DeSoto County falls far behind neighbors and rest of country in broadband internet speed [telecom]

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Florida State College in DeSoto County, one of the few sites in the county to have fast and reliable internet service

By Justin Garcia

A Federal Communications Commission (FCC) map shows that DeSoto County falls far behind surrounding counties, as well as the national average, when it comes to broadband speed.

The map shows that 50.84% of DeSoto residential broadband customers have access to speeds higher than 100/10 Mbps, while the rest of the residential service is at 25/3 Mbps or less. The national average broadband speed as of 2020 was 86.04/11.86 Mbps. This means that nearly half of the DeSoto County residents only have access to internet speeds that are more than three times less than the national average.