FCC report: Internet download speeds in Connecticut No. 2 in US

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NORWALK — The FCC released a report in December showing that Connecticut has the second highest internet download speeds in the country.

"Broadband is a natural asset for our state and something I look forward to promoting through policies that encourage continued private sector investment and job growth that further separate Connecticut from the pack in the global economy," said State Senate Majority Leader Bob Duff (D-Norwalk). "As we begin 2016, the state of our competitive broadband advantage remains strong for our residents, businesses and economy.

In wake of the report, Sen. Duff announced Tuesday that as Connecticut begins the 2016 Regular Session, broadband continues to be a competitive strength and a vital part of its growing economy.

The FCC report stated Connecticut had an average download speed of 46.94 Mbsp (megabit per second), just behind New Jersey's 57.03 Mbsp (based on aggregate performance of all Internet Service Providers (ISPs) and technologies across all speed tiers in 2013 and 2014.

Akamai Technologies, a content delivery network and cloud service provider, released a report last year stating that average peak connection speeds in Connecticut during the third quarter of 2014 were faster than in every state with the exception of Delaware. On the global scale, internet speeds in Connecticut were faster than every country except Hong Kong, Singapore and South Korea.

Connecticut is home to a few broadband companies like Frontier in Norwalk and Charter in Stamford -- with the most recent being Comcast, whose Western New England Regional Headquarters covering five states is located in Berlin, Connecticut (also voted best place to work in the state by the Hartford Business Journal for the eight time).

Online:

• The FCC report can be found at https://www.fcc .gov/reports-research/reports/measuring-broadband-america/measuring-broadband-america-2015.

• The Akamai report can be found at https://www.state oftheinternet.com/resources-connectivity-2014-q3-state-of-the-internet-report.html.