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Ookla: South Carolina Tops Nation in a Rural Speed Category

State leaders say improved mapping helped to improve rural speeds

Blake Ledbetter

Jan 20, 2025 — 1 min read

Photo of Rep. Jim Clyburn, D-S.C. (second from right), Jim Stritzinger (center), and colleagues, via Facebook.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 20, 2025 – South Carolina tops the nation in a broadband speed category involving rural users, according to a new report by Ookla.

According to Ookla Speedtest data from the first half of 2024, South Carolina saw the percentage of its rural residents’ receiving the FCC’s minimum standard for fixed broadband speeds (100 Mbps down/20 Mbps up) reach higher rates than that of urban residents in the state.

Rural South Carolinians hit this standard at a rate of 56.4%, where its urban counterparts saw a rate of 55.1% residents.

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