The FCC releases Internet Access Services Report

The FCC report summarizes information about Internet access in the United States as of June 30, 2024, as collected by FCC Form 477 and the Broadband Data Collection (BDC). Here are their key takeaways

Typical Speeds
• The median downstream speed of all reported fixed connections was 300 Mbps and the median upstream speed was 20 Mbps. For residential fixed connections, the median downstream speed was 500 Mbps and the median upstream speed was 20 Mbps. See Figures 35 and 36.
• The median downstream speed of all reported mobile connections was 34 Mbps and the median upstream speed was 3 Mbps. For residential mobile connections, the median downstream speed was 34 Mbps and the median upstream speed was 3 Mbps. See Figures 37 and 38.
Residential Connections
• Residential fixed connections increased by about 2.4% between June 2023 and June 2024, to about 123 million. See Figure 12.
• Residential (non-business) mobile connections on mobile devices with data plans for full Internet access increased by about 1.6%, to 340 million, between June 2023 and June 2024. See Figure 12.
• Approximately 97% of residential fixed connections had a speed of at least 10 Mbps downstream and 1 Mbps upstream in June 2024, while 94% had a speed of at least 25 Mbps downstream and 3 Mbps upstream. About 66% of all residential fixed connections had a speed of at least 100 Mbps downstream and 20 Mbps upstream. See Figure 15.
• As a national average in June 2024, there were about 93 residential fixed connections with speeds of at least 10 Mbps downstream and 1 Mbps upstream per 100 households; 90 residential fixed connections with speeds of at least 25 Mbps downstream and 3 Mbps upstream per 100 households; and 63 residential fixed connections with speeds of at least 100 Mbps downstream and 20 Mbps upstream per 100 households. See Figure 43.
Census tract and county shares of households with residential fixed connections
• We estimate the share of households with residential fixed connections in individual census tracts and counties as of June 30, 2024, and continue to observe substantial variation among these estimates. See Figures 48 and 51.

And some of the charts I found most useful…

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Librarian who follows rural broadband in MN and good uses of new technology (blandinonbroadband.org), hosts a radio show on MN music (mostlyminnesota.com), supports people experiencing homelessness in Minnesota (elimstrongtowershelters.org) and helps with social justice issues through Women’s March MN.

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