Aug 15, 2008 - 04:06:16 CDT
GREAT FALLS, Mont. (AP) - A report from the Communications Workers of America says Alaskans are stuck with the nation's slowest average Internet download speeds.The report says Alaska has a median average download speed of 0.8 megabytes per second. That's based on data collected from May 2007 through May 2008.
The fastest state is Rhode Island, with 6.8 megabytes per second download speeds.
Other slowpokes are North Dakota, with 1.2 megabytes per second, and Montana and Wyoming, with 1.3 megabytes per second.
South Dakota jumped 18 places in the survey, from No. 50 in 2007 to 32nd this year with a download speed of 2.2 megabytes per second.
East Coast states led the survey. Western states hit the bottom of the list.
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