Reply May 17, 2021 The Office of State Broadband within the Connecticut Office of Consumer Counsel announces that a newly released report from BroadbandNow, which performs independent research and data on high-speed Internet access in the U.S., finds that 386,786 residents in the State of Connecticut do not have access to broadband. Subscribe The analysis was performed by checking a sample of addresses against data that had been provided by wireline broadband Internet providers to the Federal Communications Commission. The study found that the providers over-reported to the FCC availability of broadband service "in cities, rural towns and everywhere in between." Out of a population of 3,565,000, the report found that 386,786 Connecticut residents were without broadband access. BroadbandNow observed an error rate of 22% in data submitted to the FCC by providers. Broadband is defined as Internet access at a download speed of no less than 25 Megabits per second (Mbps) and an upload speed of 3 Mbps, a benchmark that many experts agree remains insufficient for activities such as working or study from home. BroadbandNow advocates for a new standard of at least 100 Mbps download and 50 Mbps upload to better reflect the present needs of Americans. At 100 down and 50 up, the number of residents without adequate broadband would likely be significantly higher.