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These States Have Seen the Biggest Decreases in Internet Speed During COVID-19

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PCMag editors select and review products . We may earn affiliate commissions from buying links, which help support our testing. .Despite concerns that COVID-19 would crash the internet, broadband in the United States has not only but thrived. Average internet speeds across the country have increased during the pandemic, jumping from 84.9Mbps to 94.6Mbps, according to a study conducted by .But where has it improved the most? WhistleOut determined that Wyoming (52 percent increase), Alaska (40 percent), Kentucky (37 percent), Kansas (36 percent), and Missouri (31 percent) saw the most significant increases in internet speeds. They believe that Wyoming, Alaska, and Kentucky were specifically boosted by government-sponsored initiatives to improve internet across those states.Aside from municipal internet programs and customers upgrading their packages, our own studies may be able to back these numbers up. According to our report, Alaska was helped by Anchorage's GCI Communications increasing to a record-breaking 134 PCMag Speed Index (PSI), which incorporates 80 percent of the download speed with 20 percent of the upload speed.&nbsp;It may also be worth noting that small towns in each of these states were shown to have .However, that does not mean all states saw an increase in internet speeds. Some, like Maryland (0.7 percent increase) and New Hampshire (0.1 percent increase), have remained about the same throughout the pandemic. But both states just last year.States that have struggled the most during the pandemic include West Virginia (13 percent decrease), Hawaii (-8 percent), Delaware (-8 percent), Connecticut (-6 percent), Washington, DC (-2 percent), and Colorado (-0.5 percent). Of these states, West Virginia had already ranked as one of the slowest states, so a further decrease is likely very noticeable.Advertisement

PCMag editors select and review products . We may earn affiliate commissions from buying links, which help support our testing. .Despite concerns that COVID-19 would crash the internet, broadband in the United States has not only but thrived. Average internet speeds across the country have increased during the pandemic, jumping from 84.9Mbps to 94.6Mbps, according to a study conducted by .But where has it improved the most? WhistleOut determined that Wyoming (52 percent increase), Alaska (40 percent), Kentucky (37 percent), Kansas (36 percent), and Missouri (31 percent) saw the most...

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