Consumer Technology Association: Rhode Island, Delaware have fastest internet in country

Rhode Island and Delaware have the fastest internet speeds in the country, according to a new analysis from the Consumer Technology Association (CTA). The two states boasted mean internet speeds of 16.9 megabits per second (Mbps) and 16.5 Mbps, respectively. Both are over 2 Mbps over the 2015 national average of 14.6 Mbps, which saw an increase from the 2015 national average of 11.8 Mbps. At the opposite end, Kentucky and Idaho had the slowest internet speeds at 10.7 Mbps and 10.4 Mbps, respectively. The trade group's full analysis, dubbed the Innovation Scorecard, includes a comprehensive set of measures to assess how states are progressing with technology and how friendly they are to innovation.