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About a Third of US Homes Get Internet at Speeds Under 5 Mbps: NPD

Only half of all homes in the continental U.S. receive “true broadband internet access,” defined as download speeds of 25 Mbps or higher, reported NPD Tuesday. It estimates about a third of homes get internet access at speeds of less…

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than 5 Mbps, with Vermont, West Virginia, New Mexico and Mississippi among the least-connected states. New Jersey, Rhode Island, Maryland and California are among the most connected, it said. Only a quarter of homes in Vermont receive broadband speeds, while in New Jersey, 65% of homes do, said NPD.