![](https://broadbandbreakfast.com/content/images/2024/06/rhode-island.jpeg)
Rhode Island Broadband
Join the broadband community for free, share your expertise below
Free Sign up Rhode Island BroadbandNTIA Grants Rhode Island BEAD Initial Proposal Approval
The state was allocated $108 million BEAD funds.
![](https://broadbandbreakfast.com/content/images/2024/07/IMG_7935-1.jpeg)
Rhode Island Initiates CPF Request for Proposal
The money will connect an estimated 6,700 locations in the state with high-speed internet.
![](https://broadbandbreakfast.com/content/images/2024/07/1a86418c-5ab0-4376-9a79-3377b311253c-Elizabeth_Tanner_1-1.webp)
West Virginia Has Worst Internet, Claims DesignRush
The state had the highest average number of complaints to the FCC about internet per 100,000 broadband serviceable locations.
![](https://broadbandbreakfast.com/content/images/2024/06/1_4cyBBjw1mBLrX4q1YBZnag-1.jpg)
Rhode Island Releases Broadband Map
The state was awarded $108.7 million through BEAD funds.
Rhode Island Seeks Community Input in Broadband Planning Ahead of Federal Funding
The state is focused on community partnerships as it waits for federal broadband funds later this month.
![](https://broadbandbreakfast.com/content/images/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/ri-governor-scaled-e1686155552561.jpg)
Average U.S. Broadband Speed Continue to Rise, to 18.7 Mbps, in Akamai Report
BROADBAND BREAKFAST INSIGHT: United States broadband speeds are continuing to rise, according to Akamai’s periodic “state of the internet” report. The more urban “states,” including Rhode Island, Delaware, and the District of Columbia, conventionally do better in these rankings than less-dense state
![](https://broadbandbreakfast.com/content/images/2024/06/akamai-1.jpg)
Alaska
Get a snapshot view of broadband initiatives in Alaska.
![](https://broadbandbreakfast.com/content/images/2024/04/alaska-broadband.jpeg)
Virginia
Get a snapshot view of broadband initiatives in Virginia.
Puerto Rico
Get a snapshot view of broadband initiatives in Puerto Rico.
Florida
Get a snapshot view of broadband initiatives in Florida.
![](https://broadbandbreakfast.com/content/images/2024/04/florida-broadband.jpeg)
Ohio
Get a snapshot view of broadband initiatives in Ohio.
Oklahoma
Get a snapshot view of broadband initiatives in Oklahoma.
Oregon
Get a snapshot view of broadband initiatives in Oregon.
Pennsylvania
Get a snapshot view of broadband initiatives in Pennsylvania.
![](https://broadbandbreakfast.com/content/images/2024/06/pennsylvania-broadband.jpeg)
Texas
Get a snapshot view of broadband initiatives in Texas.
Utah
Get a snapshot view of broadband initiatives in Utah.
Washington
Get a snapshot view of broadband initiatives in Washington.
West Virginia
Get a snapshot view of broadband initiatives in West Virginia.
Wisconsin
Get a snapshot view of broadband initiatives in Wisconsin.
Wyoming
Get a snapshot view of broadband initiatives in Wyoming.
![](https://broadbandbreakfast.com/content/images/2024/06/wyoming-broadband.jpeg)
North Dakota
Get a snapshot view of broadband initiatives in North Dakota.
U.S. Virgin Islands
Get a snapshot view of broadband initiatives in the U.S. Virgin Islands.
Northern Mariana Islands
Get a snapshot view of broadband initiatives in the Northern Mariana Islands.
![](https://broadbandbreakfast.com/content/images/2024/06/northern-mariana-islands-broadband.jpeg)
South Carolina
Get a snapshot view of broadband initiatives in South Carolina.
South Dakota
Get a snapshot view of broadband initiatives in South Dakota.
![](https://broadbandbreakfast.com/content/images/2024/06/rushmore-3-1.jpg)
Tennessee
Get a snapshot view of broadband initiatives in Tennessee.
![](https://broadbandbreakfast.com/content/images/2024/06/tennessee-broadband.jpeg)
Colorado
Get a snapshot view of broadband initiatives in Colorado.
![](https://broadbandbreakfast.com/content/images/2024/04/colorado-broadband.jpeg)
Arizona
Get a snapshot view of broadband initiatives in Arizona.
![](https://broadbandbreakfast.com/content/images/2024/04/arizona-broadband.jpeg)
District of Columbia
Get a snapshot view of broadband initiatives in the District of Columbia.
![](https://broadbandbreakfast.com/content/images/2024/04/dc-broadband.jpg)
Delaware
Get a snapshot view of broadband initiatives in Delaware.
![](https://broadbandbreakfast.com/content/images/2024/04/delaware-broadband.jpg)
Connecticut
Get a snapshot view of broadband initiatives in Connecticut.
![](https://broadbandbreakfast.com/content/images/2024/04/connecticut-broadband.jpeg)
Arkansas
Get a snapshot view of broadband initiatives in Arkansas.
![](https://broadbandbreakfast.com/content/images/2024/04/arkansas-broadband.jpeg)
American Samoa
Get a snapshot view of broadband initiatives in American Samoa.
![](https://broadbandbreakfast.com/content/images/2024/04/american-somoa.jpeg)
Alabama
Get a snapshot view of broadband initiatives in Alabama
![](https://broadbandbreakfast.com/content/images/2024/04/alabama-state.jpeg)
Massachusetts
Get a snapshot view of broadband initiatives in Massachusetts.
![](https://broadbandbreakfast.com/content/images/2024/04/massachusetts-broadband.jpeg)
Georgia
Get a snapshot view of broadband initiatives in Georgia.
![](https://broadbandbreakfast.com/content/images/2024/04/georgia.jpeg)
Guam
Get a snapshot view of broadband initiatives in Guam.
![](https://broadbandbreakfast.com/content/images/2024/04/guam-broadband.jpeg)
Hawaii
Get a snapshot view of broadband initiatives in Hawaii.
![](https://broadbandbreakfast.com/content/images/2024/04/hawaii-broadband.jpeg)
Idaho
Get a snapshot view of broadband initiatives in Idaho.
![](https://broadbandbreakfast.com/content/images/2024/04/idaho-broadband.jpeg)
Illinois
Get a snapshot view of broadband initiatives in Illinois.
![](https://broadbandbreakfast.com/content/images/2024/04/illinois-broadband.jpeg)
Indiana
Get a snapshot view of broadband initiatives in Indiana.
![](https://broadbandbreakfast.com/content/images/2024/04/indiana-broadband.jpeg)
Iowa
Get a snapshot view of broadband initiatives in Iowa.
![](https://broadbandbreakfast.com/content/images/2024/04/iowa-broadband.jpeg)
Kansas
Get a snapshot view of broadband initiatives in Kansas.
![](https://broadbandbreakfast.com/content/images/2024/04/kansas-broadband.jpeg)
Kentucky
Get a snapshot view of broadband initiatives in Kentucky.
![](https://broadbandbreakfast.com/content/images/2024/04/kentucky-broadband.jpeg)
Louisiana
Get a snapshot view of broadband initiatives in Louisiana.
![](https://broadbandbreakfast.com/content/images/2024/04/louisiana-broadband.jpg)
Maine
Get a snapshot view of broadband initiatives in Maine.
![](https://broadbandbreakfast.com/content/images/2024/04/maine-broadband.jpeg)
Maryland
Get a snapshot view of broadband initiatives in Maryland.
![](https://broadbandbreakfast.com/content/images/2024/04/maryland-broadband.jpeg)
Vermont
Get a snapshot view of broadband initiatives in Vermont.
Michigan
Get a snapshot view of broadband initiatives in Michigan.
![](https://broadbandbreakfast.com/content/images/2024/04/michigan-broadband.jpeg)
Minnesota
Get a snapshot view of broadband initiatives in Minnesota.
![](https://broadbandbreakfast.com/content/images/2024/04/minnesota-broadband.jpeg)
Mississippi
Get a snapshot view of broadband initiatives in Mississippi.
![](https://broadbandbreakfast.com/content/images/2024/04/mississippi-broadband.jpeg)
Missouri
Get a snapshot view of broadband initiatives in Missouri.
![](https://broadbandbreakfast.com/content/images/2024/04/missouri-broadband.jpeg)
Nebraska
Get a snapshot view of broadband initiatives in Nebraska.
![](https://broadbandbreakfast.com/content/images/2024/04/nebraska-broadband.jpeg)
Nevada
Get a snapshot view of broadband initiatives in Nevada.
![](https://broadbandbreakfast.com/content/images/2024/04/nevada-broadband.jpeg)
New Hampshire
Get a snapshot view of broadband initiatives in New Hampshire.
![](https://broadbandbreakfast.com/content/images/2024/04/new-hampshire-broadband.jpeg)
New Jersey
Get a snapshot view of broadband initiatives in New Jersey.
![](https://broadbandbreakfast.com/content/images/2024/04/new-jersey-broadband.jpg)
New Mexico
Get a snapshot view of broadband initiatives in New Mexico.
![](https://broadbandbreakfast.com/content/images/2024/04/new-mexico-broadband-1.jpg)
New York
Get a snapshot view of broadband initiatives in New York.
![](https://broadbandbreakfast.com/content/images/2024/04/new-york-broadband-1.jpg)
North Carolina
Get a snapshot view of broadband initiatives in North Carolina.
![](https://broadbandbreakfast.com/content/images/2024/04/north-carolina-broadband.jpeg)
Montana
Get a snapshot view of broadband initiatives in Montana.
![](https://broadbandbreakfast.com/content/images/2024/04/montana-broadband.jpg)
California
Get a snapshot view of broadband initiatives in California.
![](https://broadbandbreakfast.com/content/images/2024/04/california-broadband.jpeg)
Americans With Access to Broadband Jumped Over Past Two Years, Says Commerce Department’s NTIA
WASHINGTON, May 20, 2013 – The percentage of Americans with access to broadband speeds of at least 3 Megabits per second (Mbps) download and 768 Kilobits per second (Kbps) upload grew from 95 percent in 2010 to 98 percent in 2012, according to a report issued by the National Telecommunications and I
U-S
State Broadband Pages.
![](https://broadbandbreakfast.com/content/images/2024/05/BIS-Graphic-States-e1685737846444--4--3--1-.webp)
States Likely to Have Extensive, Expanding Role in Communications Landscape
WASHINGTON, April 2, 2009 – The role of states in the communications landscape were discussed in a Wednesday panel of state public utility commissioners at the Cable Show here.