Corrections & clarifications: A previous version of the story misstated a measurement of Internet speed. We know what “slow” internet is like: videos buffer, downloads lag and a single page can take ...

Sometimes I need to check on Internet bandwidth at a remote site. I connect via RDP to a box at the site and use the site www.speedtest.net. Trouble is that it is very heavy with the flash graphics ...

The Federal Communications Commission recently launched a free broadband speed test you can use to check the speed of your Internet conn ection. The test will reveal how fast your connection lets you ...

Marguerite Reardon started as a CNET News reporter in 2004, covering cellphone services, broadband, citywide Wi-Fi, the Net neutrality debate and the consolidation of the phone companies. The Federal ...

The FCC is embarking on a project to determine actual broadband speeds and see if broadband providers are actually delivering what they advertise. As the FCC sets out to expand and modernize broadband ...