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Unreliable or poor internet? Take a speed test!

If you experience slow or inconsistent internet, running a speed test can help determine your actual speeds. This data is valuable for broadband service improvements and funding applications. Click "Start" to begin your test and share your results with us!

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I agree to allow CSEDD to use the results of my speed test to challenge what is posted on the FCC Broadband Map.

We are committed to your privacy. The data from this website will never be sold.

Three speed tests are required over three days to challenge the Broadband Map. Fill out the form and provide your location and email address. Take the first speed test. We'll remind you to take the second and third tests if we don't hear back from you. Thanks for your help improving internet access in Alpine, Amador, Calaveras, Tuolumne and Mariposa Counties.

There could be times when the level of service promised by your Internet Service Provider (ISP) is less than what you were promised. Your internet service provider reports a delivered internet upload and download speed to the Federal Communications Commission. These numbers are on a Broadband Map. However, you may be getting less than what your service provider is reporting. If you have unreliable or poor internet, take the speed test. If you complete the speed tests, we will have your speed test data to submit a formal challenge to your reported service level by street location. A valid Speed Test Challenge requires tests to be taken from the same location on three distinct days. We can use the speed test data to compete for the funding to improve the delivery levels of broadband internet to our region. When we submit valid test results, we'll be participating in what is called the Broadband Equity, Access and Deployment (“BEAD”) Program Challenge Process.

Central Sierra Economic Development District (CSEDD) is a five-county Economic Development District that serves the Counties of Alpine, Amador, Calaveras, Mariposa and Tuolumne along with the Cities of Sonora and Angels Camp. CSEDD partners with Mother Lode Job Training and local economic development offices to bring workforce and economic development assistance to businesses and residents throughout the Mother Lode Region. More information is provided on their https://www.csedd.org/ website.

Broadband internet is a tool to connect business to community. The business impact from good internet can't be understated. Reliable internet also connects families to services and support.

The FCC Broadband Map displays internet service providers and their coverage area based on reported speeds.

Central Sierra Economic Development District applied for and was awarded and is implementing a implement a California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) California Advanced Services Fund (CASF) Grant to help Internet Service Providers bring more equitable, affordable service to our rural communities. This grant is helping us launch the site to gather internet speed testing results.

This is the process of submitting a formal challenge to your reported service level by street location. More background is provided here: (link) Broadband Equity, Access and Deployment (“BEAD”) Program Challenge Process. CSEDD will be analyzing the internet performance data, and when it is lower than what is published on the Broadband Map, submit a challenge to make the change displaying the actual speed test results.

People undertaking a BEAD challenge must indicate the speed tier of their Internet subscription. This is a specific range of download and upload speeds offered by an Internet Service Provider (ISP) under a particular plan. ISPs typically offer various plans, each with different maximum speeds for downloading and uploading data. To find your internet speed tier, check your latest bill, your ISP's app, or your service agreement.

You will get to see what speeds your current provider is delivering. Your testing results will provide other Internet Service Providers enter the market in your area to compete and to bring you a more affordable, and reliable, service.

Yes, Starlink is an internet provider. You should participate in the challenge. This also allows you to measure the level of your service?

It can take two to four years for an Internet Service Provider to underground fiber optic cable and set up the connections to reach your neighborhood. Steep terrain and accessibility to connecting to the existing fiber backbone are factors the service providers have to overcome to bring service to remote areas.

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Unreliable or poor internet? Take a speed test!