By Doug Cunningham

The Communications Workers of America this week released their report on U.S. internet speed. Called “Speed Matters”, the report shows the U.S. trailing at least 16 other industrialized nations in broadband download and upload speed. The CWA wants to reverse America’s decline in internet speed because it will have negative impact on our economy and productivity if it’s allowed to continue. The average download speed in the U.S. is a paltry 1.9 megabits per second. In Japan, it’s 60.