o:p></o:p></span></font></pre><pre><font
size=2 color=black face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Phone/VMail: 301-405-8855 FAX: 301-405-8655<o:p></o:p></span></font></pre><pre><font
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size=2 color=black face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>"Leaders for the Digital Economy" <a
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