Access to High Speed Internet Service for Business & Residents
Current Year Regional

Detailed Data

A summary graph and description of the trends for all regional geographies (county and regional areas) is shown on the Regional Trends page along with all other regional trend graphs. More detailed trends are shown below by region.

Description:

To measure high speed internet access, municipalities are broken down into three levels of available service which are those where 10% or less of households have broadband access, towns and cities where 11%-50% of households have broadband access, and those places where greater than 50% of households have broadband access. Progress is measured by the number of municipalities that increased their access enough to be categorized at least one level higher.  Measurements for the previous years of 2007 and 2008 were based on estimates made by WesternMA Connect with the data available at that time.  As of 2009, the accuracy of broadband access data has improved through survey and service modeling work conducted by the Massachusetts Broadband Institute (MBI).  The MBI will continue to monitor the status of broadband access over the next five years.  Level of access did not change in the Pioneer Valley between 2008 and 2009. 

Data Source: Western MA Connect, Inc. and Massachusetts Broadband Institute