March 18: Getting the Word Out - Text/print

Here are some resources to help get the word out: a text message for forwarding and a link to a pdf of an announcement postcard.

Alaska Internet Speed Test Week
March 30th through April 5th, 2009

The NW Arctic Broadband Task Force, ASTE, AkDEC, and various internet-for-Alaska advocacy groups are gathering data about the state of Alaska to see what internet speeds actually exist in our villages and cities. We are working to get faster and more reliable internet access to our homes, schools, and businesses in all our villages. We need accurate data so we can have facts to present to the State and to the Federal Government about the need for better internet infrastructure, better
connections, and faster/consistently reliable internet speeds.

Please log on to:
http://www.ecorridors.vt.edu/maps/broadbandmap.php and run the test at home from 1 - 3 times total during this week. If your connection speed varies by time of day, you are welcome to run the test at different times; day, evening and night. Please don't run the test more than three times in this week, but please run it at least once.

Help and instructions are at:
http://www.aste.org/speedtest
Click on the Printable Instructions

Thanks for helping us to gather better broadband data for Alaska. Final results will be available to the public through the above web site.

The announcement may be downloaded from: http://drop.io/akspeedtest