Montana broadband ranked among worst in the U.S.

Broadband in Montana is getting better compared to other states, but only at a slow creep.

One year ago, Montana was ranked among the "bottom of the barrel" in the United States when it came to broadband performance, according to an online publication called Stop the Cap!

Stop the Cap! bills itself as an advocate for better broadband and fighting data caps, among other issues. It cited a ranking from Net Index that put Montana among the bottom three states.

This year, Montana inched up the Net Index ladder. A "real time" chart ranks Montana as 43rd out of 51 states and districts.

Net Index names Washington as the top performing state.

By Keila Szpaller

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