The District is home to the federal government, international embassies, leading educational institutions and some of the slowest Internet rates in the country. Surprising? Google it, if you can.
| Most area users have slow speeds | ||||||||
| Percentage of residents in each speed tier (megabits per second) | ||||||||
| More than 25 Mbps | 10-25 Mbps | 4-10 Mbps | 4 Mbps (minimum FCC speed) or less | |||||
| D.C. | 8 | 16 | 19 | 57 | ||||
| Maryland | 7 | 37 | 19 | 37 | ||||
| Virginia | 7 | 26 | 18 | 49 | ||||
| U.S. | 1 | 24 | 24 | 49 | ||||
A new report from the Communications Workers of America found that the District has the 42nd-slowest Internet speeds in the nation, with nearly 60 percent of residents using the Web at or below 4 megabits per second (Mbps), the minimum standard set by the Federal Communications Commission.
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