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# Broadband Breakfast Interview with BroadbandNow about Lower Costs and Lower Latency
- URL: https://broadbandbreakfast.com/broadband-breakfast-interview-with-broadbandnow-about-lower-costs-and-lower-latency/
- Published: 2021-02-26T02:14:25.000Z
- Updated: 2026-03-11T06:20:22.000Z
- Description: February 25, 2021 – Broadband Breakfast Editor and Publisher Drew Clark interviewed BroadbandNow Editor-in-Chief Tyler Cooper for an exploration of the State of Broadband quarterly report, with a particular focus on the progress being made to bring every American online amidst the COVID-19 pandemic.
- Author: Broadband Breakfast Sponsor
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February 25, 2021 – Broadband Breakfast Editor and Publisher **Drew Clark** interviewed BroadbandNow Editor-in-Chief **Tyler Cooper** for an exploration of the State of Broadband quarterly report, with a particular focus on the progress being made to bring every American online amidst the COVID-19 pandemic.

Among the report’s key findings include:

- Low-priced access expanded during the fourth quarter across many states as more providers expanded their lower cost offerings. A total of 70 percent of Americans had access to low-priced wired broadband plans compared to 52 percent, measured year over year against the 2019 Q4 report.
- Rhode Island remains the state with the highest percentage of residents with access to low-priced plans of speeds 100 Megabits per second (Mbps) download and 25 Mbps upload.
- While 78 percent of Americans have access to wired providers who report that they can service speeds of 100 Mbps download / 25 Mbps upload, only 30 percent of Americans have access to low-priced plans at that speed.
- For the first time, residents in Alaska have gained access to low-priced broadband plans. Despite this, less than 1 percent of the population has access. All 50 states plus the District of Columbia now have some level of access to low-priced plans.
- 21 states had improved or steady internet latency, compared to Q3\. The state with the least latency is New Jersey, the one with the most is Hawaii.

Listen to the 18-minute interview to hear how Clark and Cooper dive into a discussion of improving broadband speeds through lower latency, and improving (or lowering) monthly costs for a broadband subscription.

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The full report, “[The State of Broadband in America, Q4 2020](https://broadbandnow.com/research/q4-broadband-report-2020?ref=broadbandbreakfast.com),” is authored by Cooper and Julia Tanberk.

*This Broadband Breakfast interview is sponsored by:*

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**See also:**

- **[Broadband Breakfast Interview with Tyler Cooper and Jenna Tanberk about Open Data Set from Broadband Now](https://broadbandbreakfast.com/broadband-breakfast-interview-with-tyler-cooper-and-jenna-tanberk-about-open-data-set-from-broadband-now/), November 20, 2020**
- **[Broadband Breakfast Interview with BroadbandNow about Gigabit Coverage and Unreliable FCC Data](https://broadbandbreakfast.com/broadband-breakfast-interview-with-broadbandnow-about-gigabit-coverage-and-unreliable-fcc-data/), December 27, 2020**
- **[Broadband Breakfast Interview with BroadbandNow about Lower Costs and Lower Latency](https://broadbandbreakfast.com/broadband-breakfast-interview-with-broadbandnow-about-lower-costs-and-lower-latency/), February 25, 2021**
- **[Broadband Breakfast Interview with John Busby of BroadbandNow About FCC Data Errors](https://broadbandbreakfast.com/broadband-breakfast-interview-with-john-busby-of-broadbandnow-about-fcc-data-errors/), July 1, 2021**