Looks like almost half of all homes aren't getting the speeds that the Readiness Index requires.
The Readiness Index assesses the progress of counties in reaching broadband infrastructure benchmarks established in the National Broadband Plan. These include universal access today to broadband at 3Mbit/s download and 768kbit/s upload speeds; 98 per cent availability of mobile wireless service; and 85 per cent availability of access to 50Mbit/s fixed networks.
TelecomTV | News | 46 per cent of US households don't meet National Broadband goals