Leeds Internet survey

Please help the Leeds Selectboard and Internet committee by telling us your thoughts about Internet service in our town. Please answer each question as it applies to your household. Thank you. You may skip any question.

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* 1. Do you live in Leeds year round?

Year round resident

Seasonal resident

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* 2. If you use the internet in Leeds, how do you connect to it? Please choose the one option that you use most of the time, if you use more than one.

HughesNet (or other Satellite Service Provider)

RedZone (or other Fixed Cellular Service Provider)

Spectrum (Cable Service)

Consolidated Communications (DSL/Telephone Service)

None (no service, or none of the above)

Other (please specify)

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* 3. If you have Internet service in Leeds, are you satisfied with it?

Satisfied

Mostly satisfied

Somewhat dissatisfied

Dissatisfied

I have no Internet service in Leeds

What, if anything, would make your Internet access better?

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* 4. What do you use the internet for? Check as many as you want. If you don't use the internet, you can skip this question.

Reading the news, getting weather forecasts, shopping, and Internet searching

Social media, keeping up with friends

Listening to music or podcasts

TV or video streaming, including movies

Video meetings and work collaboration

Gaming

Schoolwork or homework

Working from home or running a business

Telehealth or telemedicine

Other (please specify)

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* 5. Which speed of reliable internet service is important to you for your own and your family's use?

Enough speed for one or two devices at a time in a household, Fast enough for email, sending small files, and social media.

Enough speed for 3 or more devices to use the Internet at once in a household. Fast enough for Zoom and other video chats and meetings, cloud backup, and HD movies.

The fastest possible Internet speeds (much faster than is now available in Leeds) .

Internet service is not important to me

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* 6. Which of these elements of Internet service in Leeds are important to you for your own household use? Please check as many boxes as you wish.

Reliability- service that stays on instead of going on and off

Widespread in town- almost everyone who wants the Internet can get it

Having a low-income Internet rate for those at low income

The highest possible Internet speeds

HIgh speeds for uploads (sending large amounts of data ), not just for streaming or watching or downloading (receiving information)

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* 7. Would you like to get emails (no more than two a month) about Internet service in town and other Town initiatives? If so, please type your email address in this box. Your email will not be sold or shared.

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* 8. What would you like us to know about Internet access in Leeds?

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* 9. What information would you like to have about Internet access in Leeds? If you write a question here, please also let us know how to reach you.

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* 10. How many people in your household use the internet?

none

1-2

3-5

6 or more

prefer not to answer