Expanding broadband capacity is a big deal for the Abercrombie administration, and there are several bills designed to help do just that this session.
The governor — or someone for him — has now tweeted (@neilabercrombie, 10,165 followers) out the following:
Take the speed test & help Hawaii’s Broadband Initiative to provide fast, affordable Internet for all of Hawaii!
There’s a link to the test. I took it, and here’s what I learned:
- DOWNLOAD SPEED: 8.02 Mbps
- UPLOAD SPEED: 939.00 Kbps

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