I got a 1.06 down and .54 up. It sucks up here. :-)~MIKE~(-: On Thu, May 9, 2013 at 12:43 PM, Ed wrote: > PLUG - take the test > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: AZ Telecom and Info Council > Date: Wed, May 8, 2013 at 8:23 AM > Subject: Arizona Internet Speed Test > > > View this email on the web here. You can also forward to a friend. > > Arizona Telecommunications and Information Coucil > > Digital Arizona Program Internet Speed Test > > Take The Test > http://www.digitalarizona.gov/speedtest/ > > On behalf of the Digital Arizona Program (DAP) ATIC is encouraging you to > take the Internet Speed test today. DAP created an Internet Speed Test and > Survey on the Digital Arizona web portal to measure the upload and download > (connection) speeds at tens of thousands of locations (i.e. homes, offices, > etc.) around the State. The Speed Test is a simple “click here” web-link > (commonly used nationwide) with a display indicating connection speeds > (Mbps) at a particular location and moment in time. > > The combination of data from large quantities of speed tests along with > answers from the related survey questions will be analyzed by the Digital > Arizona team to determine potential areas and/or communities that may be > poorly served. Together with initial device and location type questions, > after the Speed Test there are some optional questions to help us learn > about what kind of Internet services folks are using and how those services > are being used. This will assist us with our goal of facilitating access to > better high-speed Internet service for ALL Arizonans, especially those > residing in the rural areas of the State. > > Digital Arizona Program > > The Digital Arizona Project is a federally funded grant program in the > Arizona Strategic Enterprise Technology (ASET) Office of the Arizona > Department of Administration (ADOA). The program is focused on facilitating > “better Internet” across Arizona, with better availability and increased > adoption and use. Better Internet is an amplifier for job creation, better > K-12 education, advances in Tele-health, and improving economic development > in Arizona. Increased supply will also help lower Internet costs for > everyone. We are asking for your assistance in helping us determine the > current quality of Internet access actually experienced by citizens across > the state. > > Need For Speed > > High speed Internet is the new essential infrastructure for this century’s > job creation, educational and healthcare transformation, and economic > development like highways, railroads, canals, and electricity were for > previous generations. > > Take The Test Here > [FYI - the survey is over] > http://php.a-d-w.com/limesurvey/index.php?sid=81357&lang=en > > We invite you to participate in this effort at home, work and anywhere you > connect to the Internet. For the results to be statistically significant we > need as many people doing the test in as many locations and on as many > devices as possible. We hope it goes viral and we very much appreciate your > participation and distribution of the information and request to utilize it > among your stakeholder community. > > Contact ATIC > > 602-254-5887 > > info@arizonatele.com > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss