Many areas within Virginia have limited or nonexistent access to broadband. While this may be a minor inconvenience for some students, it has major implications for many others in the Commonwealth, like having limited access to resources like Blackboard or having trouble completing online assignments.
Increased access to broadband throughout Virginia will benefit everyone by facilitating economic growth, which means more jobs in the future, especially for college graduates. So while you are relaxing at home, take two-minutes out of your day and run a speed test at http://acceleratevirginia.org/speedtest.
The Accelerate Virginia campaign, launched in 2010 as a part of Virginia Tech's eCorridors, is working to raise broadband awareness across the state. Accelerate Virginia is a consumer driven broadband mapping campaign that collects data from speed tests run all over the state. The data collected from every speed test helps build the statewide broadband map, which in turn will be used to identify areas in need of improvement, and ultimately faster and more affordable high speed internet for all of Virginia.
The campaign is seeking consumer input on their Internet connections from every county within Virginia. As college students head home for Spring Break, Patrick Fay, communications manager for Accelerate Virginia asks that, "Everyone in Virginia with an Internet connection participate in this campaign by taking a speed test and then encouraging their friends and family to do the same. By passing the word on via Twitter or Facebook, students in the state can really make an impact."
Remember to run a speed test over your break and encourage your family and friends to do the same. Help us Accelerate Virginia!
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