Last year, Speed Matters used tens of thousands of speed tests from people like you and me to develop a state-by-state report on Internet connection speed. USA Today featured the findings on its front page, reporting that the US is falling far behind other industrialized nations in high speed Internet access.

Thanks to the first report, state broadband initiatives were developed in Ohio, West Virginia, Tennessee, Washington and elsewhere. It was also used to help convince the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to change its definition of high speed Internet, and to urge Congress to adopt a national broadband policy, complete with a broadband map of America. Click above to find out more and get involved, even if it's just to test your speed, it will help speed matters to get their data for this years report.